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I love Manu, but trying to draw a charge on a half court heave? It was just unnecessary. Not a dirty move, but not entirely smart, either.
I didn't see this anywhere else on here (sorry, if this is a repost).
Did Ginobili break buzzer-beater rule?
http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2010...r-beater-rule/
Seems to me a legit move by Manu, nothing dirty. But it is really too bad that it resulted in an injury.
I love Manu, but trying to draw a charge on a half court heave? It was just unnecessary. Not a dirty move, but not entirely smart, either.
"Did Ginobili violate some unwritten code of player safety?"
file under re ed conspiracy theory of the day
why is that?
How the is Manu supposed to know exactly when the buzzer is going to sound?
Manu is trying to win the game and it was not a dirty play at all. Unfortunate Brooks got hurt though.
Load of nonsense.. A player tries to defend a circus shot by someone who is quite good at such shots from way outside the arc and he gets called for unintentionally causing injury because of lack of caution.
Primarily because he was too far away to do more than be in the general vicinity of the Brooks' landing zone. Manu's charge position did not affect the shot, and Manu was technically not even 'aligned' with Brooks' forward motion, and actually was standing to his side - so I'm not sure it would have been a charge even if Brooks barreled into him outright.
An unfortunate incident, and an accident, whatever Manu's intentions were.
Didn't look to me like he was trying to draw a charge, he just went into a freeze at the last second with his arms down to make sure the ref couldn't have whistled anything on him. Of course he should have contested it...how many have you all seen go in? Plenty.-
he was in a "take charge" position not moving mind you and this moron jumps up and trys to fly into manu (hoping for a foul) or trying to get a foot closer to launch the ball and lands on ginobilis foot!!! he deserves this injury he needs to stop trying to make a half court shot and get a foul called on the opposing player at the same time. i saya he deserves it b/c im sure he started this dirty player BS
Typical Spurs defense. Nothing to see here.
Why would a player defend a half-court heave?
The same reason one takes it in the first place.
It might go in.
I think more emphasis should be put on Brooks making such a loooooong jump. Even for a halfcourt heave, he covered more than an average amount of hardwood.
manu wasn't going for the charge, he was just putting his body in front of Brooks so as he shoots uncomfortable. After the shot, he didn't move cause if he moves and touches Brooks, it could be a foul. So you just stay where you are. Bad luck for Brooks, but there wasn't any dirty or improper action here. If teams have small chances to score from there and the rival shouldn't play D, why are they taking that shot anyway?
I wonder why are we talking about these play and nothing was said about Smith foul on George Hill..THAT was at least improper..
No dirty would have been Manu stepping into Brooks. Manu clearly kept his hands down to avoid a stupid foul and its an unfortunate injury. But it comes with sports, sometimes things just happen. Best of luck to Brooks with his recovery.
Technically, Manu was still sliding when Brooks came down. Not his right foot, but sliding nonetheless. I can't be sure of whether Manu wanted to disrupt the shot or what, tbh. He clearly didn't want to cause injury which is why he abruptly went into a screen or charge position.
We saw Jason Kidd hit that same shot earlier this year. He was just playing the defense the way he knows how.
tough one to judge. Manu has had his share of ankle injuries but any rocketfan saying it was purposely done its just a butthurt idiot.. Get Well soon Aaron.
If you're going to try to get free points, Manu's going to try to stop you. If you don't like that, wait until he's not in the game or dribble the clock out. As long as Ginobili has a pulse and is on the floor, he's going to try to beat you.
i think the key is that the refs called a charge on Manu with only 1.6 seconds left--and the defender was in the circle (as Manu believed). Given that, Manu probably thought it was worth a shot to draw a charge and 2 free throws, thinking there was a chance that the refs would be consistent.
He meant to deter the shot, not injure the player. Basketball has it's share of unfortunate incidents that are accidental or just incidental parts of the game. I'm shocked Rox Fans didn't get pissed at RJ for KMart stepping on RJ's foot and spraining his ankle.
didn't we win by 3 points? If Manu's defense had any part in Brooks missing the shot, then he was obligated to do it. Case closed.
NFL hit rule discussions seem to be rubbing off on nba plays now
The reason he slid in there wasn't to try to injure Brooks..think about it this way
If you see a player is about to be in your way, you have 2 options: up your motion on the shot to ensure a safe landing, or take the hit with your feet.
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