Daniels dunk attempt

[UConnSwag11]

I just went to Watch ESPN and rewatched the dunk attempt at 9:50 of the second half.

Daniels was clearly fouled. It was the only reason he missed the dunk.

shh stop, reasoning doesnt work here when they want to find minor things to rip someone about....

 

[CTBasketball]

You could see him go down immediately after he was hit. He was in the air, clipped, and then he lost a foot off his jump.

I saw the foul, but I didn't think it was that hard enough to knock him down. Still I think we can both agree that he should have taken another step and either laid it in or attacked the right side of the rim.

 

[Waquoit]

He wasn't hit that hard, he was too far away when he started his leap. The entire effort was slightly off from the start.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I saw the foul, but I didn't think it was that hard enough to knock him down. Still I think we can both agree that he should have taken another step and either laid it in or attacked the right side of the rim.

he missed the dunk by about an inch or two, having someone slow you down or hit you mid air is going to throw you off...i dont mind it at all, he attacked the rim hard after not playing all too well the past few games... he didnt get hurt so we shouldnt be making a big deal about this

 

[SubbaBub]

It wasn't Roscoe level for bottom 10 plays of the week. But, it will be there for sure. Looks like his footwork was a bit off and he leap a little earlier. Glad he's OK.

 

[CTBasketball]

he missed the dunk by about an inch or two, having someone slow you down or hit you mid air is going to throw you off...i dont mind it at all, he attacked the rim hard after not playing all too well the past few games... he didnt get hurt so we shouldnt be making a big deal about this

True. If he got hurt that would have been devastating. Good thing he got right back up it was a hard lick.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Distant second to his miss against Louisville.

pretty sure it shouldve been called a block he launched himself and harrell undercut him...

 

[Inyatkin]

This thing where we take one bad play and dissect it to death and pronounce a player worthy or unworthy based on three seconds of game action? I don't get it.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Did you rewatch just ow looking for the foul? Or were you going off memory?

It was obvious. Look at it from the first shot (i.e. camera view, side of the court). He gets clipped hard and then drops.

You can't finish when you're fouled hard.

Not buying your argument. Just watched the video over and over. I'm not convinced he got hit, and even if he did, it was with very little force. The Rutgers player was on his heels from backtracking to guard TSam, then stepped up weakly to challenge Daniels before realizing that it was futile and pulled back. The reason he didn't make the dunk is he doesn't have ups, not that he got fouled. It looks even worse since he spread his legs, stuck out his tongue and did full MJ Jumpman. (Never go full Jumpman) Oh well.

 

[intlzncster]

You guys are crazy. It doesn't even look that bad in slow mo.

EDIT: I was looking at the Louisville one. Nevermind.

He wasn't rejected by the underside of the rim. From the above angle, it appears the ball slips out of his hand a bit. He threw it into the back of the cylinder (where it attaches to the backboard).

And that he was undercut slightly. Changed his trajectory.

 

[James]

This thing where we take one bad play and dissect it to death and pronounce a player worthy or unworthy based on three seconds of game action? I don't get it.

this x100. There's some thread about how Nolan's such a funny guy, a poster barges in and claims his air ball was the funniest thing he's ever done. Smh

 

[zls44]

I love how we're breaking it down like it's the zapruder film.

Look at it this way- his dunk attempt against Louisville was a foot too far, his dunk attempt against Rutgers was a foot short...his next one should be juuuuuust right.

 

[Kitaman]

Someone needs to rewind the Daniels dunk attempt.

A Rutgers player jammed his chest while he was up in the air. I saw him lose his height after the hand jammed him.

I know you mean well, and are defending him, but still it was an embarrassing ass play.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Truth is DD isn't very athletic. He has elite skills but not elite athletic ability.

The play was painful to watch, and it was worse because he had been virtually invisible up to that point of the game. I like the way he rallied to make a couple of nice plays after the fact. A lot of kids would have dissolved after that play. He kept his head in the game.

 

[upstater]

Not buying your argument. Just watched the video over and over. I'm not convinced he got hit, and even if he did, it was with very little force. The Rutgers player was on his heels from backtracking to guard TSam, then stepped up weakly to challenge Daniels before realizing that it was futile and pulled back. The reason he didn't make the dunk is he doesn't have ups, not that he got fouled. It looks even worse since he spread his legs, stuck out his tongue and did full MJ Jumpman. (Never go full Jumpman) Oh well.

http://www.lenscrafters.com/

 

[Kitaman]

More importantly anyone want to take bets its on ESPN's 'not so top 10' tomorrow?

 

[minidarren]

More importantly anyone want to take bets its on ESPN's 'not so top 10' tomorrow?

It's absolutely No 1. Didn't someone already state that ESPN already showed it saying they couldn't wait until tomorrow?

 

[Mike Honcho]

http://www.lenscrafters.com/

You're the only guy arguing your point. Must be lonely.

 

[Mike Honcho]

It's also a little weird, albeit endearing, how you're campaigning to downplay how embarrassing this play was. You posted six times in DeAndre's defense how it was a foul (then of course, resorted to name calling). If only post count was an indicator of reason. Mark Sanchez could have used you during the Butt Fumble incident.

 

[upstater]

You're the only guy arguing your point. Must be lonely.

Nope, not the only. Others saw the foul when he was in mid-air. I have company. And they have good eyesight.

 

[CAHUSKY]

You're the only guy arguing your point. Must be lonely.

For the record, I think he got fouled too. The defender clearly hit him. Did it cause him to miss the dunk, maybe.

 

[upstater]

It's also a little weird, albeit endearing, how you're campaigning to downplay how embarrassing this play was. You posted six times in DeAndre's defense how it was a foul (then of course, resorted to name calling). If only post count was an indicator of reason. Mark Sanchez could have used you during the Butt Fumble incident.

Name-calling? Uh... no. Where? The really weird thing is all your effort to bag on Daniels.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Did you rewatch just ow looking for the foul? Or were you going off memory?

It was obvious. Look at it from the first shot (i.e. camera view, side of the court). He gets clipped hard and then drops.

You can't finish when you're fouled hard.

Yikes, c'mon. He might have gotten brushed by the dude in the lane but it wasn't a "hard foul" and he didn't "lose a foot" off of his jump. That's ridiculous.

I'm not surprised you're taking this position, you've got a track record, but no one looking at that play would think that was a hard foul. DeAndre jumped from too far out and blew the dunk. I'm glad he's okay, but that's really all there is to it.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Alright boys, you've had your fun.
Now go and watch the Phil Nolan GIF so you can get back to being serious.

 

[minidarren]

Where is there a video of this dunk attempt? I need to send it to my cousin.