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Post by Justin on Jan 10, 2013 0:24:23 GMT -8
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Post by aztecbombaye on Jan 10, 2013 0:30:08 GMT -8
Hence the "this season" (referring to the 2010-11 season) so they were right.
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Post by therealeman on Jan 10, 2013 5:03:20 GMT -8
Uh... this is from two years ago.
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Post by bnastyaztecs on Jan 10, 2013 6:37:56 GMT -8
It wasn't between the legs...so they are correct...but I get what you were getting at.
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Post by riddlemethis on Jan 10, 2013 16:42:49 GMT -8
here is a new discussion from the ESPN PTI boys about Franklin and the dunk from todays show, i couldnt find the video but i found the audio, it think its about the 18 minute mark... towards the end of the show espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=8833391 |
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Jan 10, 2013 17:07:16 GMT -8
here is a new discussion from the ESPN PTI boys about Franklin and the dunk from todays show, i couldnt find the video but i found the audio, it think its about the 18 minute mark... towards the end of the show espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=8833391That's funny... after seeing this thread this morning, I immediately shot these guys an email referencing the odds board from two years ago. I don't agree with the assertion Maal didn't spot his teammates in transition... you can distinctly see him look to his right before he launches the lob - he knew he had Chase at his 3:00. |
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Post by riddlemethis on Jan 10, 2013 18:00:45 GMT -8
Yeah they were not exactly open on the wings, maybe if he kept dribbling they would have collapsed on him a little more, but franklin had a decent lane to the hoop, they kept calling him selfish, but it was a three on three fast break, wasnt lilke it was a 3 on 1 easy fast break lay up.
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Post by haleiwaaztec on Jan 10, 2013 18:08:01 GMT -8
Yeah they were not exactly open on the wings, maybe if he kept dribbling they would have collapsed on him a little more, but franklin had a decent lane to the hoop, they kept calling him selfish, but it was a three on three fast break, wasnt lilke it was a 3 on 1 easy fast break lay up. It was a 3 on 3 break, I actually think it was the best option (other than slowing it down) since he didn't really have an option to pass. There was another FB where I think he should have passed it and instead missed the shot. But this one, not selfish at all...he did score didn't he? |
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Post by zed on Jan 11, 2013 2:39:20 GMT -8
Wilbon and Kornholer were hating on Jamaal's dunk on yesterday's PTI  On the bright side, Kevin Blackistone won the showdown on ATH with some love for the dunk  |
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Post by jeffreylw on Jan 11, 2013 7:27:08 GMT -8
I love the way the defenders peeled off when he threw the ball up.
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Post by longtimebooster on Jan 11, 2013 7:44:47 GMT -8
The guys commenting on this play are going by knee-jerk reaction. At first glance, the play looks ridiculous and selfish. However, JF has been practicing this for years. The first time I ever noticed JF was in warmups about an hour before the third game of the season his freshman year. Dude did it three times in a row in an empty arena. I was blown away. This isn't just something he dreamed up as he was dribbling down the court. Also, it's important to remember, JF is a trained professional, and a 7-foot high jumper. Kids don't try this at home. Here's why the play is a smart one and it works: Franklin traces the genesis of Wednesday’s dunk to the open gym of his youth. “Just playing around,” he said. “I gradually figured out that it works because when you throw the ball, people think you’re throwing an alley oop to someone else. The natural reaction as a defender is to turn your head. But by the time you turn your head, the ball is already hitting off the backboard and I’m already in the air. “The hardest part is getting the ball to the backboard, because you’re throwing the ball going so fast that you could throw it too hard. The dunk is the easy part.” (For the record, he wasn’t credited with an assist because he passed to himself.) The sequence started with Franklin corralling a long rebound. He turned and charged up court, with Stephens to his left and Tapley to his right. Three Fresno State players retreated, including 7-0 freshman center Robert Upshaw. “The 7-footer, he looked for the ball,” Franklin said. “But by the time he noticed where the ball was at, I was already coming too fast. It was too late.” Whaaaaaaam. “I watched it on the bus going home, watched it four or five times,” said Steve Fisher, Franklin’s 67-year-old head coach, “and he did a great job setting it up. He had them spread and he knew exactly where he was going with it. They parted perfectly for him to make it work. “That should not happen every game, 10 times a game. But I’ve always been someone who gives players freedom to make basketball plays.” And if he had missed? “If he had missed it, he would have looked awful and I would have looked like I had an undisciplined team,” Fisher said. “But you can’t worry about that.” www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/10/Franklin-stuff-of-legends/?print&page=all |
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Post by aztecbb on Jan 11, 2013 7:55:13 GMT -8
THIS is the genius of Steve Fisher :
“That should not happen every game, 10 times a game. But I’ve always been someone who gives players freedom to make basketball plays.”
And if he had missed?
“If he had missed it, he would have looked awful and I would have looked like I had an undisciplined team,” Fisher said. “But you can’t worry about that.”
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