I have watched probably two NBA games all year, but I won't miss the dunk contest on Saturday night. Granted, it's been fairly weak in recent years, but I've been hooked since Carter won in 2000. The opportunity for someone to do something completely absurd always intrigues me. Anyway, here are the odds:
Dwight Howard is the clear favorite, after getting screwed last year. Here is a teaser video of what he has planned for this year- the first and last dunks are pretty impressive. Rudy Gay has challenged him to raise the rim to 12 feet, saying he'll follow Howard and do the same dunk. This seems impressive, but he's actually only two inches shorter than Howard, and his arms are quite long. Gay also posted a video on YouTube, asking for fans to submit ideas.
The annoying thing about the dunk contest is that there are no longshots; one in four odds on a contest involving four people isn't particularly inspiring. It's strange that the tallest guy is the favorite, since it just doesn't look as impressive when the really tall guys do it. He does have the most name recognition (I guess average 22 and 15 will do that). But Gay is ridiculously athletic, and has stirred up this little controversy- he's probably a good bet at 3:1.
By the way, both these sites have odds on the three-point shootout, skills challenge, and game MVP as well. But who cares, really. And Bodog is strangely "down for regularly scheduled maintenance" at the moment, which seems like an odd thing to be doing at 10pm on Thursday night.
Photo: SI.
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Yeah, I'll take Gay. [/thrilling commentary]
Looking for better odds on Howard or Moon?
Howard +275 @ Stan James
Moon +350 @ Stan James
It doesn't look like that site is open to U.S. residents, but those do seem like great odds on Howard.
You are right. Unfortunately for me Bodog isn't open to Canadians.
Fuck you, Rudy Gay.
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