Hot Dog

Javale McGee hot dogs misses a free throw line jam

Concept 1 Black

NBA bans shoes designed to increase vertical leap

Greatest Missed Dunk of All Time?

Shannon Brown with the greatest missed dunk of all time?

Rare Double Alley Oop

Two high school seniors combine for a rare double alley-oop

Flaws of Flight

It has been 7 months. I gave myself 1 year to dunk. Maybe I can't dunk. Maybe I never will. Though, maybe I did this all wrong.

My original thinking going into this was - I am in the best shape of my life, the most athletic I have ever been and should have the best shot of my life to slam home the bacon. It has taken me this long to see there are a couple flaws in that thinking. Flaws that I think matter more than all of the potential benefits.

1) I weigh more than I ever have, around 160-165. I just have more for gravity to pull at. I need to become as light as possible. I am a piece of iron, but I've built up a tank, not a plane.

2) My entire body, all my muscles, are trained and built for endurance. I have an overwhelming lack of fast twitch muscles - most shockingly apparent in recent tennis matches with my brother, DINK-a-DUNK. Currently, none of my running focuses around a quick burst. I can run 30 miles but I can't get to a drop shot.

I'm building up a tank once more, attempting a repeat Ironman finish in November. And then... I'm going to tear it all down and make a body worthy of flight.

Curb adds 6 inches

PFUNK-a-DUNK February Attempt

Unfortunately on my February dunk attempt I got stuffed by the rim, on my way up... or at my peak. We will never know what could have been.

Wait Watchers

PFaD (I love it Karin) is in a funk.

If you read www.pieceofiron.blogspot.com you know I spent 2009 creating an ironman. That is my current frame, a 165 lb. endurance robot. But like Ironman in the movies, I need to be able to fly. 7 years ago I weighted 145 lbs., I wasn't as strong, played a ton of basketball, and a couple times touched the rim.

I need to know if the added 20 lbs. is weighing me down.

Clearing Up

It is becoming increasingly clear that my only shot is going to be a perfectly thrown alley oop. I need to throw a ball that is basically going to get called for goaltending when I slap it in.

This jump felt like my best attempt ever. Unfortunately on the play back, it doesn't really look the same as I remember...

A Christmas Miracle

Thanks to Molly, who has always believed in the FUNKaDUNK, hope has been restored...

Best gift ever.

Announcement

You knew it would come to this. I just didn't know when I would have to do this. After many sad videos of dunk attempts, I need a fresh start. After 4 months of, well my video library speaks for itself, I've decided to try something else...

The ALLEY-OOP! As Tag Team put it best Whoomp! There it is.