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Plays of the Season 

Post#1 » by texasholdem » Mon Apr 8, 2013 5:24 am

Best Rockets dunk of 2012-2013?
Terrence Jones on Jodie Meeks?
James Anderson on Evan Pournier?
Jeremy Lin's block then fast break dunk on Francisco Garcia (vs Kings)?
Greg Smith on Tiago Splitter?
Chandler Parsons putback dunk off an Asik missed free throw?
James Harden on Robert Sacre?
James Harden on Gordon Hayward?
James Harden on Martell Webster?

Best Rockets blocked shot of 2012-2013
Patrick Beverley on Dirk Nowitzki?
Patrick Beverley on Danny Green?
Jeremy Lin on Josh Smith?
Omer Asik on Tim Duncan?
Omer Asik on Joakim Noah?
Chandler Parsons on Marcus Morris (vs Suns)?
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Post#2 » by moofs » Mon Apr 8, 2013 4:06 pm

Throw in some video links?
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Post#3 » by MaxRider » Mon Apr 8, 2013 5:01 pm

yea throw in some video in it
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Post#4 » by Zubby » Mon Apr 8, 2013 5:07 pm

I know we are used to seeing these threads earlier every year, but season is not done yet ;)

anyway you did miss a few more White LBJ dunks/blocks... and honestly too many options on there, Bev wins the blocks making Danny Green irrelevant, that is just no contest none of the other blocks come close.

Dunks are between Jones, Andersen, and Smith...


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9AYDcze--c[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w0Kftsl5tM[/youtube]

Winner
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME8LZJyQTa8[/youtube]


More Parsons dunks:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLOzzMgmOXU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPBZd0iObM0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjGe5fzTMsc[/youtube]

one of these win:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQlbO8oX7M4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHjVop5aQhU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpwb_96cLQk[/youtube]


edit upon further review Anderson wins... the bench reaction did it for me.

2nd Jones, he switched and finished with his off hand
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Re: Plays of the Season 

Post#5 » by zapatasblood » Mon Apr 8, 2013 5:09 pm

Omer Asik on Joakim Noah won the game so this is block of the year
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Re: Plays of the Season 

Post#6 » by zapatasblood » Mon Apr 8, 2013 5:12 pm

Dunk T-Jones
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Post#7 » by Zubby » Mon Apr 8, 2013 5:15 pm

zapatasblood wrote:Omer Asik on Joakim Noah won the game so this is block of the year

idk
Asik block helped save the game.
Bevs block changed the game, SAS was done after that.
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Post#8 » by texasholdem » Mon Apr 8, 2013 7:00 pm

The Denver announcer on the Anderson/Fournier dunk is so lame. He doesn't even make the TJJones block or dunk sound exciting and they said "I think Evan had a foot in the circle" when Fournier clearly had both feet in the restricted area. And he insults Anderson by saying he had a cup of coffee with the Spurs.

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Post#9 » by TMACFORMVP » Mon Apr 8, 2013 7:43 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... O76zjJtu2k
Rockets commentary of the Anderson dunk.

My favorite block was the Beverley on Green one. Completely changed momentum, and got us a big win.
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Post#10 » by texasholdem » Mon Apr 8, 2013 8:08 pm

This is the Lin block/dunk.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJEDBaGmL8U[/youtube]

Funny he blocks Aaron Brooks and then dunks on Francisco Garcia, two players who would be his new teammates.

This is the Lin block/steal on Josh Smith. Not as high up as the Beverley/Green block but impressive how he keeps it in play and turns it into a fastbreak
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XJoSdi_1c[/youtube]
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Post#11 » by HTown_TMac » Tue Apr 9, 2013 3:19 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7eFWoEoDpc[/youtube]

my personal favorite play of the year for various reasons.. I was there, and it tied the game in the closing minutes(which we ended up winning) and he three the HTown sign up to the Thunder bench
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Re: Plays of the Season 

Post#12 » by TMU » Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:10 am

Easily James Anderson's dunk on that Funny Guy.
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Re: Plays of the Season 

Post#13 » by Guy986 » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:21 am

I cast my vote for Tjones dunk.

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