OT - Okafor rejects Durant above the rim at the rim
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OT - Okafor rejects Durant above the rim at the rim
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OT - Okafor rejects Durant above the rim at the rim
This is a block worth watching.
http://www.nba.com/video/games/wizards/ ... -play3.nba
Nasty, fearless block. Most would have just moved out the way. And the Wizards won the game, too! Okafor for Bargs to help mentor Jonas? Let's do it!
http://www.nba.com/video/games/wizards/ ... -play3.nba
Nasty, fearless block. Most would have just moved out the way. And the Wizards won the game, too! Okafor for Bargs to help mentor Jonas? Let's do it!
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That was dirty. RIP Kevin Durant
I've been wanting Okafor for a long time now, if you can swap Oak for Bargnani, you do it in a heartbeat. He won't demand a lot of shots I think he'll be a perfect fit here beside Davis.
I've been wanting Okafor for a long time now, if you can swap Oak for Bargnani, you do it in a heartbeat. He won't demand a lot of shots I think he'll be a perfect fit here beside Davis.
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I love how
1) He was tracking the potential layup attempt, turned around to see the pass and went straight up to challenge it.
2) The ref recognized that was a worthy block in the heat of the moment rather than give Durant the star call.
3) They retained possession (more luck than anything but still...)
4) It was 6'11 Kevin Durant going up off two feet, convinced he was going to poster him.
If you don't love that you don't love NBA basketball!
1) He was tracking the potential layup attempt, turned around to see the pass and went straight up to challenge it.
2) The ref recognized that was a worthy block in the heat of the moment rather than give Durant the star call.
3) They retained possession (more luck than anything but still...)
4) It was 6'11 Kevin Durant going up off two feet, convinced he was going to poster him.
If you don't love that you don't love NBA basketball!
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it was a foul though :/
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tracey_nice wrote:it was a foul though :/
Bull **** that was a foul! What kind of country club league did you grow up playing basketball in, son? If you don't give a defender some benefit of the doubt for making first contact with the basketball on a dunk attempt where a guy is coming at him full speed to poster him than you might as well just outlaw even trying to stop all dunk attempts. The forces from both sides as they both swatted the ball was insane there.
Doesn't matter that he fell down. Anybody calling that a foul needs to put on their big boy pants and turn off their Thunderstruck DVD.
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Not sure what you're watching, but that was a foul. He got all wrist and didn't even touch the ball.
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Too bad he couldn't block this
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy7Ex3bi6Gs[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy7Ex3bi6Gs[/youtube]
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SalamiNCheez wrote:Not sure what you're watching, but that was a foul. He got all wrist and didn't even touch the ball.
Watch this and press pause at the 10 second mark exactly.
http://youtu.be/GR0EYmD-4hI
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obvious foul, nowhere close to thread worthy
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Clearly got ball, then the wrist on the follow-through.
Nasty block.
It's unfair that guys that challenge dunks always get remembered for being on the receiving end of posterizations. Keep fighting the good fight Emeka!
Nasty block.
It's unfair that guys that challenge dunks always get remembered for being on the receiving end of posterizations. Keep fighting the good fight Emeka!
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Would love to have Okafor scrimmage with JV errday.
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tofu_camby wrote:Clearly got ball, then the wrist on the follow-through.
yup, he grazes the ball for a split second, but Durant still has the ball in his hands afterwards.
After he grazes the ball, his entire arm is in contact with Durant's arm.
If you pause at the right place, you can see that the ball is still in Durant's hand and Okafor makes no contact with the ball. Their arms are aligned in contact before Okafor pushes it down on Durant's wrist.
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Volcano wrote:obvious foul, nowhere close to thread worthy
tracey_nice wrote:it was a foul though :/
Ken Mauer and Dick Bavetta?
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Just looked Thunderstruck up and Jim Belushi is in it lol
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®ated wrote::lol: calling it a foul...come on now. Clean block.
BlaH_ wrote:Ken Mauer and Dick Bavetta?
OWNED NEWBS. Okafor gets NO piece of the ball after this moment.
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Re: OT - Okafor rejects Durant above the rim at the rim
He gets the ball first, no foul.
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Re: OT - Okafor rejects Durant above the rim at the rim
It was ball first, then contact
I don't know how the rules work when the block leads to a contact
I don't know how the rules work when the block leads to a contact