@Curtis Hardy Literally happened for a dunk contest, one time. If you would like to talk basketball history, there was one other time the rim was raised to 12'. This was in 1954 when the NBA decided to try raising the rim as an experiment to reduce the dominance of George Mikan. Never was the rim raised to 12' permanently and officially stands at 10'.
Length is important too. Guys like Rajon Rondo who are 6"1 but have a 6"9 wingspan are almost genetically designed to excel at basketball. (An average person's wingspan is roughly the same as their height.) Sometimes you get the perfect storm of height, athleticism, and length, resulting in guys like Giannis and Michael Jordan. Makes you appreciate how rare it is to have all those physical gifts on top of being lucky enough to be one of the tallest human beings on the planet. Fun fact: if you're 7 feet tall, play basketball and go to school in America, you have a 20% chance of making it to the NBA.
The hoop is 10ft(3.048m) + the ball is 9.5in(24.13cm). Since the entire ball has to be above the rim in order to dunk, your looking at close to 11ft(3.3528m) minimum.
Taking the ball from people who haven’t shot it is called a steal, plenty just take it from people’s hands or when they are dribbling the ball. Also that last one was in the NBA Finals.
You guys have to see the full clip of that last block by LeBron. The real wonder of it was how far back LeBron was on the court when the play started and how fast he came out of nowhere to reject it. It was in the last minutes of the last game of the NBA finals, so it was pure will and adrenaline.
you can knock it out of the hands at any time as long as you dont have any body contact, body contact more often than not gets called a foul. if you get 5 fouls you get ejected from the game, the 5th foul is like a red card.
Um no hes not. Look Steph Curry is good, there is no denying that. Yes he can make some stupidly deep 3pt shots but he's not on his game every night and his career 3pt shooting percentage isn't as good as Steve Kerr and as such I don't care how deep you can hit it, if your shooting percentage isn't as good or better, than that man, you are not the best. Btw Kerr played 15 seasons so it's not like he just played 5 seasons or something to own that record. It would take a lot of work for Curry to get his career average up another 4% to break it considering how many 3s he's already shot. Then there is the single season 3pt shooting percentage which Steph doesn't own either. That belongs to his brother Seth, but before this season it belonged to Kyle Korver for a long time. Then there is the single game record for most 3's which yes he had for a while with 13 but he's not the only player to have hit 13... but still then, it belongs to his teammate Klay Thompson. Hell Curry doesn't even own the best career/season field goal percentage either. But since Curry is known for shooting 3's, lets take a look at most 3's made in a career. Yes, Curry is in 2nd place but, Ray Allen still owns that record and Steph still has another 300 3's to make before he's even sniffing that record. To me records and stats mean everything. Curry being able to hit super deep 3's does not make him the best shooter ever. Because stats matter to me it's the same reason I don't think Lebron has any business being in the discussion for the GOAT but that is an entirely different conversation.
@@time.worn-soul8243 dude yes he is. The difficulty of his shots combined with off the dribble threes combined with his percentage is incredible. There’s no denying he’s the best shooter of all time
@@time.worn-soul8243 everyone knows he’s the greatest shooter of all time Steve kerr never had a game where he made 10 threes while curry has 25 and career games where he did it. He’s also gonna pass ray allen for all time threes curry made the most threes in the finals and playoffs so everything doesn’t go by percentage
Just to add more detail, the last block by James is number 1 because of the significance of it in the game, it was game 7 (the final game that can occur in an NBA Finals) against the Golden state Warriors that includes Stephen Curry, Klay Thomson etc. there were only a few minutes left in this game and the score was close, I think it was tied at the time and it was like that for the the last few minutes of the game. The Cavaliers are Lebron James’ home team which he played for at the time before going to the lakers. They were down 3-1 in the finals at one point, meaning they won 1 game and the warriors won three. So if the warriors won one more game they win the championship as you need 4 wins to win a playoff series in the NBA. The lebron led CAVS had to win three straight games in order to win the championship and no team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit. The CAVS managed to win two more games to tie up the series and get to game 7 where towards the end of the game lebron made this block and if it hadn’t worked the warriors could’ve gotten the points from the shot putting them up which could’ve resulted in the warriors winning the championship but lebron managed to block the shot because he’s clutch, and that combined with a three point shot from Kyrie managed to win them the championship. The first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals in NBA History. So the block holds a lot of weight and significance.
