Jason Richardson, the high-flying guard of the Golden State Warriors, does not get much exposure playing on a team that is in the lower legion of the NBA.  But on Saturday he got his chance to shine as a participant in both the NBA Slam Dunk Competition and the Rookie-Sophmore game.

The day started with the Rookie game, Richardson quickly setting the tone and showing that he is more than just a dunking machine.  Not only did he excite the crowd with some rim-rocking jams, he also showed he had range hitting two successive three pointers followed by a long duece.  Richardon finished 11-of-18 from the field in his MVP performance as the Rookies ousted the Sophmores 103-97.

The three point contest was one of the most exciting in years, with Wesley Person of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Peja Stojakovic of the Sacramento Kings going head to head with some hot shooting right from the outset.  With reigning champ Ray Allen knocked out in the first round, it was Steve Nash of the Dallas Mavericks who would meet the two sharp shooters in the final.  Nash shot first and shot well, but both Stojakovic and Person overtook the dynamic Mavs guard, who finished on 18, eliminating him from the competition.  Person, shooting last, had a chance to win the competition but missed the money ball, tying both players at 19 and forcing an overtime.

Stojakovic was sensational in the 24 second shootout to decide the winner, getting his shot of quickly and accurately to set up a 9 to 5 win.

The Dunk Comp is the competition that most wait anxiously to see, with Jason Richardson the main attraction.  A spinning wheel was introduced this season where a participant must spin them emulate a dunk from the past, a move which brought a few players undone due to style/physical differences between the past and the present.  With Richardson eliminating reigning champ Desmond Mason of the Sonics in the opening round and Gerald Wallace of the Sacramento Kings defeating Rockets star Steve Francis after Francis drew a dunk virtually impossible for someone of his stature off the wheel, the stage was set for a Wallace-Richardson final.

In the opening round legend Dr. J spun the wheel and the dunk that was spun was the dunk both players had to attempt.  Drawing the free-throw dunk, Wallace made his long run in and succeeded in his attempt, the judges seemingly harsh in his score.  Richardson then attempted to follow suite twice but with no success.

The stage was then set for Wallace, the title his if he succeeded on his final dunk.  He attemped to emulate the 'elbow dunk' achieved by Vince Carter only two years earlier, but wasn't able to hang by his elbow.

Richardson then tried the between-the-legs dunk completed by both Carter and Isiah Rider in the past, the ball slipping and some controversy as to whether or not this action should have counted as an attempt.  If it did Wallace was the champ, but if it didn't excitement would still fill the air.  Richardson was then given another attempt, and what followed was nothing short of breathtaking.  A dunk that is almost indescribable, one that must be seen to be believed, Richardson threw a lob to himself, morphed into a windmill and ended as a reverse - sealing the title in the process.