It's hard to blame Nate Robinson for saying he's done with dunk contests after taking a third title in Saturday's sleepy affair in Dallas. He's reached the limit of what he can do as a dunker, which isn't insignificant given his size (he's listed at 5'9"), and since the NBA wouldn't let him jump a blackjack table in Vegas he's also going to find it hard to make the contest entertaining. What the NBA does plan to do to actually make the thing entertaining again remains to be seen. This year's outing was the worst in memory with only one dunk standing out as original -- DeMar DeRozan's off the side of the backboard windmill -- and the contest field lacking much in the way of star power. Robinson is still fascinating to watch, slo-mo replays take his remarkable leaping ability to another level, but we've seen him too many times for it to induce anything resembling shock or awe. Let's be honest. This is all Nate Robinson will ever have. It's going to be his claim to fame for the next 10 years and then another small guard will come along and we'll all forget about him. He's a shit basketball player. If you think he's good because he can dunk and entertain you then you're a complete fool. He's awful. He's been benched most of the year for the Knicks and people want to act like he's some real talent. There's no place for a kid like him in the NBA except for the dunk contest and the dunk contest is dead as far as I'm concerned. They should take a hint from MLB and the Home Run Derby. That's still popular and must-see TV because it has all the mashers in it. Guys like Mauer and Howard eat that shit up. You don't see Lebron, Wade, or any notable name with real talent in the dunk contest.
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