I've seen a lot of dunk competitions in my life. Dominique, MJ, Spud Webb, JR Rider, Harold Miner and even Larry Nance, Kenny Walker and Cedric Ceballos. I was in the crowd when Vince Carter stunned us all in Oakland. I saw Jason Richardson win it twice, Josh Smith and Desmond Mason. I even watch Chris Anderson miss something like 46 consecutive dunks with the worst hair I've ever seen (it's amazing he got suspended for drug use). But Dwight Howard's dunks were probably the best ever, although I wasn't present. Vince is the only one to compare him to.

The Superman one is getting the most publicity, but the behind-the-backboard one has gotta be the most difficult dunk ever completed. Did you see the other player's faces when they figured out what he was even going to attempt? The tap off the backboard to himself one was insane and even his last one where he grabbed the ball from the mini-hoop and dunked was impressive. While Gerald Green's birthday cake dunk also deserves to be pointed out, Howard single-handedly breathed new life into a competition that's gotten pretty stale over the years.

As for the All-Star Game itself, it seemed like a decent game. I watched it sporadically while chasing my three-year old and 15-month old sons around the house. LeBron came dangerously close to a triple-double. Dwight Howard dunked a lot. And Chris Paul is probably the best point guard in the game.

Probably the highlight of my All-Star Weekend was watching Dwyane Wade in the Skills competition. He first dribbled the ball out of bounce and had to get the ball thrown back to him, then couldn't hit the three-pointer, then missed the layup...not once, but twice. I'm pretty sure he was looking for the foul (there was more contact than that last-second call vs. the Mavs in the Finals a couple years ago). At least he didn't get hurt again.