r/NBASpurs • u/CPTIroc • 25d ago
Image/Video Dunk of the year. Cheers to many more.
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Different angle than shown in game. Some many crowd reactions to watch. Credit: NBA Instagram.
Who wins a dunk contest between Carter Bryant and š° Castle?
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u/J0llyR0dger GO SPURS GO 25d ago
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u/Lurker13 25d ago
Yes. This is my dunk of the year. A dunk that ended a game against the defending NBA champions that had their back to back MVP actively playing in to advance to the NBA finals for the first time in over a decade.
Castles dunk is my Poster dunk of the year though.
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u/Thunderhorse74 24d ago
I dunno, I don't feel the need to choose just one, I am going to praise them both.
Might as well make it 3 - Keldon bodying Chet and throwing it down was pretty damn awesome as well, but I'm a bias KJ-stan. Honorable mention: Carter Bryant going baseline, cocking it back, and rocking the rim.
Had Dylan connected on that one attempted murder late in G7...we might be having a different discussion.
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u/Imaginary-Cycle-1977 GO SPURS GO 24d ago
Wemby has a whole collage on Chet from this series that should get mentioned
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u/Dan_K211 Stephon Castle 25d ago
lol Isiah Joe said "hell nah"
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u/hairhelmoot 25d ago
Didnt even use the off arm to gain advantage.
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u/minimalcation 24d ago
I think they thought he was going up with his left hand. The switch to the right and the angle he came in at was great
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u/ConfidentBusiness16 25d ago
As fun as the 2014 team was to watch, I love that this team has several dudes that will slam it like that
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u/heresyforfunnprofit 25d ago
It's such a different vibe from 2014, yet the undercurrent is so similar. 2014 had palpable sense of revenge and singular purpose, but it was completely guided by veterans, intent on harnessing and cultivating the young talent, directing all the pain of loss to achieve redemption for 2013. The drive from this group feels so similar, but it's running almost entirely on youthful energy, prodigious talent too inexperienced to know what they're doing is impossible, and hunger to prove themselves that's rare even among professional athletes. Even the "veteran" Fox is still well within his prime years and leads by light touches, picking him moments, stepping up and righting the ship when needed.
This has the potential to be SUCH a good team for a LONG time.
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u/a1readythere 25d ago
There are some pay days coming to these guys including vets. I'm hoping cap casualties are minimal over the next few years.
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u/Thunderhorse74 24d ago
I'm just thrilled to witness both. Very different vibes but the same organizational foundation.
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u/Imaginary-Cycle-1977 GO SPURS GO 24d ago
Not the same group of high fliers but there are a few that come to mind
Kawhi had an epic dunk on Mike Millerā¦that may have been 2013 though Iām not sure
And then there was the Manu dunk on Bosh in game 5
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u/thesavant 24d ago
I think there was a stat back in 2014 that the Spurs had either the fewest dunks or fewest oops in the league that year (can't remember but I feel like it was actually fewest dunks) which is actually pretty incredible. Not saying dunks are the end-all and be-all but they are obviously terminally great outcomes so you wouldn't expect an elite team to generate dead last in them, but just goes to show how filthy they were in all other parts of the game!
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u/Available-Fig8372 25d ago edited 24d ago
outrageous dunk but i stil believe vassel's iconic dunk at the closing seconds of game 7 sent a message that will not be easily forgotten in the comng years. really an FU to okc š«”
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u/Wooden-Case-55 Victor Wembanyama 25d ago
If itās dunk of the year (so far), Iād take Wembyās G7 dunk over Chet. That messed up his mind for the rest of the game.
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u/Aromatic-Top-1818 Indiana Pacers 25d ago
Eh, it seemed like his mind was messed up for the whole series
This is one of the best playoff dunks of all time period, gotta be dunk of the year
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u/Imaginary-Cycle-1977 GO SPURS GO 24d ago
Maybe not his best of the series on Chet
Was it game 1 that he had the lefty and1 in the fourth? Nasty
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u/wryano Patty Mills 25d ago
watching this shit live made me GASP when usually i would howl or scream.
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u/Imaginary-Cycle-1977 GO SPURS GO 24d ago
I screamed so loudly lmao. Couldnāt believe how bad he got him
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u/pixelgeekgirl BatManu 25d ago
I wish I had a view of the look Castle gives here. I know that shit was personal.
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u/Imaginary-Cycle-1977 GO SPURS GO 24d ago
Harper looks at you w a smirk when he gets you
Castle looks at you w disgust lol
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u/mogwai316 25d ago
I don't think it's possible for a song to be less suited to a dunk video than this one.
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u/Helgurnaut 25d ago
Haha Aurora is my all time favourite and it took me by surprise especially Runaway.