To preface, I did not plan on this comment being so long but I got into it and wanted to shed some light on basketball for you. Basket is 10 ft high. Blocks are relatively rare in a game but not unusual and definitely big hype moments. A lot of people suggest steph curry highlights which is a good shout, I would say Russell Westbrook has a play style very well suited to being reacted to. Russell is a beast at about 6ft 4 can still hang with the big boys. If you were curious there are roughly 5 basketball positions, (this is in general terms but if you were to play 2K you would see these 5 positions), Point guard(PG), Shooting guard(SG), Small Forward(SF), Power Forward(PF), and Center(C). The guards tend to be the players most responsible for handling the ball and running the offense, these days guards are some of the big offensive threats and creators. Steph curry, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kyrie Irving are some of the big name guards.Point Guards tend to be, but are not always, on the 'short' end with the avg height probably like 6ft 3, while shooting guards are usually a little more defensive and taller. Small forwards are some of the most versatile players, they tend to be larger and stronger than guards and have more defensive responsibility because of this, but still very common to see a small forward be the best offensive player on a team and in the playoffs this tends to be the most impactful position. Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard are some examples of forwards. ( I skipped power forwards and shooting guards, big examples of shooting guards-Michael Jordan, Devin Booker, James Harden(more of a point guard these days). Big examples of Power forwards-Tim Duncan, Blake Griffin, Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh). Last position is the Center, the center is normally one of if not the biggest and tallest players on the court. Having a great center is vital for your defense, they offer the most rim protection and put players off from taking it to the basket, grab rebounds off of missed shots. However they are important on offense too, setting screens for teammates, rolling hard to the basket taking defenders with them, grabbing offensive rebounds, and while most centers don't have great shooting at distance in the modern game more and more big fellas are splashing it from deep (see Brook Lopez and Kristaps Porzingis) For the strongest center in the modern game, look at my boy Steven Adams. Great Centers have dominated the NBA since its inception, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Hakeem Olajuwan, Shaq, Dwight Howard, Anthony Davis(kind of), and many more.
If the hand is on the ball it’s considered part of the ball. You can get 100% hand and no ball and it’s a clean block. And what do you mean “nowadays”? Hitting someone’s arm has always been a foul. 🤦♂️
Wilt Chamberlain was 7foot 1 inches and had a vertical jump of 48 inches. He also ran the 440 yards in 49.0 seconds and the 880 yards in 1:58.3, put the shot 53 feet, 4 inches, and long jumped 22 feet.
Blocks are always a lot more exciting than scoring. Games typically end with both teams scoring over 100 points but there'll only be a handful of blocks each game. Also that #1 block was essentially a championship winning play in a city that hadn't won a championship from any of its three teams in over 50 years.
The best blocker ever had just under 4 blocks a game then the drop off is drastic with good players around 2 a game, so yes sir getting a block is a better feeling than scoring most of the time. To get a game winning shot is tough but there's 10 people on the floor that can do that. If you get a game winning block typically you are the only person in the area code that can/could do that.
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You can only block a shot before the ball reaches the apex. Once the ball is on it's way down, you can't touch it. If you do, it's a penalty and the shot automatically counts as a made basket. If it's a dunk, you can block it at any time since the ball hasn't left the offensive player's hands. And if it's a lay-up, you have to block it before the ball touches the backboard.
I think he said he's 6'2". To dunk he'd probably need a minimum of about a 32" vertical (or slightly less and the ability to palm the ball well), which isn't common at all, and it takes more than a couple weeks to add inches to your vert.
@@garyco766 at just under 6'1" i could dunk with a 28" vertical. I can't palm the ball well, and I was only able to do it in a game once. Easy enough in practice just messing around, counting steps and uncontested. Can't do it anymore lol. I bet 32" vertical would give you the wiggle room to do it in game situations pretty consistently though if it thats what you were saying.
@@fatwhiteguy795 I don't know man, I'm almost 6'3, had a 30" vertical in high school and had a really tough time dunking because I couldn't hold onto the ball well enough. At my height I have an 8' reach almost exactly so 30" got me just 6" above the rim, probably more like 8" with a longer run-up. A basketball is 9.5" diameter, so there is no way to get your hand over the ball at that height, so you have to have it from the side and try to flick it down over the rim, which is hard to do without being able to palm it securely.
