Comments on: Rudy Fernandez Was Robbed At The Slam Dunk Competition http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/ Play Like A Pro Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: mikel http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-22456 mikel Tue, 26 May 2009 00:12:16 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-22456 I agree with your article wholeheartedly , Fernandez was robbed for sure , but suggesting he lower himself to the level of Stern , Howard and Robinson is wrong .The NBA looks more like the WWE than the WWE does , in other words the sport itself isn't good enough anymore to entertain us .I beleive these ideas come from those like Stern who've never played are probably 5 feet tall and bald and crunch numbers .There are great atheletes out there and they are thrilling to watch , if they are left to play without the pathetic window dressing .My friends and I ( a local sports watching group ) no longer watch basketball , except for the final 5 mins .The rest is like a video game , no meaningful defense allowed and if tried a free throw contest results .We long for the days of Frazier vs West or Monroe , when a great scorer had to duel a great defender , we now love the MSG channel that shows the older games when just good basketball was more than enough .JUST LET THEM PLAY !!! I agree with your article wholeheartedly , Fernandez was robbed for sure , but suggesting he lower himself to the level of Stern , Howard and Robinson is wrong .The NBA looks more like the WWE than the WWE does , in other words the sport itself isn't good enough anymore to entertain us .I beleive these ideas come from those like Stern who've never played are probably 5 feet tall and bald and crunch numbers .There are great atheletes out there and they are thrilling to watch , if they are left to play without the pathetic window dressing .My friends and I ( a local sports watching group ) no longer watch basketball , except for the final 5 mins .The rest is like a video game , no meaningful defense allowed and if tried a free throw contest results .We long for the days of Frazier vs West or Monroe , when a great scorer had to duel a great defender , we now love the MSG channel that shows the older games when just good basketball was more than enough .JUST LET THEM PLAY !!!

]]> By: Nick http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12956 Nick Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:23:43 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12956 Rudy got robbed. To restore some credibility to the contest next year they better get a panel of real judges rather than the knuckle-dragging chuckle heads they had this year. It was a total joke, like some bit you'd see on a WWE episode. It was rigged, how can Rudy get a 43 when another guy gave up and didn't dunk but also got a 43?! Those judges were idiots, i bet they majored in Sociology in college and got a 1.2 GPA. Rudy got robbed. To restore some credibility to the contest next year they better get a panel of real judges rather than the knuckle-dragging chuckle heads they had this year. It was a total joke, like some bit you'd see on a WWE episode. It was rigged, how can Rudy get a 43 when another guy gave up and didn't dunk but also got a 43?! Those judges were idiots, i bet they majored in Sociology in college and got a

1.2 GPA.

]]> By: oscar http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12746 oscar Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:33:31 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12746 Hi guys! The dunk contest was completelly unfair, i'm from spain too, and i'm doubting if see the next year contest, if I want to see a circus, i will go to the circus... but make the contest a litlle serious please, david stern should be embarassed... and the judges should have to be persons like Dr.J, Wilkins, etc, people that knows what a dunk is, not the judges of thata year... and what to say of the TNT commentors, they aren't professionals, they are racist! Byes and see you. Hi guys! The dunk contest was completelly unfair, i'm from spain too, and i'm doubting if see the next year contest, if I want to see a circus, i will go to the circus… but make the contest a litlle serious please, david stern should be embarassed… and the judges should have to be persons like Dr.J, Wilkins, etc, people that knows what a dunk is, not the judges of thata year… and what to say of the TNT commentors, they aren't professionals, they are racist!

Byes and see you.

]]> By: Farlein http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12731 Farlein Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:25:18 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12731 DENNYBOB on February 15th, 2009 11:46 pm Just a remark: 2009, NBA as a world entertainment show in which insterest for other countries markets has made it so open for no american players, from balcans, spain, YAO MING (chinese huge market) but still happen this things like Rudy Fernandez at the dunk contest. How do you think life was for an euroean player in the 80s? Great players coming from around the world, some need years to gain respect, some go back to a less money maker basketball but richer in concepts. (Jasickevicius, Navarro...) Sometimes is not that they can't adapt, sometimes is the coach, the mates... Do you know some NBA team is interested in bringing Ettore Messina? Bussiness or they wanna start introducing more basketball concepts to get NBA where it used to be... We'll see Do you know DENNYBOB on February 15th, 2009 11:46 pm

Just a remark: 2009, NBA as a world entertainment show in which insterest for other countries markets has made it so open for no american players, from balcans, spain, YAO MING (chinese huge market) but still happen this things like Rudy Fernandez at the dunk contest.

How do you think life was for an euroean player in the 80s?

