Today on "SportsNation," we continue voting on the best posterizations of all time.
The SportsNation crew has been debating for months around the halls of ESPN: Which is the greatest NBA posterization dunk of all time? Then, it dawned on us: Let's have the people decide the best in a bracket-style tournament. (It's what we do best.)
Click through the first-round matchups now and relive some of the best dunks ever. Cast your vote all week and watch "SportsNation" on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2, when we crown the posterization champion.
Note: Broadcast voting results are as of this afternoon (ET).
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Should Kobe Bryant skip the NBA All-Star Game?
Bryant might choose not to play in this year's NBA All-Star Game as he tries to recover from an ankle injury he sustained in late January.
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Is Peyton Manning a sore sport?
Apparently the Colts' superstar quarterback did not stick around to shake hands with Saints quarterback Drew Brees after New Orleans won Super Bowl XLIV.
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Who had the better posterization dunk: Chambers or LeBron?
As we speak, Tom Chambers and LeBron James are involved in an epic opening-round battle in SN's posterization dunk tournament. Who do you pick?
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Tuesday's Web stories include Colin the 5-year-old skateboarder, shaving meets paragliding and a snowboarding stunt you have to see to believe.
We're going to let Drew Brees go celebrate today, as the Super Bowl MVP and the Saints prepare for a party SportsNation says will be even better than when the Cubs finally bring a World Series back to Wrigley.
Today is all about recriminations for the other guy. You know, the one some people were talking about as the best ever at anything.
But while a few folks may be gloating at Manning's downfall in Miami, 70 percent of SN likes him -- a better favorability rating than LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal or Danica Patrick. The question is if liking Manning is the same as believing a guy with a 9-9 record in the postseason is as clutch a quarterback as his peers?
- Rank 'Em: Which quarterbacks with a ring do you trust most in big games?
- Vote: Has Peyton Manning or Drew Brees meant more to a franchise?
For their part, SportsNation bloggers and chat participants have been busy weighing what to do with Peyton Manning's place in the quarterback hierarchy.
- "[W]hen looking at both Brees and Manning, it appears that the name Manning has made for himself seems to hold greater clout for the majority of fans and analysts. The stats speak for themselves, and its apparent, when looking at how the two have performed while Brees has been in New Orleans, that Brees has held its own against Manning and deserves to be in the conversation for greatest of his era." -- Read vman112012's full post.
- "Manning has always had a sense of its all on me to win. Manning cant rely on his defense. The colts defense showed it again last night. Freeneys injury was not as big as a factor when Drew Brees is releasing the ball within 3 seconds. The colts frontline cant get to him in 3 seconds anyway. If the defense could of had even a couple stops, Manning would not of had that sense of, its all on me, again. And only having 6 offensive plays in the 2nd quarter wasnt Mannings fault. A perfectly placed ball to garcon for a first down that he dropped. And even though the game was about over, the wayne drop on 4th down." --Read DTJones2005's full post.
J.B. (Dunmore, PA)
Mr.Horton: Where would you rank Peyton Manning among the all-time QBs in terms of ability in the post-season?
Scouts Inc.'s Gary Horton
That's a tough question to answer, although I get it. I think he's brilliant on a week-to-week basis. His preparation is probably like no other in the history of the league and he can put up huge numbers. But the reality is that he's a .500 playoff QB. I'm afraid that as brilliant as he is, people will always say that he didn't win enough in the postseason, if this thing stays the same. For myself, I look at his work on a whole and think he's a great QB. I'm probably not as tough on the postseason as a lot of people. Full transcript
Freddie (Charlotte, NC)
How much fault for that pick 6 is on Manning, and how much is on the receiver for not boxing out better?
NFL Insider Jeremy Green
I do not think Manning will ever say so but Wayne ran a really bad route ... dropped a TD too ... Wayne had a terrible football game. Full transcript
Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday, ESPN.com columnist Pat Forde stops by to chat some college basketball.
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- Vote: Are you more interested in Danica's debut Saturday than Sunday's Daytona 500?