@@garyco766 its possible that my reach is a bit above average, I dont know exactly how long my arms are. I can touch an 8' ceiling flat-footed with an inch or so to spare. I could consistently get the bottom of my hand on the rim with a 28" vertical. You're 100% right though. It was a challenge to push the ball downward, thats why the timing and everything had to be perfect.
The only time your not allowed to touch the ball (assuming the ball is in play) is when the ball is on its way down on a shot or if the ball is still like bouncing on/over the rim otherwise you can attempt to steal the ball whenever your heart desires to try
I was at the portland game for the #12 and I have never been to a game where the crowd got as loud and every single person in the building standing up like it was during that play
You're allowed to block the shot if it is going up. Think of it like an arch. At any point of the incline of the arch, you can legally block it. If it is on the decline of the arch and you block it, its called "goal tending" in which case the basket is given. Sometimes it is very close and a difficult decision. Ultimately, the judgement of the referee decides one way or the other.
You Bloke's ought to watch Shawn Kemp's top 50 dunks. He was one of the best in game dunkers of the 90's. Just a pleasure to watch. He was a Freak athlete who did things on the court that not many could do.
You guys need to put up some MotoGP, WSBK, or Isle of Man TT stuff on here. Even British SBK racing. Show the Americans what real racing looks like. There are some Isle of Man TT videos that your butt stayed puckered the whole time you watch it.
Please check out Spud Webb 5'7 or 5'9" guard that won a dunk contest in the '87. Guards usually start at 6 feet to 6'4, sometimes shorter than 6 foot. Everyone else 6'5 to 7 foot or more
Nothing more frustrating than having a breakaway layup, nothing but daylight ahead, and you get your shit thrown into the third row by the trailing defender. The trailing defender has the leaping advantage on a running jump because he doesn't have his jumping range-of-motion inhibited by his arms having to handle the ball. He can sprint unrestricted by dribbling and leap at full speed, while the ball handler must maintain his dribble, coordinate his steps to his dribble, and then leap with extension restricted by the handling of the ball during the jump.
You guys should react to the best assists of the last decade!! Or a magic Johnson highlight video!! You will love the passing more than anything I promise.
NBA rim is 10 feet. The height of players varies from 6 feet to 7 feet 4 inches. Usually the taller they are the shorter they jump. Players gotta extend their arms to make sure the ball gets over the rim & at its highest point to avoid getting blocked
The NBA basketball players really do live that drinking every night lifestyle even the night before games. A lot of them party big time. With covid now of course they don't do it as much now. When they have away games in other cities they usually check out the party scene big time. I heard you guys say something about hockey players drinking that's why I mentioned this. I like your guys show, I'll subscribe. Cheer's. I only seen the basketball videos so far, good stuff, lol.
Fouls in the NBA or "when you can and can't knock it out of the other guys hands" is pretty subjective. In the 80s and early 90s they'd pretty much beat the shit out of each other and the rules have tighten significantly since then. Do a reaction for ESPN's 30 for 30 about the "bad boys" Detroit Pistons.
They showed two blocks by Nate Robinson, the last at 19:23. Nate was an incredible leaper who was, amazingly, only 5'9". In 2010 Nate won the slam dunk contest. Lebron James in comparison is 6'9", 250 lbs..
The reason that block was #1 btw is because it was a decisive defensive moment where there was a long time of no one scoring and it prevent Golden State from gaining momentum. It won cleveland their first championship ever after coming back down 3 games to 1 (first in history). Golden State also had the most winning regular season of all time
Believe it or not, NFL players are usually the best athletes in the pro ranks. Check some of the measurables from their draft combine vs the NBAs. NFL players can jump higher on average even with their much higher weight, they run the 40 meters faster, they run the shuttle faster, and they can lift more. The only real advantage athletically for NBA vs them is in stamina.
You guys should have someone on when you watch American sports that can fill in your questions or add at times when it's important. I'd love to do it but you probably want someone who's got a following lol
RE: Athleticism - I've long held the opinion that basketball players are the most complete athletes in the world, as the sport requires virtually every facet of athleticism (size, strength, speed, agility, coordination, endurance, jumping ability, etc.), all at absolutely peak levels.
You need to react to Manu Ginobili greatest playoff moments. He got inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. Also, check out Haley Reinhard's cover of Creep and Don't Speak by Gwen Stefani. You're going to love it.
