Disappointment.

Wow. the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest may have been one of the most boring all-star events, much less sporting events, that I have ever seen (and I have recently begun to watch Olympic Curling, so that's saying something). The dunks were extremely lackluster, there was a total absence of hype surrounding the event, and in my opinion, LeBron James removing himself from the contestant list was one of the sole reasons.
Granted, it's not like LeBron needs any marketing help. The guy is a household name at the age of 25 for crying out loud. But when I heard that he was going to participate last year, I immediately checked my calendar to see if I would be able to watch the competition a year later. That's the kind of effect that his star power would have brought. But watching a bunch of no-names compete in an irrelevant shell of what the dunk contest used to be, is not high on my list of priority tv. The lone bright spot, Nate Robinson, had to do with the fact that he became the first ever 3-time slam dunk champion in NBA history. And for a guy who's 5 foot 9 inches tall, that's a pretty tall stat.
For the future, the NBA needs to heavily recruit some of the talent that has been diminishing for this contest to really succeed again.
LeBron 2011!!!

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