If you look at his clips, his dunks are pretty much standard and not at all impressive cept for a few. I know he IS the godfather of slam dunk and paved the way for the new generation of high flyers but hes really nothing but just a GOOD dunker. I mean, look at his free-throw line dunk, he CARRIED the ball and dunk, not by dribbling and many high school kids are able to emulate this dunk with ease...
2007-02-14 01:55:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
first off lets get someone that watched basketball in the early 70s so you can really understand and be qualified to say how things were and are...at 6'7 Julius led the nation in rebounding his last year playing college ball, he went to the ABA to play ball, played with several teams, and if you had ever watched the red white and blue ball league you know they had 3 point shots so mostly they played 'man' and 'spread' offenses...this would mostly leave defenses helpless against a few good offensive players that would drive and could jump...(Doc could jump, had an ok jumper...Gervin would shoot from anywhere and zig zag drive and finger roll from all over the key...) see if you can find any clips of David Thompson dunking before the powder ruined his career, there are stories about him grabbing quarters off the top of the backboard, but...he really could get up...he played for the N Carolina State team that stopped UCLAs 88 game win streak...alongside tommy burleson who was 7'4...he and Doc were the last two in the last ABA slam dunk contest that he made the free throw line dunk famous...and as for Doc having a good all around game...you shold stop it...I watched him for years and when matched against a fast or bigger opponent Doc played matator defense...he played on a sixers team that was so stacked in the 70s that it was pathetic not to win a few championships...ABA MVP George McGinnis, Doc, Mix, Collins...and they got beat by Waltons portland team 4 games in a row after being up 2-0...basically beat by a team playing three guards (davis twardzik, hollins)Walton and a power forward (lucas)...sorry got off the subject...anyway, in that time he was a premier dunker...
2007-02-14 08:30:10 · answer #1 · answered by doingitright44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. J was a dunker that had an all around game. He wasn't an overated dunker because if you gave Doc the ball on a break even a top rated defender was going to get jammed on. Example one...Michael Cooper had the misfortune of seeing Doc in open space and what happened? He was made into a poster child(meaning he was dunked on and that dunk turned into a poster). Lets not forget about Doc's dunk against the Lakers in which he went up and under the back board for a dunk on the other side of the rim. The only odd thing about this dunk was Doc's hang time he had the where with all to actually duck under the backboard while in mid air and manuevering to the rim. These were incredibel dunks...in any day or time.
2007-02-14 03:47:30 · answer #2 · answered by steelerspride24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he is overrated as a dunker. He had some dunks that will stand with some of today's and he was the originator of the art. Plus, a lot of his ABA playing days were not as filmed and replayed as when he joined the NBA so we don't see a lot of his best.
2007-02-14 11:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by bubbuh1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was one of the first players to make an 'art form' out of dunking. He was the FIRST to dunk from the foul line, even though guys like Jordan, Barry, and Carter improved on it later. I think if he played today he'd be just as good a dunker as anyone.
2007-02-14 02:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by JC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off! No he is not overated dunker....In his heyday he was the most exciting basketball player in the world.His in game dunks and his competition dunks were just plain sick!...for that time period.We can look back now and say it wasn't that creative,but in his time it was.He was the highest jumper,the most fluid , and most exciting in his time..because of him we have jordan jumping from the freethrow line, wich is probably the most famous dunk ever.
Oh yeah...someone said Doctor J came under neath the rim and dunked it against the Lakers.It wasn't a dunk, it was a sweet finger roll off the glass...but no dunk.
2007-02-14 05:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Alpha Wolf(Bringer of Rain) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the time he was playing he was great but as u say since then, more athletic and creative dunkers have come along. yet it still counts for 2 points either way
2007-02-14 02:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by Jim G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOT AT ALL HE WAS THE INNOVATER OF THE DUNK, HAVE NT YOU SEEN EVERYONE TRYING TO IMITATE HIS DUNKS. TRUE THE KIDS NOW A DAYS ARE VERY CREATIVE, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MOLD TO FOLLOW. MJ FOLLOWED DR J, KOBE FOLLOWED MJ. IT IS VERY HEALTHY FOR THE SPORT TO HAVE OTHER BEFORE YOU LAY A PATH. TODAY IT IS EASY TO SEE SOMEONE DO A GOOD DUNK ON SPORT CENTER AND YOU HAVE TIME TO PERFECT IT, BUT BACK THEN HE HAD TO USE HI CREATIVITY TO BE THE GREAT PLAYER HE WAS.
2007-02-14 03:25:43 · answer #7 · answered by Joe W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dr j played in a different era. it can be said that what he did in his time inspired today's generation to take it one step further. more creative and more sophistication.
but dr j started it all.
2007-02-14 02:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was not as good at David Thompson, who played in the same era as Dr. J.
2007-02-14 02:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as in a dunk competition no. But for some fantastic jaw dropping dunks in important games.......yes.
2007-02-14 02:05:28 · answer #10 · answered by allindotcom@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