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Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?

Aug 5th, 2008
Hoop heads, after watching the Wade highlight, surely reminisced on Carmelo Anthony's 2007 Tournament of the Americas stutter-step and tomahawk jam against Argentina. Others had millennium flashbacks. Yes, the world survived Y2K, but fans barely survived Vince Carter leapfrogging a 7-2 French dude at the 2000 Sydney Olympics ... Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?The comparisons were inevitable. After all, Dwyane Wade windmill jammed a lob pass with such ferocity against Lithuania shockwaves registered in the country’s capital of Vilnius.

Hoop heads, after watching the Wade highlight, surely reminisced on Carmelo Anthony’s 2007 Tournament of the Americas stutter-step and tomahawk jam against Argentina. Others had millennium flashbacks. Yes, the world survived Y2K, but fans barely survived Vince Carter leapfrogging a 7-2 French dude at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Now the debate has begun. All three poster-jobs were great, but which is the greatest in Team USA’s history?

Option 1: Dwyane Wade, 2008 exhibition game against Lithuania.

Option 2: Carmelo Anthony, 2007 Tournament of the Americas.



Option 3: Vince Carter, 2000 Sydney Olympics (complete with crazy 'Euro' broadcasters). 

 

Wade, Anthony, or Carter? Who dropped the best dunk in Team USA's history? Get at us in the comment box below and return to HoopsVibe The Blog for more NBA tidbits. Photo courtesy of diembx. Please note: part of this article has been used  in HoopsVibe  The Blog.

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a guest August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
i have to say that vince carters dunk is the best of all time in olympic history. but carmelos dunk is the bigger poster! wade's thirt
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VC sucks except for this one play August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
Vince's is just nuts. Too bad he hasn't done anything since!
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a guest August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
I'll take Wade's dunk. That was nuts. Although the reaction to VC was nuts
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a guest August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
Until someone jumps over a seven foot tall man again, Vince's dunk will reign supreme.
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VC15 August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
WHY IS THIS A DEBATE?!!?firstly... carter's over 7 footer was the greatest in game dunk..secondly.. carter has done much better posters and better alley oop windmills in his time then wade and anthonythis SHOULD NEVER be a debate
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a guest August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
Vince Carter without a doubt and I believe that Vince's windmill alley-oop against the USA Select team in Hawaii was better than Wade's as well, much more fluid motion. Both Wade and Carmelo pulled off amazing dunks though.
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a guest August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCUssf4VGkA
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pointless debate August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
there sholdnt be any debate...carter did a much better alley oop windmill in australia 2000. and anthnoy's dunk shouldnt be even considered as one of top 3. VC's dunk is just unbelivable and it was the first dunk in top 10 all time. i mean..this debate is pointless.
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TheycallmeTony August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
As a Wade fan, I'm loving the way my boy is steppin up against dem Euros, but! I must admit, that Vince dunk was sick! 1. Vince 2. Wade 3. Melo
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Franchise August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
lol... NO CONTEST its obviously carter's dunk.... that dunk by carter is one of the best dunks of all time but wade;s and melos were pretty good.
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a guest August 05, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
Gotta go with Wade
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aznballer August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
Vinsanity wins that no question, a lob windmill? i've seen it done a hundred times even better, Melos was nasty tho
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that one guy August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
hard to decide between wade and vince... ill take vince's.. its a toss up in my opinion
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a guest August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
wade's was ok at best...melo's was nasty...but carter....there's not enuff words in the english dictionary to describe it's impact that this one play has done for the game...
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a guest August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
melo is one of the lowest jumpers ive ever seen, chris paul can probably do the dunks he does
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a guest August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
VINCE!!!!!
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pee August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
OBVIOUSLY VINCE.. BT THAT DWADE WINDMILL OF A LOB ND THAT FERICOUS TOMAHAWK BA MELO WERE ALOOT... BT CMON VINCE LEAPED OVER A 7'2 GUY... CMON NW
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Jams August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
Is this post a joke? Vince's dunk was possibly the best of all time in any league in the world. Wade's was one of the best we've seen lately but compared to Vince's? R u kidding????
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J-Mac August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
ahh...for me the 3 dunks were good... but the best in the 3...is the dunk of Mr.Air Canada,,,
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a guest August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
vc no ? then dwade then melo
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a guest August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
Melo man dude
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a guest August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
There is no way you can deny Vince ... ever on this
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a guest August 06, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
The monsterous slam by Carter was argueably the greatest dunk ever!
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carterrrr August 07, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
vinceeee vinceeee vinceeee no one touches that dunk
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bruh bruh August 07, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
oly, you should be kicked from being aloud to post on this site, this is one of the dumbist topics yet, you know wade and melo cant jump over anyone like that and carter could of done both there dunks with hardly even jumpin, you truly are dum OLY :)
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rayray August 13, 2008
Greatest dunk in Team USA's history: Wade's windmill, Anthony's tomahawk, or Carter's leapfrog?
No debate, no toss-up: VC's dunk is in a class all by itself
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