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We've Got the Exclusive Stream of Slam Dunk's New Single, "Dying Breed"

We also got them to give us an in-depth guide to some epic real-life dunks. Get it?

Obviously, one of the most exciting things about basketball is watching some impossibly athletic human Sports Robot leap into the stratosphere only to come down and force the ball through the hoop like they were trying to prove a point. It's an act that, while physically possible, is not really feasible for most of us. This is one of the reasons we watch sports: to see people do things we cannot do.

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What's often more intriguing than the content of a slam dunk itself, however, is watching the hilarious levels of hyperbole that announcers will go to in order to explain how great said dunk was. So when Duncan MacConnell and Jordan Minkoff of the Vancouver band Slam Dunk hit us with their new single "Dying Breed," we asked them to give us their opinion on seven of the most stupidly impressive dunks of the three-point era. If there are two dudes who can often a sober, level-headed analysis of something that, while impressive in a vacuum, is pretty common if you watch SportsCenter or something, it's Jordan and Duncan.

If you need further proof of their prowess, check out this premiere of "Dying Breed," off their sophomore record Welcome To Miami:

That LP's coming out through File Under; Music. You can pre-order that bad-boy right here. Now, without further ado, Slam Dunk's guide to slam dunks.

1. LEBRON JAMES WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE

Duncan:

There’s a YouTube comment on this one that says “Old LeBron was so much better than new LeBron” which I think is unfair. It's pretty great when the announcer yells that LeBron has no regard for human life.

Jordan:

Yes, a very bold statement from the announcer. And he tops it off with a very informative rhyme on the state of the game. Title of this video might is better than the dunk.

2. First dunk in WNBA history!!!

D:

The announcer yelling, "She dunked it!" I think I remember this happening as a kid. The comments for this one are not excellent.

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J:

Lucky lady Lisa Leslie. I get confused with people whose last names could be their first names. I had a roommate called Mark Adams and I always called him Adam by mistake. My birthday falls on the day after Bryan AND Ryan Adams birthdays. What’s really weird is their birthdays are on the same day.

3. Michael Jordan breaks backboard with a dunk

D:

Whoa, looks like those guys probably got some glass in their eyes. This is crazy. I started looking through YouTube at all the videos where the backboard explodes and then I got

rickrolled

, or whatever.

J:

This must have been a very exciting night for a young and bouncy Michael Jordan. It's also cool for the other guy who got covered in glass, because he got to be in a very popular video. Congrats to all and especially to Michael on his later success in the game of basketball and in the game of life!

4. @SHAQ dunks so hard he BREAKS DOWN the backboard #NBD

D:

This one’s great for the announcers. Lots of jokes. It’s like they’re really a part of it. Did they fix the hoop? Replace it? Or did everyone go home?

J:

There used to be a store in Canada called Radio Shaq. I've never seen

Kazaam

, but I've seen

Space Jam

and recently found out that it has a very low IMDB rating. Oh, I just looked and

Kazaam

has a 2.6.

5. RONDO PIGGY BACK DUNK

D:

This is obviously the best dunk. When the video goes back to the news anchor, one of them says to the other, “That’s what you do every day."

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J:

The game all these guys are playing reminds me of the sport

BASEketball

.

6. Vince Carter can barely believe what a solid dunk he just made.

D:

I don’t get it, he didn’t even go break the backboard or go piggybacking after the dunk. What’s so great?

J:

I was so obsessed with Vince Carter when I was 13. It would have been cool to have him mash the lower-middle part of his body in my face.

7. 720 SLAM FRICKIN DUNK. BOOM!

D:

I guess it’s pretty cool because of how much dizziness he can endure, but this is up there with Tony Hawk doing the 900 as far as stuff I don’t really care about.

J:

This video won't load. Gonna go check my connection.