Miami Heat v. New York Knicks: LeBron Block Attempt and Foul

[rockyroad]

Thanks APG! Not quite the same kind of play, but I am interested to see if all those who are saying the first one by James "has to be a foul" will the say the same about this one...after all, McGee's follow through makes some contact with Gasol.

Plus, I really liked the play whan it happened and they didn't show any replays of it last night!

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Thanks APG! Not quite the same kind of play, but I am interested to see if all those who are saying the first one by James "has to be a foul" will the say the same about this one...after all, McGee's follow through makes some contact with Gasol.

Plus, I really liked the play whan it happened and they didn't show any replays of it last night!

I say no foul on this one.

(And on the James one, I never said it I had to be a foul or even should have been a foul, just that it was justifiable within the rules.)

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I say no foul on this one.

If this play had happened in my high school game, I would not have a foul.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

On one play a kid split two defenders and lost his balance and threw up some crap to attempt a shot. I saw the entire thing and the defenders literally did not touch him, but he fell down on his face basically and the coach complained and ask me how that was not a foul? I answered by saying, "The the defenders did nothing wrong or illegal, he just fell." The coach basically said, "He cannot fall over air?"

Even if there was contact, it might not have been illegal contact. There's a difference between tripping, and being tripped. One is legal. The other isn't.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Even if there was contact, it might not have been illegal contact. There's a difference between tripping, and being tripped. One is legal. The other isn't.

Very true. And in this particular play, he was not even falling because of contact, he just fell. Other times there was some contact and I believe the young man felt there was going to be some contact, but the defenders backed off. As a result the player fell on his own.

Peace

[ballgame99]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Thanks APG! Not quite the same kind of play, but I am interested to see if all those who are saying the first one by James "has to be a foul" will the say the same about this one...after all, McGee's follow through makes some contact with Gasol.

Plus, I really liked the play whan it happened and they didn't show any replays of it last night!

No way, this one is clean. The defender goes vertical in his space, contact is created primarily by the offense.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

contact is created primarily by the offense.

Oh, I see...Gasol slammed the side of his face into McGee's arm on the follow-through. That makes sense.

[ballgame99]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Oh, I see...Gasol slammed the side of his face into McGee's arm on the follow-through. That makes sense.

I don't see much head contact on the play. I just see Gasol trying to dunk on someone and not being successful at it.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

I don't see much head contact on the play. I just see Gasol trying to dunk on someone and not being successful at it.

Gasol was hit in the head by McGee on the follow through, not sure how you don't see it.

[onetime1]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Not back when Bill Russell played:

The first block no contact but a fadeaway shot. From then on all block shots look to have some form of contact