Stacheketball, an NBA Blog

An NBA blog with an Affinity for NBA Mustaches

Conan Video: 5 Fake NBA Mascots That Should Never Dunk Contest

This is just good clean fun (Note: In my mind, the old lady being attacked by birds was both brilliantly funny and quite sad. Thus, she was the winner in a landslide. )

Air Congo

Serge is known as Air Congo for a reason. (Image: SI.com Photos) My photo of the night.  If you know where I can pick up some hang time like Serge, hit me up on Twitter @rpravato. 

NBA Slam Dunk Contest Mecca

I know I am not the only one who has gone on Youtube trying to go back and watch some of the classic dunks from past Slam Dunk contests, only to find some terrible video with a crappy soundtrack made by a random fan. It’s just awful. Well what if I was to tell you [...]

The Great Mustached Dunk Contest

The dunk contest lineup was announced this week and it is a foregone conclusion that Blake Griffin will be this year’s winner.  So I thought what better way to end the first week of the new Stacheketball than to propose an all mustached dunk contest between four of the best dunkers to ever spot a mustache. Not only [...]

Blake Griffin Much More Than a Dunker

Blake Griffin is a great, potentially transcendent, basketball player unlike any we have ever seen before.  We know this to be true when comparisons to all-time greats fail to do the man justice and we are forced to look for combinations of Hall of Famers and mythical creatures to explain his physical dominance at such [...]

NBA Slam Dunk Contest If I Were In Charge

What exactly has the NBA dunk contest become?  Will you watch because Blake “The Quake” Griffin is in it? Will JaVale McGee try one of those take off from the free throw line deals? I have a few guys in mind who would be better options to participate in the contest.  Of course Blake would still be [...]

Rumored 2011 Dunk Contest Participants

So according to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, THIS is the field for this year’s slam dunk contest. It’s no surprise that Blake Griffin highlights this year’s participants. It makes sense for one of the most exciting dunkers to be in the contest… plus it’s in Los Angeles. He would definitely electrify. JaVale [...]

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest Needs More … Brian Scalabrine

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest Needs More … Brian Scalabrine. Quick! Explain to the world in poetic form why the red haired white guy from the Celtics need to participate in this years All Star Slam Dunk Contest. You have one minute …. starting ….. Now!