The really great blocks are both important/dramatic, and, direct the ball to your team to start a fast break the other way. See Bill Russell (old school--played in late 50s and 1960s) who was one of the best at it--maybe the best.
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Please check out Michael Jordan from Joe Vincent. It will show how amazing he really was in his prime. It shows him take flight from the foul line and fly to the hoop for a dunk.
It must be extremely clear that you've not touched the arms or hands of the shooter. If you have, then a foul is called an possession or foul shots are assessed. Clean blocks are rare because it must be "all ball". And, the ball must be still on its way up. If it has reached its apex and is now descending, this is also an infraction called "goaltending".
Honestly, soccer (or normal, non-American football) is still the pinnacle of athleticism. It requires all of the same physicality, agility, and training; but it also requires farrr more endurance than basketball players even come close to. Even the most athletic, best basketball players in the world are gasping for breaths and throwing their hands over their heads after a fast paced 5 minutes or so of playing. Soccer (football) players have to do all that back and forth sprinting across a way longer distance, they get subbed out far less frequently, and there are less breaks in the game generally speaking. So those guys and girls are far superior, imo.
You need to listen to Larry Bird Trash talking stories. He and this is by players who played with and against him, was the biggest trash talker they had ever seen.
You can’t block/touch ball if it is on its way down or on the rim, then its called goaltending and shooting team gets points
Unless the ball is still held by the offensive player (i.e. dunking).
Also cant block a ball after it hits backboard
Pat Reilly? The legendary NBA coach who trailblazed the “Dapper” suit look for all coaches in the league? Wow! Thanks for your input! Lol
the hoop is 10 feet
@Curtis Hardy are you just trolling every person who posts the actual height of the rim? It's certainly 10 feet.
@Curtis Hardy Here ya go, my guy. www.sportscasting.com/have-nba-hoops-always-been-the-same-height/
@Curtis Hardy Literally happened for a dunk contest, one time. If you would like to talk basketball history, there was one other time the rim was raised to 12'. This was in 1954 when the NBA decided to try raising the rim as an experiment to reduce the dominance of George Mikan. Never was the rim raised to 12' permanently and officially stands at 10'.
@@TheElliottPomplun its 12 feet
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It is 10 foot high exactly. Looking it up also told me that it was put that high over a hundred years ago, when the average height was 5'6".
oh wow 😲
@Curtis Hardy it's 10
Maybe they should raise it lol
@@blakefrancisboggs7526 I’ve been says by for years they need to raise it and widen the court a couple of feet.
@@frightenedsoul I think that’d be cool
The proper trash talk after a huge block is either "Get that sh*t outta here" or "Not in my F*ckin house"!
Get that weak shit outta here*
Also helps that the average height of the NBA is 6' 6" (just over 2m).
Length is important too. Guys like Rajon Rondo who are 6"1 but have a 6"9 wingspan are almost genetically designed to excel at basketball.
(An average person's wingspan is roughly the same as their height.)
Sometimes you get the perfect storm of height, athleticism, and length, resulting in guys like Giannis and Michael Jordan.
Makes you appreciate how rare it is to have all those physical gifts on top of being lucky enough to be one of the tallest human beings on the planet.
Fun fact: if you're 7 feet tall, play basketball and go to school in America, you have a 20% chance of making it to the NBA.
It works both ways though. As players get taller, their shots get harder to block.
@Matt B epik
Height and wingspan depend on position at least in the traditional sense.
@@hulkhogan4203 really
The hoop is 10ft(3.048m) + the ball is 9.5in(24.13cm). Since the entire ball has to be above the rim in order to dunk, your looking at close to 11ft(3.3528m) minimum.
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Taking the ball from people who haven’t shot it is called a steal, plenty just take it from people’s hands or when they are dribbling the ball.
Also that last one was in the NBA Finals.
To me, there's nothing more satisfying when it comes to basketball than a good block
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@@carravaggiomikelson870 oh shit😂😂 good call, I wrote that on a tablet that autocorrects for no reason
You guys have to see the full clip of that last block by LeBron. The real wonder of it was how far back LeBron was on the court when the play started and how fast he came out of nowhere to reject it. It was in the last minutes of the last game of the NBA finals, so it was pure will and adrenaline.
A lot of these are due to the moment. Number 1 decided the NBA championship.
