Monday, December 20, 2010

POSTERIZED: Derrick Williams makes the list again

Everyone loves a good dunk contest or youtube video.

Insanely athletic people doing ridiculous things in the air before slamming home a dunk and making me say "OOOOHHHHHH!!!"

But whether the trick is going between your legs, jumping over a row of people, or doing a 360, the dunk is just that -- a trick. I always have an issue when a guy makes Sportscenter's top ten plays because they did windmill on a 1-on-0 fast break. For a lot of these athletes, a windmill dunk is about as common as me slapping the back board on a layup.

When a trick dunk is done as part of a move to beat a defender, that's when dunks reach POSTERIZED territory.

Take this gem from Derrick Williams of Arizona. He chases down a lead pass on a leak out and realizes a defender is trailing him. He catches the ball and elevates in one motion, turning away from the defender and throwing down a 360 dunk.



Was this as good as the rest of the dunks for 2010-2011?

POSTERIZED - Reeves Nelson, UCLA
POSTERIZED - Kendall Marshall and John Henson, UNC
POSTERIZED - Terrence Jones, Kentucky
POSTERIZED - Rodney Williams, Minnesota
POSTERIZED - Joe Jackson, Memphis
POSTERIZED - Shay Shine, High Point
POSTERIZED - Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
POSTERIZED - Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion
POSTERIZED - CJ Fair, Syracuse
POSTERIZED - LeBryan Nash
POSTERIZED - Rodney Williams, Minnesota
POSTERIZED - Travis Leslie, Georgia
POSTERIZED - Terrence Jones, Kentucky
POSTERIZED - Marcus Jordan, Central Florida
POSTERIZED - Lorenzo Brown, NC State
POSTERIZED - Tai Wesley, Utah State
POSTERIZED - Trent Lockett, Arizona State, and Derrick Williams, Arizona
POSTERIZED - Brandon Paul, Illinois
POSTERIZED - Jordan Hamilton, Texas

No comments: