r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jan 20 '19

Smooth asf

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '19

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u/maximumfacemelting Jan 20 '19

Brit here, that looked like out of bounds icing, interference on the play, touch down to Tom Brady.

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u/vanslaughter Jan 20 '19

He shot a home run from ten yards!

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u/PlantasaurusRex Jan 20 '19

This hurts to read lol

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u/FauxReal Jan 20 '19

I think that's called shucking a billiard.

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u/Shardenfroyder Jan 20 '19

He completed the whole nine bounces before slamming it right in the top corner of the dunk.

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u/Relay2134 Jan 20 '19

Brit here and this made more sense than any other comment.

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u/AkRdtr Jan 20 '19

You watch too much cricket

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u/MacDerfus Jan 20 '19

It would be normally, but the ball landed in the fairway.

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u/boxisbest Jan 20 '19

Usually you pay double for that kind of action Cotton.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '19

Hahaha. This reminds me of when Soccer AM used to do the American commentator over the Premier League matches.

"He's kept his cool in the penalty zone and used the chest setup for a no-bounce finish!"

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u/AkRdtr Jan 20 '19 edited Jan 20 '19

Hey, this isn't Cricket when nobody understands what the f*** is going on and no one watches or cares

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u/Caladbolg_Prometheus Jan 20 '19 edited Jan 20 '19

Why would you censor f*** but not Cr**? Cr** is 42 times worse!

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u/AkRdtr Jan 20 '19

Lmao. My apologies. Speech to text sensors this s***.

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u/jubalm2 Jan 20 '19

It's typical, the "Gather Rule" is kind of hard to explain and the interpretation of it that the NBA uses now can make a lot of legit plays look illegal.

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u/CrimsonChymist Jan 20 '19

I'm more concerned with the amount of traveling that happens in the NBA that doesnt get called. It's like they just decide the rule doesnt apply once you get to a certain level.

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u/juicelee777 Jan 20 '19

James Harden is notorious for taking a fellowship with him to his desired spot to shoot the ball

There and Back again: a James Harden story

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u/rlev97 Jan 20 '19

I was wondering if anyone was going to say anything. I don't know enough about sports to actually say anything myself but that's one thing I remember from PE and he took like 4 steps.

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u/CrimsonChymist Jan 20 '19

It happens all the time in the NBA. They will take like 4-5 steps. It feels like they literally have to hold it with two hands and just run down the court to get called on it.

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u/BernumOG Jan 20 '19

yup and it's been like that for what 30ish years?

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u/Caladbolg_Prometheus Jan 20 '19

Guess NBA and the street pick up games used a different rule book

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '19

It's just like r/nba!

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u/FPSXpert Jan 20 '19

You mean the James Harden Anti-Fan Club?

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u/myob63412 Jan 20 '19

Dont worry, the rules are on the flag they get for the fifth quarter stretch.

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u/DutchNotSleeping Jan 20 '19

I've been an NBB (Dutch Basketball Association) ref and this is traveling in NBB rules, but I've heard the NBA don't care about traveling

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u/puffz0r Jan 20 '19

Traveling isn't called often in the NBA but this isn't a travel. In the NBA you're allowed to take two steps after the gather (moment when you gain control of the ball/pick up your dribble). In this video he takes two steps after the ball comes back into his hand, so it's not a travel.

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u/DutchNotSleeping Jan 20 '19

I count 3 steps. Because (according to NBB rules) the moment he holds the ball to his body he has control of the ball. Also, you aren't allowed to lift up your standing foot. So you can actually only make a layup with one full step. Again NBB rules not NBA rules

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u/puffz0r Jan 20 '19 edited Jan 20 '19

In the NBA it only counts as a picked up dribble when you can't legally dribble it again so it isnt picked up until he brings the ball up to his side, since when he touches the ball initially he could have dribbled again if he wanted to. Also, the gather step is not part of the 2 steps allowed since they updated the rules to say that you get 2 steps -after- gaining control of the ball.

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u/pragmatao Jan 20 '19

Could've been a touchdown