Manu's dunk on Yao

[TMTTRIO]

So does anybody have a clip of it :p: :spin :spin :spin . That was the old Manu dunking on people again. It's good to see him like this so far into the season.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i prefer the win then highlights :(

[Behrooz24]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSxiiJBmiE

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[Walter Craparita]

MUST HAVE GIF....

That dunk was almost worth the loss imo.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

:lol at rocket fan coming in here and saying it wasn't all that.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSxiiJBmiE

Colors are a little messed up, I'll fix it tomorrow I have a test to take right now + study for another one tomorrow
:tu

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Thanks for the link!

[E20]

That was fucking savage.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Watch the Rockets bench :lmao

[Deimosfobos]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSxiiJBmiE

Colors are a little messed up, I'll fix it tomorrow I have a test to take right now + study for another one tomorrow

wow

Any chance we can clone Manus balls for the rest of the team?

Despite that dunk, Yao dominated Tim :(

[E20]

That jump seemed abnormal, either Manu used Yao as a boost or jumped while in the air, because it looked like he reached his peak height on the jump and then he just elevated a little bit more.

[mystargtr34]

Awesome dunk but the way you guys were tallking about it i expected more...

[E20]

Who are the commentators? Sounds like Elliott..................are these teh Housten announcers? LMAO


Right in his mouth, take out the mouth piece, put it back in. :lmao

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Awesome dunk but the way you guys were tallking about it i expected more...
:lol Like what? Fireworks or something?

[E20]

Watch the Rockets bench :lmao
Scola does not seem excited LMAO.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

IT was pretty highlight worthy. But I think the Spurs fans were surprised by it, just because of the losing situation. It was a dunk that came out of nowhere.

[Tippecanoe]

ehh. didnt look all that special to me.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I've seen Manu dunk on people before. I just don't ever remember him elevating like that before.

[Amarelooms]

Hmmm expected more from all the hype on here...no biggie

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

That jump seemed abnormal, either Manu used Yao as a boost or jumped while in the air, because it looked like he reached his peak height on the jump and then he just elevated a little bit more.
Manu is kryptonian.

[mystargtr34]

Yeh the ROckets bench was the best part about it LOL

[TampaDude]

That was awesome!

[timvp]

That was a niiiiiice dunk :smokin

Manu is exploding off the court perhaps better than ever. I can't remember the last time he looked this fresh with such freedom of movement.

I'm hoping he can still have 90% of this explosiveness come playoff time.

[dirk4mvp]

I've seen Manu dunk on people before. I just don't ever remember him elevating like that before.


That's what I was thinking when I saw it.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

That was a niiiiiice dunk :smokin

Manu is exploding off the court perhaps better than ever. I can't remember the last time he looked this fresh with such freedom of movement.

I'm hoping he can still have 90% of this explosiveness come playoff time.
Or 20 percent more.. :spin

[2centsworth]

I've seen Manu dunk on people before. I just don't ever remember him elevating like that before.
the dunk he had in overtime of the 50 pt game against phoenix. He freakin skied on that one.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

the dunk he had in overtime of the 50 pt game against phoenix. He freakin skied on that one.

48pts.

You beat me to it by 1 post... :lol

[slayermin]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb104/slayermin/manu_yao2.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb104/slayermin/manu_yao4.jpg

My favorite Manu dunk was the one he had against the Lakers in '05.

[SpursGO]

Yes it was awesome, but I am pretty sure Yao's raping vs the Spurs was a lot worse than that dunk.

Yao had what? 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists?

[sa_kid20]

WTF? SportsCenter just showed the Spurs-Rockets highlights and they didn't even show the Manu Dunk. I know we lost but come on. The only Spurs highlights they showed were Duncan misses.

[ManuAddicted]

SuperManu is back!!!!

[duncan228]

It was sweet.
Thanks for getting it posted so fast.

[Kori Ellis]

I've seen Manu dunk on people before. I just don't ever remember him elevating like that before.

