NBA Photo of the Year

[Gundy]

This is my favourite one cause i remember that game..and he made the shot too..and the heat won the game. It was a jordanesque move.

Wow, thats amazing. He's not even looking at the hoop.

[Abctest123]

What the heck is Posey doing in the background?

you mean Derek Anderson? I don't see Posey in the picture.

looks like they called a foul in the act and DA is looking to the ref to see if it was called on the floor or in the act of shooting.

Upon a slightly closer look, you're right, it is Anderon, sorry about that, my bad. Thanks for correcting me . Dunno why, but to me, it looks like Anderson either used his left hand to slap himself or is touching his cheek with his left, trying to change the call. "He slapped me, what do you mean Miami foul?"

[Gundy]

theres another pic like that one but LBJ is dunking on brian cook, they should of used that one

I think a dunk like that over Alonzo Mourning is probably more impressive.

[tempo]

i think people are missing the point, its to see the best photo not the best highlight. its about taking a photo of a moment and for that reason i think the carter one captures it beutifully.

[maes]

That VC pic is beautiful...i hope it wins.

Some of these are kinda lame...Shaq doing the same dunk he's always done for years? Kobe's dunked on a lot tougher D than AI.

Here's a fav of mine that didn't make it to the contest

http://www.nba.com/gallery/20060411/060411_6.html

[cyanide]

i think people are missing the point, its to see the best photo not the best highlight. its about taking a photo of a moment and for that reason i think the carter one captures it beutifully.

Thank you! We want an objective standpoint on aesthetics without biased favorism. As much as I hate Carter, his photo is aesthetically the best one, not because LeBron is my favorite god and he's dunking over a well known blocking machine.

[soilworker]

I recommend you don't make a habit of one word posts like that.

that's my only 1 word post

[Gundy]

I only voted for the Lebron one because it looked the coolest. This is about which photo you like the best not which is the best photo.

[cyanide]

This is about which photo you like the best not which is the best photo.

O rly? I'd love to hear why you made that conclusion.

[Colin]

Kind of silly that they crop the photos to remove the art of good composition. My two favourites are up against each other in the first round.

VC vs. Jamal Crawford

Others I like
Nate Rob
Gerald Wallace
AI 2

[Gundy]

This is about which photo you like the best not which is the best photo.

O rly? I'd love to hear why you made that conclusion.

It's up to you to decide. Come back every day to vote for your favorite photos and help us determine which is the 2005-06 Photo of the Year.

Since favorite means what you like the best, I guess you vote for the one you like the best. But I don't really care, vote however you like . The VC one is the best photo, but not my favorite, if that makes any sense .

[Anthony15]

I really like the one with Wade flying over McDyess. Sick move!

[---]

i cant find the lebron pic i was talking about, heres a link, it is the pic of Jan. 12th, but the actual pic isnt in the Jan. 12th gallery... il try find it

http://www.nba.com/gallery/january2006.html

Thumbnail:

EDIT: http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState%7c0%7c0%7c-1%7c28%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c2%7c%7clebron+james+brian+cook%7c2233391784121335%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=2&tag=1

[Gundy]

Here it is.

[Mayerhendrix]

The Lebron may have been a powerful dunk, but it's not captured on picture as great as the others. It's not only about the move, it's about how it's displayed: angle and positioning and all of that matters.

The VC and the Wade are just godly.

[---]

lol thanks, i was looking all over for it

[BIG GREEN]

That lebron drunk from bottom/ground angle looks like he's flying...it's amazing.

[---]

the one over brian cook? i saw that there was like 4 angles on gettyimages... man he can jump

[Andreas Dahl]

Since favorite means what you like the best, I guess you vote for the one you like the best. But I don't really care, vote however you like . The VC one is the best photo, but not my favorite, if that makes any sense .

Lest not forget, the contest is to crown the best 'Photo of the Year'.


And what the hell happened with the Kobe Bryant vs. Jared Jeffries? How on earth could the Kobe picture be considered the better of the two? Damn popularity contest

[Gundy]

I guess you guys are right. I can't see myself voting for the Lebron one over the VC one.

[volsey]

I personally don't like the Wade one, I'd take the Jamal Crawford one over it anyday, even though it looks like crap when cropped. VC one is the best by far IMO, love the shadows and angle.

[TRUball]

I don't get it, why did they choose such a crappy pic of Kobe - they obviously didn't want him to get two in a row.

Kobe's won 3 in a row, so they obviously didn't want him to get FOUR in a row.

Carter's should win this year. Then also it would tie him back up with Kobe with both having won 4 times.

If anyone didn't know or wondered, here's all the past winners.

[BIG GREEN]

For me..if i had to select an nba photo of the year/dunk of the year it would be kobe's dunk over mvp stealing nash.

[Gundy]

Wow, this one is awesome. It looks like he's flying. If the VC one wins, it will be the first non-dunk.

[cyanide]

Kobe's 2002-03 and 2004-05 ones weren't that great at all. The 2003-04 one reminds me of a Penny Hardaway dunk.