OT - Okafor rejects Durant above the rim at the rim

[3Si]

Those of you that says its a foul must be one of those annoying players who calls every touch fouls in the game. It was clearly a block, what happens after the block was caused by the momentum of KD. KD didn't even complain

[416]

what happens to this thread when we come to a conclusion on whether it was a block or not?

[colonel_von]

Say what you want...very impressive block! Hardly anyone blocks him like that.

EXCEPT MANU. NOTICE HE DOESNT FOLLOW THROUGH DOWNWARDS ONTO DURANT'S ARM.

Got him on the hand after so it was definitely a foul. No such thing as incidental contact.

[colonel_von]

Those of you that says its a foul must be one of those annoying players who calls every touch fouls in the game. It was clearly a block, what happens after the block was caused by the momentum of KD. KD didn't even complain

[S.W.A.N]

Say what you want...very impressive block! Hardly anyone blocks him like that.

EXCEPT MANU. NOTICE HE DOESNT FOLLOW THROUGH DOWNWARDS ONTO DURANT'S ARM.

Got him on the hand after so it was definitely a foul. No such thing as incidental contact.

http://www.nba.com/features/misundersto ... al_Contact

[colonel_von]

EXCEPT MANU. NOTICE HE DOESNT FOLLOW THROUGH DOWNWARDS ONTO DURANT'S ARM.

Got him on the hand after so it was definitely a foul. No such thing as incidental contact.

http://www.nba.com/features/misundersto ... al_Contact

Sorry, I was being sarcastic. Both blocks in this thread are blocks. The contact in both is incidental.

[kmatrixg]

durant still had control of the ball after okafor made contact with the ball tho :/ (see pic by Volcano) and okafor followed through and hacked his whole arm. nba is soft/refs are corrupt is the meme+agenda though i guess? cool.

Okafor got ball, Durant's momentum created the arm contact as he pushed through for the dunk. No foul

he didn't "get" the ball, he altered it at first and Durant was STILL palming it.

Instead of stopping it head on, he changed it's course of direction while Durant was still controlling it. His follow through was swatting it down on Durant's wrist..THAT part was a foul. It wouldn't have been a foul if Okafor kept his hands straight up in the air.

Ignore everything before the moment of the screenshot that i took. The sequence of events is: 1) ball in Durant's hands 2) Okafor hits Durant's wrists downwards and gets no ball

It doesn't get any simpler than that.

Here you go, since you seem to be leading the crusade of this being a foul.

1. Incidental Contact
The mere fact that contact occurs does not necessarily constitute a foul. Contact which is incidental to an effort by a player to play an opponent, reach a loose ball, or perform normal defensive or offensive movements, should not be consid-ered illegal. If, however, a player attempts to play an opponent from a position where he has no reasonable chance to perform without making contact with his opponent, the responsibility is on the player in this position.

The hand is considered "part of the ball" when it is in contact with the ball. Therefore, contact on that hand by a defender while it is in contact with the ball is not illegal.

From: http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_a.htm ... rticleList

This is incidental contact my friend - I've never known a human being to recoil his arm when it's halfway through a motion. It'd be incredibly difficult, and for one to expect this incidental contact to not occur needs to go speak to Sir Newton.

[kmatrixg]

what happens to this thread when we come to a conclusion on whether it was a block or not?

Your avatar happens.

[tracey_nice]

how is swiping your arm downwards incidental contact?

GINOBILI KEPT HIS ARMS UP. OKAFOR SWIPED DOWN (cuz he sucks).


* nba is soft. *

***~~~~ dick bevetta is the worst ref because i know his name ***~~~~

[tracey_nice]

This is incidental contact my friend - I've never known a human being to recoil his arm when it's halfway through a motion. It'd be incredibly difficult, and for one to expect this incidental contact to not occur needs to go speak to Sir Newton.

recoil? we're not playing Pokemon broh. you can contest a shot and not swipe down and hit wrist/arm.

[3Si]

This is incidental contact my friend - I've never known a human being to recoil his arm when it's halfway through a motion. It'd be incredibly difficult, and for one to expect this incidental contact to not occur needs to go speak to Sir Newton.

recoil? we're not playing Pokemon broh. you can contest a shot and not swipe down and hit wrist/arm.

He would've been posterized if he did that. This is not against some 5 foot midget in your local pickup game this is K facking D!

[tracey_nice]

i play in an all-star rec league broh. /rjc

[3Si]

i play in an all-star rec league broh. /rjc

I'm sure there are plenty of 6-11 guys that play like KD in ur rec league.

[tracey_nice]

i'm sure you've seen every player in my rec league. :eyeeroll:

[Throwback24]

i play in an all-star rec league broh. /rjc

I'm sure there are plenty of 6-11 guys that play like KD in ur rec league.

come check and I'll show you how difficult it is to guard KD