I don't think he's ever got up that high that I've seen. I can't believe people are saying that they "expected more." :lol

[Kori Ellis]

the dunk he had in overtime of the 50 pt game against phoenix. He freakin skied on that one.

I don't think he was this high.

[mikeanthony21]

That jump seemed abnormal, either Manu used Yao as a boost or jumped while in the air, because it looked like he reached his peak height on the jump and then he just elevated a little bit more.

I've only seen that kind of a jump... reaching a peak then seemingly elevating higher, one other time. David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets slamming over Kareem in 1977.

[spursfan09]

That dunk was awesome and Manu was to. I know we lost, but does anyone care? It's just a loss at the beginning of the season. It does not seem signficant at all. I know they can win when it really matters. And the ball won't always bounce the other team's way like it did tonight.

[baseline bum]

That looked incredible, especially one the last angle in the linked video. I haven't seen a Spurs dunk that good since the one Manu threw down on Ben Wallace in game 7.

[Roxsfan]

WTF? SportsCenter just showed the Spurs-Rockets highlights and they didn't even show the Manu Dunk. I know we lost but come on. The only Spurs highlights they showed were Duncan misses.

well, had Yao been further out causing manu to wrap his legs around him, it would have been on espn.

nba coast 2 coast showed it.

It was not that impressive to me, but Elliot was jerking off to it :smokin

come back when Manu does a worthy and "true" posterization like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv109W3b5nI

by the way you can buy a framed pic of tmac's posterizaton of bradley on NBA.com, I highly doubt manu's dunk will be sold on NBA.com :sleep
http://photostore.nba.com/perl/gal?gallery_id=854&process=gallery&provider_id=202&ptp_photo_id=nba%3A104201&sequencenum=12&page=

[ChumpDumper]

:lol @ rocketfan.

You won the game.

Concede the dunk.

[timvp]

Most of Manu's other great dunks were one-handed. To throw down a two-handed dunk over a human that large you have to really get up. Off the top of my head, that's the highest I've ever seen Manu jump.

[bdictjames]

'03 Lakers, where he went baseline.

Manu has that nice teardrop eh? Nobody in the league has a teardrop like his.

[Roxsfan]

:lol @ rocketfan.

You won the game.

Concede the dunk.


just offering my opinion and I did not win shit. The rockets did.

it was great athleticism and determination by manu(no doubt) after TD just gave the ball to Yao. Manu, then stealing and dunking...

just didn't strike me as amazing.

[duncan228]

:lol @ rocketfan.

Simplified it for you.

[Roxsfan]

:lol

.


I'll make it even more simple for you :rolleyes ^^

u got me, wow.

[cornbread]

That had to be his dunk in the last couple of years. Hopefully there's more to come to this season.

[RonMexico]

I've seen better

[whottt]

The one he had against the Hawks a few years ago was pretty nice....he wasn't dunking on anyone, but it was still one of his most memorable ones.

[WalterBenitez]

Manu has upgraded his balls for this season

[whottt]

WTF? SportsCenter just showed the Spurs-Rockets highlights and they didn't even show the Manu Dunk. I know we lost but come on. The only Spurs highlights they showed were Duncan misses.



That's because the Spurs are boring.

[WalterBenitez]

I don't think he's ever got up that high that I've seen. I can't believe people are saying that they "expected more." :lol

Obviously Manu could dunk from behind rim while smiling to Rocket's bench and at the same time making a tatoo on Yao's sholder. :wakeup

[porscha]

Manu Manu I love you :clap :clap :clap

[Barbarian]

When Manu threw that dunk down i yelled as if it was the damn playoffs. Well all that did was wake up my daughter and piss off the wife. Thanks Manu....well worth it.

[naico]

First off Manu is shorter than T-Mac and his arms are not as long either. And he dunked off two feet which definitely harder to dunk than one foot in which T-mac did.

