Dunking

Is there any other human act which can degrade like a dunk? No. The dunk's power is literally limitless. Getting dunked on once, can change a player's career, ruin lives, end marriages and leave children orphaned. Take the case of one Frederick Weiss. Frederick, meet Vince Carter.

Ouch.

So if dunking is such a powerful force what keeps it in check?

How does the world not tremble at the feet of those with the ability to dunk on anyone, in doing so affirming their moral superiority and power?

(Love how Spike Lee got in Pippen's face)

Meet the defender, the one force between a dunker and the hoop. Every time a player jumps up in the air to dunk and a defender rises with him the world lies in the balance. Two powerful forces meet and when it's all over one will be humiliated and humbled.

Ouch.

Wow.

Within the world of basketball there are also some players who make a living by getting dunked on. They're in more posters than anyone in the leagues, because they're more a prop to get dunked on than player. They're slow, white, old and 7 footers.

I'm talking about guys like Big Z, Greg Ostertag,

and Shawn Bradley.

(It's sad when ESPN has a top-ten countdown of you getting dunked on.)

Big guys we love you. Keep getting posterized.