Those two handed blocks have got to feel soul crushing to the shooter.
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you can knock it out of the hands at any time as long as you dont have any body contact, body contact more often than not gets called a foul. if you get 5 fouls you get ejected from the game, the 5th foul is like a red card.
It’s actually 6 fouls in the nba. 5 in most other comps tho.
You guys should react to stephen curry highlights hes the best nba shooter of all time
I was about to tell them the same thing!
Um no hes not. Look Steph Curry is good, there is no denying that. Yes he can make some stupidly deep 3pt shots but he's not on his game every night and his career 3pt shooting percentage isn't as good as Steve Kerr and as such I don't care how deep you can hit it, if your shooting percentage isn't as good or better, than that man, you are not the best. Btw Kerr played 15 seasons so it's not like he just played 5 seasons or something to own that record. It would take a lot of work for Curry to get his career average up another 4% to break it considering how many 3s he's already shot. Then there is the single season 3pt shooting percentage which Steph doesn't own either. That belongs to his brother Seth, but before this season it belonged to Kyle Korver for a long time. Then there is the single game record for most 3's which yes he had for a while with 13 but he's not the only player to have hit 13... but still then, it belongs to his teammate Klay Thompson. Hell Curry doesn't even own the best career/season field goal percentage either. But since Curry is known for shooting 3's, lets take a look at most 3's made in a career. Yes, Curry is in 2nd place but, Ray Allen still owns that record and Steph still has another 300 3's to make before he's even sniffing that record. To me records and stats mean everything. Curry being able to hit super deep 3's does not make him the best shooter ever. Because stats matter to me it's the same reason I don't think Lebron has any business being in the discussion for the GOAT but that is an entirely different conversation.
@@time.worn-soul8243 dude yes he is. The difficulty of his shots combined with off the dribble threes combined with his percentage is incredible. There’s no denying he’s the best shooter of all time
@@time.worn-soul8243 everyone knows he’s the greatest shooter of all time Steve kerr never had a game where he made 10 threes while curry has 25 and career games where he did it. He’s also gonna pass ray allen for all time threes curry made the most threes in the finals and playoffs so everything doesn’t go by percentage
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Just to add more detail, the last block by James is number 1 because of the significance of it in the game, it was game 7 (the final game that can occur in an NBA Finals) against the Golden state Warriors that includes Stephen Curry, Klay Thomson etc. there were only a few minutes left in this game and the score was close, I think it was tied at the time and it was like that for the the last few minutes of the game. The Cavaliers are Lebron James’ home team which he played for at the time before going to the lakers. They were down 3-1 in the finals at one point, meaning they won 1 game and the warriors won three. So if the warriors won one more game they win the championship as you need 4 wins to win a playoff series in the NBA. The lebron led CAVS had to win three straight games in order to win the championship and no team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit. The CAVS managed to win two more games to tie up the series and get to game 7 where towards the end of the game lebron made this block and if it hadn’t worked the warriors could’ve gotten the points from the shot putting them up which could’ve resulted in the warriors winning the championship but lebron managed to block the shot because he’s clutch, and that combined with a three point shot from Kyrie managed to win them the championship. The first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals in NBA History. So the block holds a lot of weight and significance.
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To preface, I did not plan on this comment being so long but I got into it and wanted to shed some light on basketball for you.
Basket is 10 ft high. Blocks are relatively rare in a game but not unusual and definitely big hype moments. A lot of people suggest steph curry highlights which is a good shout, I would say Russell Westbrook has a play style very well suited to being reacted to. Russell is a beast at about 6ft 4 can still hang with the big boys. If you were curious there are roughly 5 basketball positions, (this is in general terms but if you were to play 2K you would see these 5 positions), Point guard(PG), Shooting guard(SG), Small Forward(SF), Power Forward(PF), and Center(C). The guards tend to be the players most responsible for handling the ball and running the offense, these days guards are some of the big offensive threats and creators. Steph curry, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kyrie Irving are some of the big name guards.Point Guards tend to be, but are not always, on the 'short' end with the avg height probably like 6ft 3, while shooting guards are usually a little more defensive and taller. Small forwards are some of the most versatile players, they tend to be larger and stronger than guards and have more defensive responsibility because of this, but still very common to see a small forward be the best offensive player on a team and in the playoffs this tends to be the most impactful position. Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard are some examples of forwards. ( I skipped power forwards and shooting guards, big examples of shooting guards-Michael Jordan, Devin Booker, James Harden(more of a point guard these days). Big examples of Power forwards-Tim Duncan, Blake Griffin, Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh). Last position is the Center, the center is normally one of if not the biggest and tallest players on the court. Having a great center is vital for your defense, they offer the most rim protection and put players off from taking it to the basket, grab rebounds off of missed shots. However they are important on offense too, setting screens for teammates, rolling hard to the basket taking defenders with them, grabbing offensive rebounds, and while most centers don't have great shooting at distance in the modern game more and more big fellas are splashing it from deep (see Brook Lopez and Kristaps Porzingis) For the strongest center in the modern game, look at my boy Steven Adams. Great Centers have dominated the NBA since its inception, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Hakeem Olajuwan, Shaq, Dwight Howard, Anthony Davis(kind of), and many more.
