Laughin` at Ricky

[Fresh8]

I'm laughing at Ricky Davis! He's such a mess!

Early in the second half of last Wednesday's Lakers-Celtics game, Boston swingman Ricky Davis found himself alone on a breakaway from midcourt. Instead of taking it in for an easy basket, he tried a between-the-legs windmill dunk. The ball caromed off the rim and flew up in the air. Fortunately for Davis, no Lakers player had bothered to run hard after him. He was able to chase down the ball and go back to the rim. Did he go for a lay up this time? No. He threw down another windmill dunk -- but without trying to put the ball between his legs.

He is a MESS!

[Andrew]

I saw that. Channel Ten's Sports Tonight featured that as the Play of the Day.

[Fresh8]

Awww...man

I missed it! Oh well...thats life!

[Andreas Dahl]

Man, does anyone have that on a .avi file or something? I got to see that.

I think the league needs more of this showboating in games.
Make them more fun to play and watch. Leave the serious stuff for late in the season and in the play-off.
To bad he didn't make it...

[Filip]

YAH! That's what the NBA is (should be) about: Showtime!!
More of that stuff!
I would like as Dahl a .avi movie

[GloveGuy]

I saw the game. It was a pretty bad miss. But he did follow it up with a nice windmill.

[Robby]

I remember a game from 1998 playoffs when the Soncis where playing the Lakers and Payton had a similar situation. He was all alone underneath the basket with the other nine guys on the other end of the court and Gary missed the layup. He got his miss, tried another layup and missed that one too. He got the rebound and by this time a Laker flew past him, Gary waited for him to clear, and then missed the next layup as well. It was probably one of the funniest things in the NBA I've ever seen. Anyone remember what I'm talking about?

[Andrew]

I vaguely remember that. It reminds me of two other bloopers from the 90s. Mark Macon missing a layup in the open court, grabbing the rebound then missing the easy one handed shot under the basket, and a sequence where Duane Causwell missed two dunks under the basket (badly) before committing a loose ball foul. Sometimes professional basketball isn't pretty.

[Nick]

I saw that. Channel Ten's Sports Tonight featured that as the Play of the Day.

Hehe... me too.

It was a pretty shitty attempt by Ricky though. He didn't even get to clang it, it just flew out of his hands. Sure it WAS an under the legs dunk, but still, for a dunker like him he shoulda nailed it.

[Fresh8]

I remember a game from 1998 playoffs when the Soncis where playing the Lakers and Payton had a similar situation. He was all alone underneath the basket with the other nine guys on the other end of the court and Gary missed the layup. He got his miss, tried another layup and missed that one too. He got the rebound and by this time a Laker flew past him, Gary waited for him to clear, and then missed the next layup as well. It was probably one of the funniest things in the NBA I've ever seen. Anyone remember what I'm talking about?

I'm proud to say that i did that in my game once...a while ago! But I'm not in the NBA!

[Matt]

well at least R Davis isn't afraid to make an attempt at such a dunk in a game even when the scores a close (6-8pnts Laker lead in 3rd)

I seen Tony Delk miss 3 layups as well on the same play, all alone and he misses, lol

[The Game]

ricky davis is one crazy baller... he's a good scorer but not a very good player

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I used to have this videotape full of NBA bloppers, it rocked. Ive seen so many times that someone was all alone for the slam/layup and then the ball just slips out of their hands out of bounds.