Again; Nope he dunked off one foot

[StoneBuddha]

I think the dunk looks *a lot* better too because he was dunking over Yao. Slow footed and huge adds to the the posterization effect. Plus, the dunk came out of no where.

On a side note, doesn't Yao look like he's dunking on one of those 8 foot rims. He put some down in traffic today but they don't look like much.

[cherylsteele]

well, had Yao been further out causing manu to wrap his legs around him, it would have been on espn.

nba coast 2 coast showed it.

It was not that impressive to me, but Elliot was jerking off to it :smokin

come back when Manu does a worthy and "true" posterization like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv109W3b5nI

by the way you can buy a framed pic of tmac's posterizaton of bradley on NBA.com, I highly doubt manu's dunk will be sold on NBA.com :sleep
http://photostore.nba.com/perl/gal?gallery_id=854&process=gallery&provider_id=202&ptp_photo_id=nba%3A104201&sequencenum=12&page=
So you are hyping a dunk over Shawn Bradley?
Bradley is the epitome of over-rated.

[BeerIsGood!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSxiiJBmiE

Colors are a little messed up, I'll fix it tomorrow I have a test to take right now + study for another one tomorrow


I knocked over my beer on that one.

Upon further review, his head was almost on the rim. It didn't appear that he got any lift from Yao, he actually banged into him at a pretty even level bodywise on the dunk. Those were the best hops Manu has ever shown in the NBA, and probably the best hops by a 6'6" "white" guy in history.

[TheAuthority]

Upon further review, his head was almost on the rim.

No it wasn't.


It didn't appear that he got any lift from Yao, he actually banged into him at a pretty even level bodywise on the dunk.

Actually, his left knee was riding him and catapulted him, which made him appear to get higher than he actually was.


Those were the best hops Manu has ever shown in the NBA,

No. He switched hands in mid-air and dunked on Ben Wallace in a game that actually meant something.



and probably the best hops by a 6'6" "white" guy in history.

Not even on his own team. Brent Barry.

[Martin R]

Did you catch how Manu stared @ the guys sit behind the boards who were yalling nasty things to him during the whole game??

To pay for that ticket, you need VISA.
To enjoy Manu's dunk, it is priceless!!!

[Greg Oden]

I knocked over my beer on that one.

Upon further review, his head was almost on the rim. It didn't appear that he got any lift from Yao, he actually banged into him at a pretty even level bodywise on the dunk. Those were the best hops Manu has ever shown in the NBA, and probably the best hops by a 6'6" "white" guy in history.

What? Brent Barry came from the free throw line back in '96. Also Tom Chambers was probably the best vanilla dunker of all time.

[ancestron]

What made that dunk so incredible was the emotion he put into it. You could tell he was pissed.

[urunobili]

have just seen sportscenter and Manu's dunk is #3 play of the day... nice comments from the guys like "was that a two handed dunk over Yao Ming?"

[MoSpur]

I think he got some help from Yao, which makes it even better. I loved it.

[MoSpur]

Can someone make a gif of that for me?

[Walter Craparita]

Can someone make a gif of that for me?

[Emeyin]

That was the shit. :downspin:

[Taco]

Watch the Rockets bench :lmao


YEAH THERE EVEN KNOW YAO GOT POSTERIZED!!! :lol

[TMTTRIO]

http://www.ole.clarin.com/diario/2007/11/07/um/fotos/spursrockets.jpg
Yao: Sorry Manu I can't allow you to dunk on me
Manu: I can dunk on you even with a hand in my face

[pawe]

I wish Miami would piss the hell out of Manu tonight!

[meta2007]

Haier Play of the Day!

[MoSpur]

http://www.ole.clarin.com/diario/2007/11/07/um/fotos/spursrockets.jpg
Yao: Sorry Manu I can't allow you to dunk on me
Manu: I can dunk on you even with a hand in my face

I didn't realize Yao's hand was all in his face like that. How did they not call a foul on Yao? I guess it happened to fast. Manu even looked shocked.

