I sat on my couch. I drank my Coke. I watched the Slam Dunk Contest. I got frustrated.

I might be the only one who watched this year’s dunk contest and was not impressed. I think the whole contest was rigged this year. Answer me this with all honesty. Was anyone going to root and vote for someone other than Blake Griffin? No. What made it worse was the champion was decided by solely the fan’s vote. Why have judges there if they don’t decide the winner?

We began with Demar DeRozan’s “Funk Dunk Remix” that took seven tries, but finally it went down. Next up, which in my opinion, upset me more than learning that every high school in America got Monday off for President’s Day and we college students didn’t, was Serge Ibaka’s foul line dunk that only received a 45 out of 50. First of all, we college students, who work hard, party harder, are sitting in class while high school students, whose biggest issue is who’s driving to the new Beiber movie, got to sleep in. But, I digress.

Ibaka’s dunk was by far the most impressive dunk of the night. A seven footer flying from BEHIND the foul line dunks it, and more importantly, on the first try. Getting just a 45, when I know for a fact, Dr. J and Michael Jordan’s foul line dunks received 50s? Rigged I say, rigged.

Thirdly was Ibaka’s second dunk, which consisted of a “cute kid with a bad haircut,” according to Charles Barkley, and a stuffed animal hanging from the rim. This dunk required Ibaka to take the animal down with his mouth while dunking the basketball through. Great, good luck, hope it works. Here’s the problem: animal retrieved, dunk missed. Three minutes later after the animal was finally placed back on the rim, the dunk was successful, and everybody woke up from their coma.

My saving grace was Griffin’s KIA clearance “sail.” Griffin, who was second in dunks made this season behind Dwight Howard, had a KIA Sorento drive out into the lane with his teammate, Baron Davis waiting to deliver an alley-oop. This dunk was amazing!!! We’ve seen Kobe in a commercial jump over a car, but with the help of computers. “Blake Superior” did the same thing with pure talent. People say he shouldn’t have even been in the finals (see, I’m telling you this thing was rigged) but Blake took advantage with the most creative dunk this contest has ever witnessed.

Griffin went on to win, but I want to let everyone know this contest is not as great as it used to be in the 90s and early 2000s. Spud Webb, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Dr. J, Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson, and Dwight Howard; that’s the dunk contest. When guys use seven attempts to convert a dunk, that’s not talent, that’s not skill, that’s luck. Let’s start honoring these athletes who convert their first dunk attempt, not their seventh. Let’s start honoring the guys that get creative enough to wow the crowd, but also come through. Rigged I say, rigged.