- ESPN.com: David Newton says Daytona decision a no-brainer | Chat with Newton, 2 ET
- More chats: Ron Malec, Jimmie Johnson's car chief, takes questions at 12:30 ET
Did Danica Patrick produce one of the most important spinouts in recent racing memory during last weekend's ARCA race at Daytona? Patrick finished sixth in her stock-car debut and received rave reviews from all sides about how she managed the wheel during a mid-race spinout that sent her sailing across the grass before she recovered without hitting any walls. As a result of the success, and perhaps the praise, Patrick will start this weekend's Nationwide race at the famous track after waffling on the subject last week.
We've already noted the impact Patrick could have on casual fans, with one out of three people saying they're more likely to watch a Nationwide race if she's involved, but what about the racing establishment? SportsNation blogger XXDaleJrXX88, a frequent racing poster, offers up what can only be called an authentic perspective.
- "Nevermind that she's a young lady, this chick knows how to battle on the track. I see this girl running for a championship in two years in the Nationwide series is she chooses so. Welcome to Nascar Danica, enjoy the family atmosphere, and if I am lucky maybe I'll get to meet you at a race this season. Nascar needs a ballsy chick to come in and stir things up. What I like most is she knows how to balance. She can be aggressive yet she is smart enough not to go beyond her comfortable learning curve. I see big things happening as she transitions to moonshine racing. Boys watch out lol!" -- Read XXDaleJrXX88's full post.
Tim (New York City)
How excited do you think Danica Patrick, a a racer, is excited about having great equipment to compete with? I know people have criticized her about her record in open wheels but the Andretti's haven't exactly been giving her winning cars every time out.
Ryan McGee
That's a great point Tim. She got to AGR just in time for a bit of a decline. I think she's fired up to be in good stuff, as any driver always is. I don't think she'd even be trying this if she wasn't in the car she's in. And even more important than that, with the crew chief support that she has. The Eurys have won with everyone in the Nationwide Series -- Park, Junior, Truex, Keselowski -- to think they can't win with her is crazy. Full transcript
Freddie (Charlotte, NC)
I think Ive head the best comment about Danica vs ARCA / Nationwide. ARCA was like staning in water up to your knees. Nationwide is going to be like standing in a rushing river up to your necK.Althought, she did make me a believer Sat afternoon.
Ryan McGee
I like that Freddie! I'm going to be stealing that line. And you'd have to say that Cup is like standing in 40-foot high water ... full of sharks. Full transcript
Sometimes we all need a little extra space to vent. ESPN profiles give fans space to post their own blog entries and go toe-to-toe with commenters.
- dslake84: Drew Brees was great, Garrett Hartley was clutch and Tracy Porter was timely, but the hero of Super Bowl XLIV? Give it up for Sean Payton.
- neworlsaints25: The beads haven't even stopped rolling on Bourbon Street and a Saints fan is already working on a mock draft. The Vikings would likely be thrilled to get Jimmy Clausen this low.
- dprince347: Thanks ... we think? A proud member of SportsNation and longtime fan of Michelle Beadle's calls for fans to flock to the bandwagon of "Who Dat Nation" and knock Red Sox Nation off the map.
- thebigvt757: Using a generous definition of decade, a blogger notes how many new faces the Super Bowl welcomed in the last 12 years and wonders if a year without a salary cap is the first step toward a return to dynasties.
Read more fan posts. Or respond by signing in or creating a profile, and start blogging.
Don't blame James Naismith. He didnt see this coming when he first decided it would be a good idea to throw balls into peach baskets. (Then again, it was Springfield in the winter; what else was he going to do?) If you want to blame someone, try Louis Daguerre. In 1837 the French inventor came up with the first device like the modern camera. And just over 150 years later, another guy from France, Frederic Weis, showed us what happens when a camera is around while you're in the process of getting dunked on -- posterized, as it were.