What makes blocks even more special nowadays, you cant touch the attackers hand or arm or they will call a foul, you can only hit the ball.
Unless your first name is LeBron.
You also can't get the ball after it hits the backboard, or when it's going down.
@@Heyec Didnt know about the backboard, i did know that when its going down they call goaltending.
If the hand is on the ball it’s considered part of the ball. You can get 100% hand and no ball and it’s a clean block. And what do you mean “nowadays”? Hitting someone’s arm has always been a foul. 🤦♂️
@@_maza_2443 I mean Maza that they even look more closely to blocks then in the past, you could get away with alot in the 80ties and 90ties
Every block I wanna scream, "Get that sh*t outta here!!!"
Your exactly right, when you block someone it’s like your owning them. “Get that shit out of here”
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Wilt Chamberlain was 7foot 1 inches and had a vertical jump of 48 inches. He also ran the 440 yards in 49.0 seconds and the 880 yards in 1:58.3, put the shot 53 feet, 4 inches, and long jumped 22 feet.
There's no better feeling than getting a block!!! Scoring can fuck off, blocking is where the real adrenaline is!!
Blocks are always a lot more exciting than scoring. Games typically end with both teams scoring over 100 points but there'll only be a handful of blocks each game.
Also that #1 block was essentially a championship winning play in a city that hadn't won a championship from any of its three teams in over 50 years.
The best blocker ever had just under 4 blocks a game then the drop off is drastic with good players around 2 a game, so yes sir getting a block is a better feeling than scoring most of the time.
To get a game winning shot is tough but there's 10 people on the floor that can do that. If you get a game winning block typically you are the only person in the area code that can/could do that.
For a split second I believed your “that James kid” comment was legit. Sufficed to say my brain quickly reminded me just who I was listening to.
I think you should react to the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Competition... It's one of the best ones if not the best one in history.
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Id love to see you guys react to some dunks of the decade
You can only block a shot before the ball reaches the apex. Once the ball is on it's way down, you can't touch it. If you do, it's a penalty and the shot automatically counts as a made basket. If it's a dunk, you can block it at any time since the ball hasn't left the offensive player's hands. And if it's a lay-up, you have to block it before the ball touches the backboard.
The ginger guy is 6’4. If he trained to dunk for about 2 weeks he definitely could get it
I think he said he's 6'2". To dunk he'd probably need a minimum of about a 32" vertical (or slightly less and the ability to palm the ball well), which isn't common at all, and it takes more than a couple weeks to add inches to your vert.
@@garyco766 yeah to dunk without training or anything you’d prolly have to be like 6’5+
@@garyco766 at just under 6'1" i could dunk with a 28" vertical. I can't palm the ball well, and I was only able to do it in a game once. Easy enough in practice just messing around, counting steps and uncontested. Can't do it anymore lol. I bet 32" vertical would give you the wiggle room to do it in game situations pretty consistently though if it thats what you were saying.
@@fatwhiteguy795 I don't know man, I'm almost 6'3, had a 30" vertical in high school and had a really tough time dunking because I couldn't hold onto the ball well enough. At my height I have an 8' reach almost exactly so 30" got me just 6" above the rim, probably more like 8" with a longer run-up. A basketball is 9.5" diameter, so there is no way to get your hand over the ball at that height, so you have to have it from the side and try to flick it down over the rim, which is hard to do without being able to palm it securely.
