Dunkadelic Throwback

Is a basketball slang term used to describe old school and vintage highlight dunk footage of the 1970's and 80's. The era of the afro 70's ABA ( American Basketball Association ).

The 1976 ABA All-Star game was a Dunkadelic Throwback to the hi-flyin' days of Dr.J and David Thompson. ESPN Classic shows the best Dunkadelic Throwback highlights of Dr. J and the free wheeling ABA.

by Derrick E. Vaughan May 13, 2005

Dunkadelic Alley-Oop

Is a basketball play where the ball is thrown towards the rim by one player and another player jumps to catch it and dunk it before touching the floor. A basketball slang term given to the sickest alley-oop dunks.

Allen Iverson threw 2 sick Dunkadelic Alley-Oop's, one to Andre Iguodala and the other to Chris Webber last night. During the 2005 All-Star game Vince Carter threw himself a rediculous Dunkadelic Alley-Oop that was the play of the game.

by Derrick E. Vaughan March 28, 2005

Dunkadelic Stat-Meter

Is a basketball term for the number of Dunks recorded by a player in a game and or season. Is not an official statistic by most leagues but is recorded by individual teams for players.

Amare Stoudemire is number 1 in the NBA on the Dunkadelic Stat-Meter averaging 3.1 dunks per game. Shaquille O'Neal is leading the NBA in the Dunkadelic Stat-Meter catagory with over 200 dunks for the season.

by Derrick E. Vaughan March 27, 2005

Dunkadelic

Dunkadelic ( Olympics ) " Dunkadelic King's of Basketball ", Is Pop Culture title given to the 2004 USA Basketball team. The 2004 team is a cast of Hip-Hop culture " Dunkadelic All-Stars ". This is the new school and the " Dream Team " is old school. This team has no player over 30 years of age.

The " Dunkadelic King's of Basketball " will go to Athens and win the gold medal and reaffirm that USA Basketball produces the best players in the world.

by Derrick E. Vaughan July 26, 2004

Dunkadelic Hi-Flyer

Is a basketball slang term for a player who has explosive leaping ability. The Two-Guard or Small Forward is generally called this term. Has a 35-40 inch vertical leap.

J.R. Smith, Andre Iguodala, and Josh Smith are 3 of the new Dunkadelic Hi-Flyers in the league today.

by Derrick E. Vaughan March 31, 2005

Dunkadelic Newjack

Is a basketball slang term given to first year players in college or pro basketball that come from the Hip-Hop urban culture. The players come on the scene with style and charisma to go along with an explosive game.

LeBron, Carmelo, and D.Wade were Dunkadelic Newjacks that came into the NBA last season and delivered. The Atlanta Hawks have a rising star in Dunkadelic Newjack Josh Smith, the 2005 NBA Slam Dunk champion.

by Derrick E. Vaughan March 29, 2005

Dunkadelic Spotlight

Is a basketball slang " catch phrase " used to descibe a Mega-Star player or teams that recieve magnified attention from the sports media, TV viewers, and TV networks.

Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were under the Dunkadelic Spotlight during the 15 seasons he played in the NBA. LeBron James is under the Dunkadelic Spotlight like no other player who's come into the league.

by Derrick E. Vaughan April 03, 2005