The rise of dunking and the three-point shot

Re:The rise of dunking and the three-point shot by ourmandave on Saturday June 10, 2017 @04:32PM (#14529071)

The three-point shot is nice, but they need to introduce the 4-point-shot that's made from behind the 1/2 court line.

Or the 5-point shot that goes in after bouncing off an opposing player.

Also, more replay reviews to catch flagrant floppers.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The rise of dunking and the three-point shot by saurik on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:48PM (#14529367)

I originally thought of this as one could imagine "let's add a 64-point shot: for off the floor, off the scoreboard, off the bankboard... no rim", but then I found the remake and there was something more relevant and possibly interesting at play.

----------

McDonald's Commercial, Original, 1993: Michael Jordan & Larry Bird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oACRt-Qp-s

"No dunking!" – Larry Bird @ 0m14s

The premise of the commercial is "nothing but net".

----------

McDonald's Commercial, Remake, 2010: LeBron James & Dwight Howard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrTDZy3f2M

"No jump shots." – Dwight Howard @ 0m22s

The entire commercial became "nothing but dunking".

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The rise of dunking and the three-point shot by vacri on Saturday June 10, 2017 @06:40PM (#14529607)

I remember playing in a local league and one of the opponents was a flopper extraordinairre. Every two minutes, almost like clockwork, he'd be on his arse sliding backwards. In the second half of the game I was puzzled because it'd been a few minutes since there'd been a flop... I looked around, and he was resting on the bench! Came back on at the next sub, and resumed flopping...

[ Parent | on HN ]