Page 2 - Women should not be flying high
I couldn't belive it when I read that a female or chick, if you'd like, won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald's High School Classic. The only rational explination that jumped to my mind is that the men all missed their dunks and low and behold this was the answer. It is funny when a chick can win the high school all-star slam dunk contest doing dunks that my little brother, who hasn't played hoops competitively since high school (he just graduated from college), could do. Guess this is just one more reason to stick a fork in these contests. Jason Whitlock opines on the results in his espn page ii column today.
"No disrespect to Ms. Parker, but she was handed the title. Her dunks were unspectacular. She won because the boys in the contest failed to complete their dunks.
Her participation, in fact, undermined the credibility of the contest. Why take it seriously? The people running the all-star game didn't. Eventually, neither did the judges.
Hey, I don't want to sound as intolerant as Vijay Singh. But this is different than Annika Sorenstam visiting the PGA Tour. Sorenstam has the necessary skill to compete with the men on the PGA Tour. Parker has almost none of the skills it takes to compete with boys her age in a dunk contest. I'd rather see Parker compete in the men's game than the dunk contest. She'd have a better chance competing in a game than a dunk contest.
Seriously, Parker dunked as well as an old Larry Bird -- when he had a bad back."
His final line is great..
"Why can't we just celebrate Candace Parker's game? She has lots of game. She's not the best girls' prep basketball player because she can dunk. She has soft hands, quick feet, great vision, a nice shooting touch, good moves around the basket. That was good enough to make Larry Bird a superstar. It should be good enough for Candace Parker."
I couldn't belive it when I read that a female or chick, if you'd like, won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald's High School Classic. The only rational explination that jumped to my mind is that the men all missed their dunks and low and behold this was the answer. It is funny when a chick can win the high school all-star slam dunk contest doing dunks that my little brother, who hasn't played hoops competitively since high school (he just graduated from college), could do. Guess this is just one more reason to stick a fork in these contests. Jason Whitlock opines on the results in his espn page ii column today.
"No disrespect to Ms. Parker, but she was handed the title. Her dunks were unspectacular. She won because the boys in the contest failed to complete their dunks.
Her participation, in fact, undermined the credibility of the contest. Why take it seriously? The people running the all-star game didn't. Eventually, neither did the judges.
Hey, I don't want to sound as intolerant as Vijay Singh. But this is different than Annika Sorenstam visiting the PGA Tour. Sorenstam has the necessary skill to compete with the men on the PGA Tour. Parker has almost none of the skills it takes to compete with boys her age in a dunk contest. I'd rather see Parker compete in the men's game than the dunk contest. She'd have a better chance competing in a game than a dunk contest.
Seriously, Parker dunked as well as an old Larry Bird -- when he had a bad back."
His final line is great..
"Why can't we just celebrate Candace Parker's game? She has lots of game. She's not the best girls' prep basketball player because she can dunk. She has soft hands, quick feet, great vision, a nice shooting touch, good moves around the basket. That was good enough to make Larry Bird a superstar. It should be good enough for Candace Parker."
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