Blakes dunk on Gasol was not an Offensive Foul

[DKLaker]

The restricted area is only there to prevent a secondary defender to come and block a drive that has been initiated outside of the lower defensive block. For example, an offensive player starts a drive outside of the LDB and blows by the primary defender, a secondary defender cannot jump in the restricted area to take a charge.

Griffin got possession of the ball inside the lower defensive block, therefore an offensive foul could have, and should have been called on Blake for his elbow.

Sorry, No. There are a few things at work here:

No defender can make contact inside the restricted area, it doesn't matter if it's a primary or secondary.....even if you have perfect position and the edge of your heel is in the restricted area then it is a defensive foul...this is called all the time.
Blake was already in the air when Pau came over, it's the same thing as walking under a shooter....automatic defensive foul.

The moment there is any contact at all under the above circumstances it is automatically a defensive foul...it then doesn't matter what Blake does, there are no offsetting fouls on shots.
It's just like a guy driving to the basket getting fouled, taking 2 steps on his layup but then getting fouled again stopping him from getting the shot off.
There would only be 1 foul recorded.....against the first defender and only 2 free throws shot not 2 or 3......get it?

There are 3 pro referees on the court, all saw it and they got the call right.

[Phong]

Sorry, No. There are a few things at work here:

No defender can make contact inside the restricted area, it doesn't matter if it's a primary or secondary.....even if you have perfect position and the edge of your heel is in the restricted area then it is a defensive foul...this is called all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_G8Q46hGus



NBA’s Misunderstood Rules: http://www.nba.com/nba101/misunderstood_0708.html

The restricted area (RA) is the area within the arched line on the court located below the rim. Its purpose is to stop secondary defenders from taking a position under the basket in an attempt to draw the offensive foul when a player is driving to the basket. If an offensive player drives past his primary defender on the way to the basket and a secondary defender comes over, he must establish a legal position outside the RA to draw an offensive foul. If the drive starts inside the Lower Defensive Box (LDB – this is the area from the bottom tip of the free throw circle to the endline between the two 3’ posted-up marks), the defender is legally allowed to be positioned inside the RA.

According to the rulebook, if a player starts his drive (or makes the catch) inside the lower defensive box, the restricted area is negated and a player can take a charge inside of it.

Blake was already in the air when Pau came over

No.

There are 3 pro referees on the court, all saw it and they got the call right.

Because miss calls never occur.

[Batz]

Sorry, No. There are a few things at work here:

No defender can make contact inside the restricted area, it doesn't matter if it's a primary or secondary.....even if you have perfect position and the edge of your heel is in the restricted area then it is a defensive foul...this is called all the time.
Blake was already in the air when Pau came over, it's the same thing as walking under a shooter....automatic defensive foul.

The moment there is any contact at all under the above circumstances it is automatically a defensive foul... [COLOR="Red"]<< What the f[FONT="Verdana"]u[/FONT]ck is this shit?[/COLOR] it then doesn't matter what Blake does, there are no offsetting fouls on shots.
It's just like a guy driving to the basket getting fouled, taking 2 steps on his layup but then getting fouled again stopping him from getting the shot off.
There would only be 1 foul recorded.....against the first defender and only 2 free throws shot not 2 or 3......get it?

There are 3 pro referees on the court, all saw it and they got the call right.

Restricted Area: Any player may be in the “restricted area” if the offensive player receives the ball in the lower defensive box. If contact between players takes place on this type of play it does not necessarily mean a foul has been committed. The official must judge whether the contact is negligible and/or incidental, judging each situation separately.

So here we establish that contact inside the restricted does not automatically warrant the defensive player a personal foul. It's the severity of the contact.

In this situation, the defensive player made a legal play on the ball, however an elbow the face from the offensive player gave him the disadvantage. It's f[FONT="Verdana"]u[/FONT]cking a extended elbow the face. How dense do people have to be to not grasp this concept? The restricted area and whatever rule that binds around it holds no merit when a there's f[FONT="Verdana"]u[/FONT]cking elbow the face. Sheesh.

[Kevin_Gamble]

It's getting really difficult not to wish for other players to rough up Griffin now. Flopping and whining like a bitch is one thing, but Griffin plays with no regard to other players' safety, and expects the NBA and the refs to back him up, which they do.

[SavageMode]

That elbow was unintended, that's the dunking motion you have to make to dunk like that. Seriously get off Gasol's nuts, he got raped.

3 Officials, JVG, and Kobe even said it was a legit play and not an offensive foul. It was a defensive foul, the elbow was just the unintended casualty.

[LA_Showtime]

Yeah it was. He stiff-armed Gasol in the face. That shit ain't legal.

[Batz]

That elbow was unintended, that's the dunking motion you have to make to dunk like that. Seriously get off Gasol's nuts, he got raped.



3 Officials, JVG, and Kobe even said it was a legit play and not an offensive foul. It was a defensive foul, the elbow was just the unintended casualty.

I don't give two shits a homeless cracker about Gasol, 3 officials, JVG and a rapist. It does not matter if the elbow was unintended. It is automatically a foul when in elbow comes in contact in any situation. In this one particularly, it gave Griffin a huge and unfair advantage. No elbow, no dunk.


Please, people, grasp this concept. You can't be this dumb. I won't allow it.

[Phong]

I don't give two shits a homeless cracker about Gasol, 3 officials, JVG and a rapist. It does not matter if the elbow was unintended. It is automatically a foul when in elbow comes in contact in any situation. In this one particularly, it gave Griffin a huge and unfair advantage. No elbow, no dunk.


Please, people, grasp this concept. You can't be this dumb. I won't allow it.

You see, poking a guy in the eye unintentionally is a foul. But elbowing a guy in the face unintentionally isn't. How can't you not understand this?

[Batz]

You see, poking a guy in the eye unintentionally is a foul. But elbowing a guy in the face unintentionally isn't. How can't you not understand this?

They're just so.. stupid...

[N0Skillz]

How fckn blind do you have to be to not see that was an offensive foul. Really guys? I hope your not that fckn dumb.

[Batz]

Oh, one star btw.

[LA_Showtime]

How fckn blind do you have to be to not see that was an offensive foul. Really guys? I hope your not that fckn dumb.

I'm sort of glad they didn't call a foul though. Watching Gasol get absolutely annihilated was hilarious. Hope he learns from it and fouls the shit outta Griffin next time.

[DCL]

gasol is just a soft b!tch. that ho bag always gets the facial business.

[TheAesirsFinest]

[QUOTE=Phong]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_G8Q46hGus



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[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Blake was mugging Gasol all night...and getting away with it. Refs obviously turned a blind eye to it...at both ends.
Blake was the worst, but the entire Clipps team embarrassed themselves last night by hacking relentlessly...or, as they would say, "playing tough". And they got away with it...yet still lost.