[chasky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSxiiJBmiE

Colors are a little messed up, I'll fix it tomorrow I have a test to take right now + study for another one tomorrow

thanks for the vid, can you upload the HQ version for a mix?

cheers

Carlos

[drunkendan]

I think he got some help from Yao, which makes it even better. I loved it.

I think it was the magnets.....David Blaine was right.

[hater]

manu was pissed as shit. fucking rest of sorry ass team was playing like pussies

he was the only MAN playing for the SPurs :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss

[hater]

Manu has upgraded his balls for this season

too bad rest of the SPurs have downgraded their balls. especially Parker

[BeerIsGood!]

No it wasn't.



Actually, his left knee was riding him and catapulted him, which made him appear to get higher than he actually was.



No. He switched hands in mid-air and dunked on Ben Wallace in a game that actually meant something.



Not even on his own team. Brent Barry.


What? Brent Barry came from the free throw line back in '96. Also Tom Chambers was probably the best vanilla dunker of all time.


I should have known it would be two idiots commenting on this. Can you fuckers not read?

6'6"

There, I enlarged it for you.

[WalterBenitez]

manu was pissed as shit. fucking rest of sorry ass team was playing like pussies

he was the only MAN playing for the SPurs

Hey man, I like your summarizing's skill :reading

[WalterBenitez]

too bad rest of the SPurs have downgraded their balls. especially Parker

hmmmm, probably you aren't reading papers lately ... Parker's balls are having hot nights with his wife! :music

[xamila rey]

manus dunk is #1 play in the 10 best from tuesday in nba tv
http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/nbatv_top10/top10_071106.asx&video=blank&nbasite=nba

[Lebowski Brickowski]

We need a thread for every Manu dunk this year. Seriously. That would rule.

[Greg Oden]

I should have known it would be two idiots commenting on this. Can you fuckers not read?

6'6"

There, I enlarged it for you.


O God, Brent is 1 whole fucking inch taller than Manu!!!! If Barry was 1 whole fucking inch shorter, he wouldn't have been able to come from the freethrow line!!

[Obstructed_View]

Barry is top three for worst dunk champions of all time, and that's only because of Cedric Ceballos and Dee Brown.

It's all marketing. Manu's dunk is easily ten times the dunk Lebron made against the Spurs last year, but ESPN won't show it a thousand times and characterize it as a "facial".

[kingmalaki]

Again, the dunk was ok (good dunk, not a great one). The main part was his elevation (IMO). However, Yao was already standing under the lane (after he threw the ball away) and didn't really try to contest the shot. It was a nice one but I have seen Manu do beter (I recall one against Wallace). I have definately seen better dunks on Yao...a good 10 a season or so (he has NO VERTICAL).

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Again, the dunk was ok (good dunk, not a great one). The main part was his elevation (IMO). However, Yao was already standing under the lane (after he threw the ball away) and didn't really try to contest the shot. It was a nice one but I have seen Manu do beter (I recall one against Wallace). I have definately seen better dunks on Yao...a good 10 a season or so (he has NO VERTICAL).shit, he NEEDS no vertical!

[SenorSpur]

Wanna know how NASTY that dunk was? Next time you watch the video, check the reaction of the Houston bench. You would've thought Manu was on their team.

Manu knows only one speed - FULL BLAST! Too bad he didn't have much help during that loss.

[kingmalaki]

shit, he NEEDS no vertical!

If you are 7'6 and can only jump one or two inches off the ground it doesn't really put you at an advantage when a 6-6 cat has a 48 " vertical….

[Barbarian]

If you are 7'6 and can only jump one or two inches off the ground it doesn't really put you at an advantage when a 6-6 cat has a 48 " vertical….

Yao is listed at having a 20 inch vertical. He actually was listed at 24 inch vertical but claims foot injuries screwed it up a bit. Don't ask me to post link cause im too fucking lazy to search for it right now.

