At Page 2, Jason Whitlock tries to deflate the hype around Candace's dunk.

She didn't deserve to win, he says, and women shouldn't be like men anyway, "Do militant feminists realize just how stupid we are?" yadda yadda yadda.

Don't be such a party-pooper, Jason.

Sure, her dunks weren't Jordanesque. But she's also only a few months after an ACL tear. Her dunks, and her overall game, will continue to improve in time. She deserves lots of attention, and if the silly made-for-TV dunk contest is the way she gets it, so be it.

I say: Go Candace! She'll take the game to new places. Every time she dunks, every time she's on the Today Show, every time she gets hyped by ESPN, I'll be cheering.