Speaking of Dunks-GIRLS

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by Splute

I witnessed my first GIRLS dunk last night! She plays for Nimitz HS in Texas, she must have been 6'-3 or so, (I am 6'-0 and looking up to her), I think someone said she is a Soph, but not sure. Anywho, her team whens the initial jumpball and they proceed to score, other team brings the ball up, takes a shot, she blocks it, recovers the ball and fast breaks for the basket. With no one close to her she pulls up and double handed dunks... the crowd goes wild and the other team just looks at each other.... It was a neat moment. How often do you see girls dunk? will this be the only one for me this season??

Here's the Youtube link :
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tuDfRzY2Vqw
It says that she is a 6' 5" sophomore. This is a video shot during practice so we don't get to you in action. It seem that there are a lot more dunks in her future.

[Bearfanmike20]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

Here's the Youtube link :
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tuDfRzY2Vqw
It says that she is a 6' 5" sophomore. This is a video shot during practice so we don't get to you in action. It seem that there are a lot more dunks in her future.

I feel sorry for this kid.... Look at her face.. shes not even happy. Shes what.. 15 16... and shes all over the news.... all over you tube.

Its a shame. She'll never get to be just a kid.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Bearfanmike20

I feel sorry for this kid.... Look at her face.. shes not even happy. Shes what.. 15 16... and shes all over the news.... all over you tube.

Its a shame. She'll never get to be just a kid.

You're joking, right?

[Bearfanmike20]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

You're joking, right?

No... did you watch that video... does she look like a happy kid...??

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Bearfanmike20

No... did you watch that video... does she look like a happy kid...??

There's absolutely no way to tell. Just because her face is impassive and unexpressive doesn't mean she's miserable. And even if she's miserable at the time that video is shot, there's no way to tell why. Maybe it's that time of the month and she's having a headache, cramps and nausea. Maybe she got an F on her Japanese test, and she's worried how to get her grade up. Maybe she just found out that her much beloved grandmother fell and broke her hip.

And regarding "being a kid", do you suppose she's never had a chance to play with dolls and toy trucks in the back yard because she can dunk and someone she knows owns a video camera and a computer? I don't understand why you think that someone who gets a tape of themselves dunking and it's on Youtube is someone who can't ever "be a kid".

[Bad Zebra]

It does seem kinda eerie. She never even cracks a smile..teammates jumping around cheering...and nothing...blank.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

It does seem kinda eerie. She never even cracks a smile..teammates jumping around cheering...and nothing...blank.

bored, maybe? kinda ho hum??

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

It does seem kinda eerie. She never even cracks a smile..teammates jumping around cheering...and nothing...blank.

Maybe she's just not an expressive kid. She's the only one that really knows whether she's happy or not anyway. Any other speculation is just that...speculation.

Unless she's a zombie.......

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

And regarding "being a kid", do you suppose she's never had a chance to play with dolls and toy trucks in the back yard

Juulie - just curious. How many toy trucks did you have as a kid?

BTW - did you get my email?

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by Bearfanmike20

I feel sorry for this kid.... Look at her face.. shes not even happy. Shes what.. 15 16... and shes all over the news.... all over you tube.

Its a shame. She'll never get to be just a kid.

Looks like she's having fun to me. Very impressive.

[Splute]

Originally Posted by Bearfanmike20

I feel sorry for this kid.... Look at her face.. shes not even happy. Shes what.. 15 16... and shes all over the news.... all over you tube.

Its a shame. She'll never get to be just a kid.

She seemed perfectly happy during the scrimmage. She was at ease with her play and her team. She didnt showboat; just played the game and for the most part, played it cleanly. Perhaps you mistake her focus on the game to be unhappiness?? I didnt see it.

Amazing...she did the dunking as if it was second nature. And if it is true that she's just a sophomore, scary to think how she'll do when she's a senior. She looks like she played quite a bit of street ball, judging from her moves. Maybe those street ball games forced her to jump higher and higher?

[Bearfanmike20]

Originally Posted by Splute

She seemed perfectly happy during the scrimmage. She was at ease with her play and her team. She didnt showboat; just played the game and for the most part, played it cleanly. Perhaps you mistake her focus on the game to be unhappiness?? I didnt see it.

Ya... I'm sure there was more to it.. I just saw the video.. was just going by that.