[Martin R]

have you noticed, in the replay of Manu's dunk, there's a guy lying on the floor who put his arms on his head when he sees the Poster-on-the-making of Manu!!!!
Hilarious!!!!

[ALVAREZ6]

Damn.

Thank god I found this thread, that was nasty.

[Roxsfan]

it was good, just not amazing. I thought it was funny on that pic posted here that Yao's hand was all up manu's cranium and manu didn't get the and1. Perhaps karma after flailing his arms and flopping when he grazed bonzi's shoulder. Maybe that pissed bonzi off and motivated him to out-glass manu.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Seriously the dunk was not that bad ass....it was cool, awesome, timely, but its not like he had a running start and had yao on a good yao blocking attempt.

[still.focused]

Still no gif?

[Cherry]

have you noticed, in the replay of Manu's dunk, there's a guy lying on the floor who put his arms on his head when he sees the Poster-on-the-making of Manu!!!!
Hilarious!!!!

I saw it :lmao

[ambchang]

it was good, just not amazing. I thought it was funny on that pic posted here that Yao's hand was all up manu's cranium and manu didn't get the and1. Perhaps karma after flailing his arms and flopping when he grazed bonzi's shoulder. Maybe that pissed bonzi off and motivated him to out-glass manu.

How could Yao get his hand all over Manu's cranium if Yao didn't really try to contest the shot as your fellow Rocket fan claimed?

[THE SIXTH MAN]

http://www.ole.clarin.com/diario/2007/11/07/um/fotos/spursrockets.jpg



Are Rockets fans choosing to ignore this pic???

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Looks to me like Yao's contesting that basket.

[Indazone]

yeah, if that's all ya got to crow about after getting last nights beatdown, then I'm ok with it.

[ancestron]

Looks to me like Yao's contesting that basket.

yeah i believe that would be called a FOUL.

shoulda been an and 1

[santymrc]

Are Rockets fans choosing to ignore this pic???

Manu took time in the air to lick Yao's arm, that was not a foul!!

[ancestron]

yeah, if that's all ya got to crow about after getting last nights beatdown, then I'm ok with it.

we'll see who's still standing in June.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

yeah, if that's all ya got to crow about after getting last nights beatdown, then I'm ok with it.
:lol Damn you'll are some sensitive douches. I think its cute that you guys get wet after a regular season win though.

[santymrc]

yeah, if that's all ya got to crow about after getting last nights beatdown, then I'm ok with it.

Don't get too excited couse of a W. In playoffs it will be a different story, you can count on that.

[Roxsfan]

Don't get too excited couse of a W. In playoffs it will be a different story, you can count on that.


yeah, the win was good but the season is early.

Don't count on your postseason victory should the spurs play the rockets.....

[TheAuthority]

It's all marketing. Manu's dunk is easily ten times the dunk Lebron made against the Spurs last year, but ESPN won't show it a thousand times and characterize it as a "facial".

Don't even compare the 2. LeBron's head was on the rim, plus he dunked on arguably the best player in the league and a great shot blocker.

Yao is 7'6" and gets blocked by players that are 5'6".

[SenorSpur]

yeah, if that's all ya got to crow about after getting last nights beatdown, then I'm ok with it.

Speaking of beat downs, you should simply hope and pray that your Rockettes can get past the first round of the playoffs.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

The whole about this dunk is the previous play where we played the ball horrendously and lost it and manu stole it from a bad pass from Yao and dunk on his face. It was beautiful.

[Indazone]

LOL Keep the trash talking comin...it's hilarious. See ya in San Antonio next time. :blah

[urunobili]

it was #1 play on NBA TV daily....

[ancestron]

still no GIF?

[DR WU]

Don't taze me bro!

[Hemotivo]

I wish Miami would piss the hell out of Manu tonight!
bump :toast

[Obstructed_View]

Don't even compare the 2. LeBron's head was on the rim, plus he dunked on arguably the best player in the league and a great shot blocker.

