I don't mind bending the rules for a good show but isn't this a bit too much?

[SpanishACB]

Live action shows it was insignificant.



Appreciate the greatness.

ever watch a game live? the moment you realize players actually get hit and hit hard on every play.

Hits in TV appear comical many times - they're not.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Maybe they just missed the call? I didn't notice that live, myself.

[josh99]

Maybe they just missed the call? I didn't notice that live, myself.

It's just not something that they look for, half the league uses their off-hand to fend off defenders on drives.

[Hittin_Shots]

Full speed it would be a difficult call and one they don't really wanna make. Slow motion makes it look bad but it's fraction of a second touch in real time.

Guy saying the gif and his OP are different dunks needs to look again.

[R.I.P.]

ESPN is either trolling us or completely oblivious choosing that photo, Blake is not even near the rim, that foul so glaring and obvious

That

[dunksby]

Full speed it would be a difficult call and one they don't really wanna make. Slow motion makes it look bad but it's fraction of a second touch in real time.

Guy saying the gif and his OP are different dunks needs to look again.

In real time everything is difficult to tell and that's why there are professionals who do this for a living called refs.
He did the same thing on two dunks that are three minutes apart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMIadEvl_R8

[UK2K]

Live action shows it was insignificant.



Appreciate the greatness.

I was wondering how Baynes magically 'misjudged' the block and totally missed...

Now I know why. You clearly see Baynes hand goes up, and Blake pushes it to the side. WTF is that?

Offensive foul, and its not even debatable.

[UK2K]

Full speed it would be a difficult call and one they don't really wanna make. Slow motion makes it look bad but it's fraction of a second touch in real time.

Guy saying the gif and his OP are different dunks needs to look again.

Yeah bit that fraction of a second was enough to move Baynes hand out of the way.

That's all it took.

[Blue&Orange]

That seems one of those gifs people use to try to prove how bad defense was in the 90's.

[embersyc]

That clearly would've been blocked if not for the foul.

[nba_55]

That was the only missed call of the game? Why don't you just post them all?

[ArbitraryWater]

The pic I posted is from a different dunk though, don't you see the foul in the OP?

pretty sure thats the same dunk..

[dunksby]

That was the only missed call of the game? Why don't you just post them all?

Because this is not a refs rigged the game thread

[Hittin_Shots]

Yeah bit that fraction of a second was enough to move Baynes hand out of the way.

That's all it took.

Not saying it isn't a foul but we're also blessed with replays.

[UK2K]

Not saying it isn't a foul but we're also blessed with replays.

Oh yeah, I mean it'd be nearly impossible to see that fraction of a second swipe by Griffin.

But these guys are paid to spot that. I don't think the ref didn't see it as much as it was just the ref not wanting to call that an offensive foul.