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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 4471736, member: 1329"] He jumps a little early this time too. But obviously early is relevant. He had a wide open lane to the basket and had a good head of steam there's no real reason not to jump early except ... Manny Bates comes from the back/side and makes a good play on the ball in the air. In this case there wasn't really a body for him to make contact with. The body is on his right at full wingspan away and the basket to his front left. But because he's right-handed the ball is on his right so it's vulnerable. Bates covered a lot of ground and is kind of whaley-esque with his long arms and quick feet. Jackson likely did not think he was going to be able to get there in a bang bang moment. And Bates would not have been able to get to the rim, but he was able to meet the ball in the air. [/QUOTE]