Yao is 7'6" and gets blocked by players that are 5'6".

Um, Duncan didn't jump and was out of position, so he just stood there with his hands in the air while a guy two inches shorter than he is threw it down with a full head of steam. Manu dunked from both feet on a guy a foot taller than he is who jumped to block the shot and fouled him in the process.

I agree that the two dunks shouldn't be compared because Manu's was much better.

[LilMissSPURfect]

Manu!

[TheAuthority]

Um, Duncan didn't jump and was out of position, so he just stood there with his hands in the air while a guy two inches shorter than he is threw it down with a full head of steam. Manu dunked from both feet on a guy a foot taller than he is who jumped to block the shot and fouled him in the process.

I agree that the two dunks shouldn't be compared because Manu's was much better.

Duncan was there in plenty of time. He knew he wasn't jumping with LeBron, or he would have gotten posterized even worse than he already had.

Fact remains: Yao got blocked by a player 5'6"; is slow, unathletic and a bad defender. LeBron posterized Duncan. LeBron: the easy winner. Thanks.

[Martin R]

who is the biggest shot blocker, Tim or Yao ?

let's check it out :

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/yao_ming/head2head.html
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tim_duncan/head2head.html

"easy winner" : YAO.

Manu dunked on a SUPERIOR shot blocker.

End of discussion.

[lefty]

Wow.

Manu circa 2004-2005 is back !!!

[288pipi]

:blah :blah
I also never knew Manu could jump that high off both feet most of his dunks are off one foot.

[TheAuthority]

who is the biggest shot blocker, Tim or Yao ?

let's check it out :

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/yao_ming/head2head.html
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tim_duncan/head2head.html

"easy winner" : YAO.

Manu dunked on a SUPERIOR shot blocker.

End of discussion.

gg @ casual fan

By your theory, Shawn Bradley is a better shot-blocker than the following players:

Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell
Dikembe Mutombo

[Martin R]

gg @ casual fan

By your theory, Shawn Bradley is a better shot-blocker than the following players:

Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell
Dikembe Mutombo

man, fact are facts.
The better shot blocker will get more shots block per game.

get it? :fro

[ArgSpursFan.]

Um, Duncan didn't jump and was out of position, so he just stood there with his hands in the air while a guy two inches shorter than he is threw it down with a full head of steam. Manu dunked from both feet on a guy a foot taller than he is who jumped to block the shot and fouled him in the process.

I agree that the two dunks shouldn't be compared because Manu's was much better.

second that^

[Obstructed_View]

Duncan was there in plenty of time. He knew he wasn't jumping with LeBron, or he would have gotten posterized even worse than he already had.

Fact remains: Yao got blocked by a player 5'6"; is slow, unathletic and a bad defender. LeBron posterized Duncan. LeBron: the easy winner. Thanks.

Reading people's minds and putting in "would haves" is lame. Let me make this simple for you, as you have obviously never played basketball and are easily dazzled by ESPN highlights:

Dunking when you have a 44" vertical and a head of steam on a guy 3 inches taller than you who doesn't jump = easy.

Dunking on a guy 13 inches taller than you who jumps and hits you in the face when you have two steps and jump off both feet = difficult.

You do realize that even if Yao doesn't jump his hands go ten inches higher than Duncan's do, right?

Authority. :lol

[dirk4mvp]

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3260/b45fcf0b9873bf4de4ff16bqg5.gif



I don't get where people are saying Manu dunk off of 2 feet.

[Roxsfan]

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3260/b45fcf0b9873bf4de4ff16bqg5.gif



I don't get where people are saying Manu dunk off of 2 feet.


yeah, and his head was even w/ the top off the glass too :rolleyes

[kingmalaki]

Yao is listed at having a 20 inch vertical. He actually was listed at 24 inch vertical but claims foot injuries screwed it up a bit. Don't ask me to post link cause im too fucking lazy to search for it right now.

