I hate to stir this up, but this is what diehard fans do. Even though Refs are afforded a degree of discretion in determining what is a "reasonable" reaction time, the Rockets deserve a "reasonable" review. The next time we play the Blazers, .8 seconds should be REPLAYED. .8 Seconds - Roy catches and sets: .8 Seconds - Roy shoots the ball (this is a bet later in his shot than what is in the Hollinger post earlier) .7 Seconds - Roy releasing in mid-air So according to a reasonable timekeeper, it takes .1 seconds to catch, land, turn, jump and shoot. SWEET!!!
I don't like your poll answers but I voted no, not because Roy deserves credit for something he didn't do but because its part of the past now. Next time let's just beat the living **** out them next time to prevent the possibility of something like this.
If Tmac guards him, he doesn't make that shot....or he has to catch it much further out. Lesson learned, I HOPE ! DD
No one disputed that the clock started late. The question is whether 0.8 seconds elapsed between when he received the ball and when he released it. The league reviewed it yesterday and concluded that the sequence lasted 23 frames of a 30 fps clip. That means it was just under 0.8 seconds.
I didn't know that - and b/c the NBA probably has better technology than NBA.com Video / MS Paint, I'll trust that frame analysis!
imho it was artest's assignment. it seems like the plan was that mcgrady and artest communicated that t-mac should cover the right side in case the ball is thrown there while artest was responsible for the left side. it was a miscomunication. but when the ball is thrown in, artest is much closer to roy than t-mac. there was no time to pass the ball so artest should have switched to roy immediately. just saying t-mac's defense is terrible right now seems too simple. i mean, it is terrible, but on that play it was a miscommunication and partly artest's fault as well.
It is somewhat unpleasant to harp upon the past, yet we all know that a difference of one game in the west could have changed the entire playoff rankings and consequently who faced Boston and became the champions. One game is not so trivial that we should just forget about it.
No! You NEVER switch if there is no pick. That play is representative of his whole career ... too lazy to play hard all the time so that his teams never fully succeed.
It was a overtime game and TMAC played 44 min. He's tired and didn't "commit" to chasing Roy because he "thought" Artest was going to switch (notice his wave when Roy took off). I won't say if TMAC as on him that he automatically won't make the shot but it would have been harder. That was a hugh lucky shot and if TMAC make the same game winning shot in the same fashion it would still be a lucky shot. It's took bad they lost but that's why they play the game!
I heard that on the radio. 24/30 frames is .8 seconds. Roy caught the ball, turned, and shot in 23 frames. So the basket was good.