@@garyco766 its possible that my reach is a bit above average, I dont know exactly how long my arms are. I can touch an 8' ceiling flat-footed with an inch or so to spare. I could consistently get the bottom of my hand on the rim with a 28" vertical. You're 100% right though. It was a challenge to push the ball downward, thats why the timing and everything had to be perfect.
watching these blocks makes me even more awed by the greatest dunks (in traffic) ...
The # 1 was obvious cause not only was it amazing but it saved the deciding game of the NBA Finals.
You guys MUST watch the Malice in the Palace footage. Most notorious sports fight in US history. Absolutely nuts
The only time your not allowed to touch the ball (assuming the ball is in play) is when the ball is on its way down on a shot or if the ball is still like bouncing on/over the rim otherwise you can attempt to steal the ball whenever your heart desires to try
I think you guys would enjoy ankle brakers and slam dunk compilations.
I was at the portland game for the #12 and I have never been to a game where the crowd got as loud and every single person in the building standing up like it was during that play
You're allowed to block the shot if it is going up. Think of it like an arch. At any point of the incline of the arch, you can legally block it. If it is on the decline of the arch and you block it, its called "goal tending" in which case the basket is given. Sometimes it is very close and a difficult decision. Ultimately, the judgement of the referee decides one way or the other.
Big time blocks are the best feeling I remember in highschool I blocked someone twice by pinning his shot against the backboard and it felt good
You should definitely react to either ankle breakers in basketball or jukes in football or both
You Bloke's ought to watch Shawn Kemp's top 50 dunks. He was one of the best in game dunkers of the 90's. Just a pleasure to watch. He was a Freak athlete who did things on the court that not many could do.
Grats to Stephen Curry tonight! Another Championship!
Watch Michael Jordan’s Top 50. Y’all would love it
You guys need to put up some MotoGP, WSBK, or Isle of Man TT stuff on here. Even British SBK racing. Show the Americans what real racing looks like. There are some Isle of Man TT videos that your butt stayed puckered the whole time you watch it.
We need that Blake griffin best dunks! Awesome nba highlights.
I love these sports reactions
Please check out Spud Webb 5'7 or 5'9" guard that won a dunk contest in the '87. Guards usually start at 6 feet to 6'4, sometimes shorter than 6 foot. Everyone else 6'5 to 7 foot or more
Nothing more frustrating than having a breakaway layup, nothing but daylight ahead, and you get your shit thrown into the third row by the trailing defender. The trailing defender has the leaping advantage on a running jump because he doesn't have his jumping range-of-motion inhibited by his arms having to handle the ball. He can sprint unrestricted by dribbling and leap at full speed, while the ball handler must maintain his dribble, coordinate his steps to his dribble, and then leap with extension restricted by the handling of the ball during the jump.
You guys should react to the best assists of the last decade!! Or a magic Johnson highlight video!! You will love the passing more than anything I promise.
NBA rim is 10 feet. The height of players varies from 6 feet to 7 feet 4 inches. Usually the taller they are the shorter they jump. Players gotta extend their arms to make sure the ball gets over the rim & at its highest point to avoid getting blocked
The NBA basketball players really do live that drinking every night lifestyle even the night before games. A lot of them party big time. With covid now of course they don't do it as much now. When they have away games in other cities they usually check out the party scene big time. I heard you guys say something about hockey players drinking that's why I mentioned this. I like your guys show, I'll subscribe. Cheer's. I only seen the basketball videos so far, good stuff, lol.
Fouls in the NBA or "when you can and can't knock it out of the other guys hands" is pretty subjective. In the 80s and early 90s they'd pretty much beat the shit out of each other and the rules have tighten significantly since then. Do a reaction for ESPN's 30 for 30 about the "bad boys" Detroit Pistons.
you guys need to do best NBA playoff buzzer beaters
They showed two blocks by Nate Robinson, the last at 19:23. Nate was an incredible leaper who was, amazingly, only 5'9". In 2010 Nate won the slam dunk contest. Lebron James in comparison is 6'9", 250 lbs..
Standard American basketball rim will sit at 10Feet or 3.048Meters for both male and female leagues.
The reason that block was #1 btw is because it was a decisive defensive moment where there was a long time of no one scoring and it prevent Golden State from gaining momentum.