I don't know Yao's actual vertical. My point was even though he is 7'6, there are clearly some dudes much shorter that can clearly outjump the difference in height. This is why he gets dunked on say every other game....

[kingmalaki]

Reading people's minds and putting in "would haves" is lame. Let me make this simple for you, as you have obviously never played basketball and are easily dazzled by ESPN highlights:

Dunking when you have a 44" vertical and a head of steam on a guy 3 inches taller than you who doesn't jump = easy.

Dunking on a guy 13 inches taller than you who jumps and hits you in the face when you have two steps and jump off both feet = difficult.

You do realize that even if Yao doesn't jump his hands go ten inches higher than Duncan's do, right?

Authority. :lol

Yao jumped up, and can't jump as high as Manu (which is obvious, watch the replay again). He is already standing under the basket. Manu is coming at him with a full head of steam and jumped towards the goal. Yao did not jump towards him...he just jumped up. And again, Manu clearly can get up higher than Yao can even though Yao is clearly taller.

If you put Yao and Duncan side by side and say jump Duncan will get up higher than Yao. This is one of the reasons Yao rarely wins a jumpball...one of the reasons he gets dunked on so much in a league full of athletic cats that can jump. When it comes to jumping/blocking dunks his height isn't that much of an advantage because I would say 60% of the league can get up higher than he can.

[vander]

i prefer the win then highlights :(

yeah, didn't we lose that game? Nash and James can have all the highlights for all I care, give me the W's.

[TheAuthority]

Reading people's minds and putting in "would haves" is lame. Let me make this simple for you, as you have obviously never played basketball and are easily dazzled by ESPN highlights:

I don't have to put in "would have". It's a fact: Duncan did not try to block the shot because he would have gotten posterized. He cannot jump with LeBron, especially with the kind of authority he was going to the hole with on that particular drive. He knew he couldn't jump with him, that's why he didn't. I saw Vince Carter do the same thing to him. He tries to block Kobe and gets dunked on by him sometimes. Why does he try to block Kobe? Because Kobe has no hops and he has a great chance to block him.


Dunking when you have a 44" vertical and a head of steam on a guy 3 inches taller than you who doesn't jump = easy.

He makes it look easy, that's the idea. That's why it's impressive.


Dunking on a guy 13 inches taller than you who jumps and hits you in the face when you have two steps and jump off both feet = difficult.

Again, he's slow-footed, isn't a shotblocker and just flat out isn't a good defender. Size means little-to-nothing when you get 6'11" and above. It's about shot blocking ability, which Yao has little of.


You do realize that even if Yao doesn't jump his hands go ten inches higher than Duncan's do, right?

You do realize Yao is a bad defender and isn't a shot blocker, right?

Beyond all of that, Manu puts his left leg into Yao to catapult himself up. Not nearly as impressive as the LeBron dunk. I think the number of highlights shown of that dunk last season confirm that.


Authority. :lol

Obstructed_View :lol

[TheAuthority]

yeah, and his head was even w/ the top off the glass too :rolleyes

You mean after he put his left leg into Yao to catapult himself? I saw him try to dunk 2 hands the very next game and he barely was able to dunk the ball. It wasn't even a dunk really. It was more like a 2-handed lay-in.

[WalterBenitez]

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3260/b45fcf0b9873bf4de4ff16bqg5.gif



I don't get where people are saying Manu dunk off of 2 feet.

hmmm... probably he's using a new "rockets shoes" :nerd

[Roxsfan]

You mean after he put his left leg into Yao to catapult himself? I saw him try to dunk 2 hands the very next game and he barely was able to dunk the ball. It wasn't even a dunk really. It was more like a 2-handed lay-in.

I was being sarcastic, and I don't think the dunk itself was spectacular.

The total play was very good, the steal and finishing with a dunk. But the dunk was not Amazing.

[still.focused]

Thanks for the gif

[Pandaemonaeon]

Does anyone have a torrent of the ESPN version of this game?