Yep, many players get away with that, but it's one way the NBA can start cleaning up the game. Call traveling and carrying/palming the ball.
Manu only can get blame for the FT miss. If that wasn't Parker's man, why was he running toward Allen to begin with?
On another note, although Parker wasn't necessarily running at Allen, he was moving at a much faster clip than anything we saw out of him ever since he came back from the hammy injury vs the Lakers.
I don't know how you're blaming Parker for this. Parker was guarding Chalmers, Green on Wade, Ginobili on Allen. Parker got caught in a screen and needed to contest James' three. Manu got caught in Wade's screen and he and Green switched, then Parker had to run cross court to contest Allen's shot when Green was just standing there in the key instead of covering his man Allen.
It's not a travel. Allen caught the ball while taking his two steps backwards. Manu's done it before. Remember that game winner against the Bucks a couple of years ago.
Anyway the whole business of contesting 3's is ridiculous. It's like playing the lottery. I bet there's not that much of a difference between the percentages when you consider contested and non-contested 3's. The only way to guarantee a 3 doesn't go in is to run the shooter of the line. Especially when you're up 3. Force them to take a rushed 2 pointer but don't allow them to take a 3.
will never happen. nba fans are a majority of people who would rather see 150-140 pt games. especially with the hit ncaa took for "not being able to score" there is no chance that advantages for the offensive player will decline.
there have been 2 marketable non-offensive guys in the nba, kind of.. rodman and the glove, but rodman being insane and gp's oops and offensive game were probably more reasons they were fan favorites.
What a pussy
Without Lebron's tactics, the Cavs don't even make the playoffs, much less the Finals. The depleted roster gave the Warriors a of a scare, and imo validated themselves as a scary opponent going into next year. Lebron said at the beginning of the season that he wasn't guaranteeing anything, they are rebuilding.. and I feel confident that if you told him he'd go from a perennial lottery team to 6 games into the Finals in one season, he'd have taken it 10 times out of 10.
Lebron might have some god complex, but he's one man with a group of guys who weren't even acceptable on their previous teams... gee who does that sound like?
Tony Parker cannot guard Ray Allen. Ray's vertical would put his waist at the top of Tony's head, both jumping, and Ray isn't known as a spotty 3pt shooter.
You don't get two steps without a dribble. That's grade school ball knowledge. I don't care if Manu did it vs the Bucks, it's still a travel. You do get two steps after any sort of a successful dribble.
Hand in the face, basketball 101.
lol.. thinking Tony can face guard Ray Allen..
If you catch the ball while moving like Allen, I believe you're allowed 2 steps to shoot or pass.
Anyone can face guard anybody. Good shooters don't even know the defender is there.
Pretty sure he didn't catch the ball in mid-air, but yes catching the ball in mid-air, you do get two steps.
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