#66. LA Lakers @ Houston Rockets. 12:30. ABC.

RJM · Post #601 » by **RJM** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:49 am

CX44 wrote:I may be wrong but I thought face guarding was illegal in the NBA. Battier did it all day long against Kobe. Anyone have any idea about this. I may have football and basketball mixed up.

Facemasking - football.

dingclancy · Post #602 » by **dingclancy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:35 am

Kobe didn't struggle because of face guarding. If you are set in shooting a jumper you have the trajectory set already before the hands comes at you.

Post #603 » by **kno** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:36 am

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I don't want to make this a Lamar vs Kobe thing, but be realistic here.

You know darn well Lamar wasn't getting the ball in the 4th quarter, no matter what he did.

Your teammates should be smart enough to see a teammate who is feeling it. I mean the guy was 7-10 from the field and that jump hook was money.

The good thing out of this is Lamar is now in playoff form right now with 16 games left in the season. The key for him is staying healthy now that he is at this level.

lol, why would it be a Kobe/Lamar thread?

NOWHERE did Snaq say anything about Kobe.

Shows where your mindset regarding Bryant is.

Post #604 » by **Slava** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:43 am

dingclancy wrote:Kobe didn't struggle because of face guarding. If you are set in shooting a jumper you have the trajectory set already before the hands comes at you.

Umm no a hand in the face always bothers a shooter.

Post #605 » by **alfurd** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:24 am

CX44 wrote:I may be wrong but I thought face guarding was illegal in the NBA. Battier did it all day long against Kobe. Anyone have any idea about this. I may have football and basketball mixed up.

Did a quick search and didn't find anything for players with the ball when they're face guarded. Can't do it for someone without the ball though.