Great players coming from around the world, some need years to gain respect, some go back to a less money maker basketball but richer in concepts. (Jasickevicius, Navarro…) Sometimes is not that they can't adapt, sometimes is the coach, the mates…

Do you know some NBA team is interested in bringing Ettore Messina? Bussiness or they wanna start introducing more basketball concepts to get NBA where it used to be…

We'll see

Do you know

]]> By: Nico http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12729 Nico Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:53:25 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12729 Actually, first they said "LaRue Martin?" Then he jokingly said "Ricky Martin?" Kenny Smith was disrespectful during both of Rudy's turns. I kept wishing he would just shut the heck up and keep his ignorant comments to himself. Actually, first they said "LaRue Martin?" Then he jokingly said "Ricky Martin?" Kenny Smith was disrespectful during both of Rudy's turns. I kept wishing he would just shut the heck up and keep his ignorant comments to himself.

]]> By: DENNYBOB http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12725 DENNYBOB Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:46:43 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12725 PEOPLE,DONT TAKE IT SO PERSONALLY.KENNY SMITH DID NOT SAY RICKY MARTIN,HE SAID LaRUE MARTIN,WHO WAS THE 1ST PICK IN 72 DRAFT BY THE BLAZERS,AND CONSIDERED THE WORST 1ST PICK EVER.HE COULDNT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS HONORING A BUM LIKE LaRUE MARTIN.AND AS FAR AS FERNANDO MARTIN HE ONLY PLAYED 24 GAMES FOR THE BLAZERS IN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS NBA CAREER-WHICH MAKES HIM AN EVEN BIGGER BUM. PEOPLE,DONT TAKE IT SO PERSONALLY.KENNY SMITH DID NOT SAY RICKY MARTIN,HE SAID LaRUE MARTIN,WHO WAS THE 1ST PICK IN 72 DRAFT BY THE BLAZERS,AND CONSIDERED THE WORST 1ST PICK EVER.HE COULDNT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS HONORING A BUM LIKE LaRUE MARTIN.AND AS FAR AS FERNANDO MARTIN HE ONLY PLAYED 24 GAMES FOR THE BLAZERS IN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS NBA CAREER-WHICH MAKES HIM AN EVEN BIGGER BUM.

]]> By: ion http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12716 ion Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:27:56 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12716 Completely disappointing... I am also writing from spain and the feeling I got from yesterdays circus is... I mean, Howard first dunk a 50!!! WTF! Nate using a trampoline... and the jump over Howard it helps himself with the left hand (amazing dunk any way, but it uses the other hand). Rudy did very good, may be not enough to win (well, we don’t know what he had prepared for the third and forth dunk) but he was completely underestimated... Very sad. And TNT commentators, what can I say... Pay me a quarter their salary and I could do it better. Completely agree with all you guys. Objective and serious comments. Regards from spain. Completely disappointing… I am also writing from spain and the feeling I got from yesterdays circus is… I mean, Howard first dunk a 50!!! WTF! Nate using a trampoline… and the jump over Howard it helps himself with the left hand (amazing dunk any way, but it uses the other hand). Rudy did very good, may be not enough to win (well, we don’t know what he had prepared for the third and forth dunk) but he was completely underestimated… Very sad.

And TNT commentators, what can I say… Pay me a quarter their salary and I could do it better.

Completely agree with all you guys. Objective and serious comments.

Regards from spain.

]]> By: shaeba http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12712 shaeba Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:52:38 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12712 they should stop having a dunk contest!!!!! and just put on an entertainment contest>> they put a black president for change but they don't know what change is.... white boy can dunk too!!!! he was really SCREWED!!!! they should stop having a dunk contest!!!!! and just put on an entertainment contest>> they put a black president for change but they don't know what change is…. white boy can dunk too!!!! he was really SCREWED!!!!

]]> By: Traitor Joe http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12707 Traitor Joe Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:46:35 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12707 I think Rudy should have won the competition. And I agree this Slam Dunk Competition is turning into a circus I think Rudy should have won the competition. And I agree this Slam Dunk Competition is turning into a circus

]]> By: Pepperdine http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/02/15/rudy-fernandez-was-robbed-at-the-slam-dunk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-12700 Pepperdine Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:54:34 +0000 http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/?p=3157#comment-12700 I agree with the panel here, this was a complete and utter disrespect of the game of basketball. Penalize a spanish player who doesn't use anything flashy except pure skills. The fact he didn't have a cape and do a plain two handed dunk on a twelve foot net cost him, it didn't really matter what dwight howard did he was going to receive a 50. Rudy Fernandez was ultimately robbed and I hope he is reinvited next year and receives a fair voting not this nonsence we saw last night. And as for Kenny smith and the rest of the announcers to disrespect Fernando Martin was just rididuclous, like kenny "the jet" was so special. I agree with the panel here, this was a complete and utter disrespect of the game of basketball. Penalize a spanish player who doesn't use anything flashy except pure skills. The fact he didn't have a cape and do a plain two handed dunk on a twelve foot net cost him, it didn't really matter what dwight howard did he was going to receive a 50. Rudy Fernandez was ultimately robbed and I hope he is reinvited next year and receives a fair voting not this nonsence we saw last night. And as for Kenny smith and the rest of the announcers to disrespect Fernando Martin was just rididuclous, like kenny "the jet" was so special.

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