It won cleveland their first championship ever after coming back down 3 games to 1 (first in history). Golden State also had the most winning regular season of all time
Believe it or not, NFL players are usually the best athletes in the pro ranks. Check some of the measurables from their draft combine vs the NBAs. NFL players can jump higher on average even with their much higher weight, they run the 40 meters faster, they run the shuttle faster, and they can lift more. The only real advantage athletically for NBA vs them is in stamina.
foor some context, the final block by lebron was in the final minutes of game 7 of the finals and caused them to win the championship
You guys should have someone on when you watch American sports that can fill in your questions or add at times when it's important. I'd love to do it but you probably want someone who's got a following lol
RE: Athleticism - I've long held the opinion that basketball players are the most complete athletes in the world, as the sport requires virtually every facet of athleticism (size, strength, speed, agility, coordination, endurance, jumping ability, etc.), all at absolutely peak levels.
The intro beat is 🔥
NFL is the pinnacle athleticism. They have higher verticals than NBA players, bench press more, run faster, all while being bigger.
I'm surprised that the video didn't have 4 x's defensive player " Big " Ben Wallace in this. You guys might enjoy his mix tape video. 😁
You need to react to Manu Ginobili greatest playoff moments. He got inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. Also, check out Haley Reinhard's cover of Creep and Don't Speak by Gwen Stefani. You're going to love it.
The really great blocks are both important/dramatic, and, direct the ball to your team to start a fast break the other way. See Bill Russell (old school--played in late 50s and 1960s) who was one of the best at it--maybe the best.
The rims are 10 feet
React to more nba stuff from the past 5 years it has changed a lot since the last 2000s and early 2010s
Also jsyk the last play was to win the final game of a 7 game series to win the NBA championship, obviously wasn’t the coolest but the most clutch!!!
@14:36 If I remember correctly it’s 10 feet!
I love watching you guys. If y’all ever visit the US again I’d love to have a pint or 20 with yah haha
To see the athleticism you really have to see an NBA game in person, preferably up close with good seats.
A block is sometime more satisfying than a shot.It can turns the game around.Huge momentum switch.🏀👍🏼🏀👍🏼.Please react to best NBA Dunks.Thanks.Pre season start today L.A Lakers vs L.A Cleppers.What’s up guys?Hello from Los Angeles,U.S.
First one! Love you guys!!!
You guys should really do Bill Burr "The Helicopter Story," it's one of his best bits ever. You'll love it!
Mason G done it mate but it was blocked. It’s on our patreon though
Dwight howard was in this video a few times and he dunked on a 12 foot rim once in a dunk contest
rim is 10ft
You guys should watch one with crossovers!
React to LUKA DONCIC season highlights uploaded a few weeks ago!
More NBA content this is a dope video
Btw that #1 block from Bron won Cleveland their first championship
Getting your shot blocked isnt just humiliating it can also hurt. Easy to tear a rotator cuff.
Please check out Michael Jordan from Joe Vincent. It will show how amazing he really was in his prime. It shows him take flight from the foul line and fly to the hoop for a dunk.
It must be extremely clear that you've not touched the arms or hands of the shooter. If you have, then a foul is called an possession or foul shots are assessed. Clean blocks are rare because it must be "all ball". And, the ball must be still on its way up. If it has reached its apex and is now descending, this is also an infraction called "goaltending".
React to NBA dunk Contest 2000-2020 or early 80s/90s-2020
You should react to the best poster dunks or top 100 Vince Carter dunks lol
Honestly, soccer (or normal, non-American football) is still the pinnacle of athleticism. It requires all of the same physicality, agility, and training; but it also requires farrr more endurance than basketball players even come close to. Even the most athletic, best basketball players in the world are gasping for breaths and throwing their hands over their heads after a fast paced 5 minutes or so of playing. Soccer (football) players have to do all that back and forth sprinting across a way longer distance, they get subbed out far less frequently, and there are less breaks in the game generally speaking. So those guys and girls are far superior, imo.
now every time I hear the name nate robinson I just laugh
Here’s a napkin…cuz you been served!
You got that right coz lebron is absolutely at the pinnacle of athleticism
you guys should check out "the broad street bullies"and lacrosse
Have y’all watched any dunk contests yet?
Simply hilarious 😂
You guys should react to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest of 2016 & 2020.
The players also have to make sure they don’t foul while going up for a block
You need to listen to Larry Bird Trash talking stories. He and this is by players who played with and against him, was the biggest trash talker they had ever seen.