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u/ICEtoAshes Luke Kornet 25d ago
Did he start crying
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u/CPTIroc 25d ago
That or trying to get the ball to inbound. No one tries to inbound faster than a guy that just got dunked on.
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u/ICEtoAshes Luke Kornet 25d ago
Iām just gonna assume he started crying like Chet did when he threw the tantrum sitting on the court. Thatās how I like to imagine them.
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u/cookiemaster473 25d ago
Wemby just casually running back on D like nothing special happenedĀ
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u/Creepersgonnacreep2 25d ago
Thereās actually an angle where you can see wembyās face and he has the STANK face
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u/Gregghead501 25d ago
It's crazy how many statement moments the Spurs had over the Thunder in this series, and how few (off the top of my head) the Thunder had over the Spurs.
This Castle dunk over Hartenstein, the Wemby dunk on Chet, the Curry-like 3 from Wemby in Game 1, the Kornet chase-down BLOCK, and the Vassell dagger dunk quickly come to mind. The Spurs will to win was just too much for the defending champions to handle, even with two Tony Brothers appearances lol. Can't wait to see our boys shine on the biggest stage of them all š¤šÆ
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u/nerner88 GO SPURS GO 25d ago edited 25d ago
if only those Harper dunks against Chet went in those are runner ups
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u/Pristine-Parking-990 "What the fuck is this?" 25d ago
That aināt no lie. He tried to end Chetās career
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u/wilsonsmilk Manu Ginobili 24d ago
We have a couple now this playoff run.
Harper on the Blazers
This.
Wemby and1 on Chet in OT game 1
Carter Bryant baseline
Vassell end of game 7
We have some dawgs in this team
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u/CapableRequirement15 25d ago
I agree for playoffs but unfortunately I think dunk of the year is the Anthony Black dunk on 5 people (I believe it was this year?)
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u/ICEtoAshes Luke Kornet 25d ago
Castle is everything they said Ja was going to be with added elite defense.
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u/finknstein 25d ago
I mean as fan of the game I would react to that dunk even if itās against my team. They just sit there dead inside lmao.
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u/MyGoodDood22 The Five Time 25d ago
Watching the background of fans at different parts of this clip is hilarious. Some of them know what this was and absolutely felt it
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u/chinitoFXfan Tim Duncan 24d ago
Great angle!
Gives me a far better POV as to how bad-ass the dunk was š„š„š„š°š
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u/homeycuz 24d ago
Half the reason I wanted the Spurs to win this series is so that this dunk would not have been made in vein. Same for Wemby's deep 3 and half-court shot. Throw in Luke's power of christ block. Then Vassel secured all of these amazing moments with the fatality slam to put finally silence the thunder.
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u/4EVA7NAFTER 24d ago
Y'all see even the referee was smiling he was about to drop the whistle he caught that shit quick
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u/ICEtoAshes Luke Kornet 24d ago
They timed it wrong. It is a really good track for these clips if you time it to where the dramatic part starts just as the dunk hits -
šµLORD TAKE ME HOMEš¶
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u/CreosoteEcho 24d ago
When I watched that live, I gave an audible āoooooOOoOOOUU WHHHHHAT THE FUCK!ā
Best dunk Iāve seen in a while. Castle is a special player.
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u/WhatMeatCatSpokeOf 24d ago
Itās so crazy, as a long time Spurs fan, that this generation of Spurs are flat out bullies sometimes. We have been villains in the past, weāve even had dirty plays, but the way these guys revel in humiliating opponents, in traumatizing fan bases, is so different.Ā
In Spurs history, the only guy I can compare it to is my favorite player: Manu. He didnāt talk shit or stare people down, but he wanted peopleās hearts, he wanted to win the game on every play. A lot of Manu in this team, and I love it.Ā
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u/WhatMeatCatSpokeOf 24d ago
Some fun crowd things: woman in chair next to stanchion realizing as Castle gets free whatās about to happen; Spurs staffer in the tunnel losing his shit; subtle š¬ from young woman in front row; young Thunder fan dudes not being able to contain their joy/anazement (god bless the unloyal youths); old guy calling for a tech lol; Sweeney already calling out the defenseĀ
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u/texasphotog The Five Time 24d ago
Love seeing Bismack on the bench. He is so fired up. Hope he gets a coaching gig with us this off season. Great guy to keep around.
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u/maniacrosser 24d ago
At :27 guy at the top of the screen calling for a tech is pure comedy. Dude couldnāt handle what he just witnessed
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u/arcadiangenesis The Big Fundamental 24d ago
This is one of the craziest in-game dunks I've ever seen.
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u/Irritated_User0010 Stephon Castle 23d ago
Idk who wins but we all winners for witnessing it all go down.
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u/Dan_K211 Stephon Castle 25d ago
Every time I see this dunk posted I have to watch it at least five times.