The art of reducing an opponent to the role of prop in a poster has a storied history among NBA dunkers, before and after Vince Carter abused Weis in the Olympics. And the art of pitting the best sports videos we can find has a long and storied history on "SportsNation" -- all right, about a nine-month history at this point. We've got 16 of the most brutal posterizing dunks in NBA history (sparing Weis and his Olympic shame), and we're asking you to narrow down the field until we settle on the best of all time. Vote!
“is there a reason brewer's was barely contested by a pg and mj's was on ewing, one of the leagues most prominant defenders. common this is NO CONTEST
” -- surestifler
“Regarding the round one matchup of Michael Jordan vs. Corey Brewer: Jordan is 6'6'' and dunked on a 7' Hall of Famer(Ewing). Brewer is 6'9'' and dunked on 6'1'' Derek Fisher. Enough said.
” -- jblonghorn09
“Not just because it's MJ, but because its Patrick Ewing! I mean, Derick Fischer? Not as much D comes from Fischer as Patrick CHEWING!
” -- Jake_1286
The big news for Golden State last night came when Monta Ellis left the game with a knee injury in the fourth quarter of the Don Nelson Classic, otherwise known as the Mavericks and Warriors. Early reports had the injury as a sprained knee with an MRI pending. But while we wish Ellis the best, we'd be lying if we said that's why we're interested in the leading scorer on a 13-37 team.
We're all about the trick shots.
Cameras captured Ellis draining an over-the-shoulder shot from the opposite free-throw line before Monday's game (it's about 30 seconds in on the video below).
That's a heck of a shot, but was it even the best H-O-R-S-E shot in his repertoire? If you remember, or if you need to refresh your memory, Ellis also drained an over-the-shoulder shot from the tunnel on the side of the court, about seven or eight rows deep in the stands. So which gem do you fear Ellis breaking out if you find yourself trading shots?
Today on "SportsNation," we begin voting on the best posterization dunks of all time.
The SportsNation crew has been debating for months around the halls of ESPN: Which is the greatest NBA posterization dunk of all time? Then, it dawned on us: Let's have the people decide the best in a bracket-style tournament. (It's what we do best.)
Click through the first-round matchups now and relive some of the best dunks ever. Cast your vote all week and watch "SportsNation" on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2, when we crown the posterization champion.
Note: Broadcast voting results are as of this afternoon (ET).
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Which quarterback will win a second Super Bowl first?
Super Bowl XLIV did not exactly go according to script. Drew Brees and the underdog Saints won their first title at the expense of Peyton Manning's Colts.
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Which was the better halftime performance: The Who or the light show?
OK, we'll admit it, The Who's performance was pretty good last night. Of course they were greatly helped by one of the coolest light displays we've ever seen.
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Was the Saints' onside kick the biggest play of Super Bowl XLIV?
Coach Sean Payton's decision to open the second half with an onside kick may be the gutsiest call in Super Bowl history. But was it the game's biggest play?
What is "SportsNation" TV, and how do you make your voice heard? Read about the new ESPN show that features fan opinions with calls, tweets, polls, rankers and more.
We ask, and you deliver. Each day on "SportsNation" (4 p.m. ET and midnight ET, ESPN2), hosts Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd run down the weirdest Web stories submitted by viewers.
Monday's Web stories include the pen spinning world championship, the quadruple bubble girl and a kayaker that gets a suprise visit from a goose.
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Tuesday's Results:
- Will Kobe play in All-Star Game? Nope, skip it!
- Is Peyton Manning a sore sport? No way.
- Chambers' or LeBron's dunk? Chambers' slam!
SUPER BOWL CENTRAL
SAINTS BEAT COLTS
Now that the Super Bowl is over, what did SportsNation think of the proceedings?
PLACE IN HISTORY
Now that Super Bowl XLIV is in the books, where does it stand among its peers?
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VIDEO KOMBAT
THE NBA'S BEST DUNKS
We all know Vinsanity's dunk on Frederic Weis in the 2000 Olympic Summer Games is the best posterization dunk of all time. But which NBA posterization tops all the rest, SportsNation?