LeBron Barrel Roll Travel

[brandonislegend]

anyone got a GIF or youtube video link?

[RoboticWang]

You're pathetic.

[PJR]

They don't call traveling in the NBA unless you take like 3 or 4 blantant extra steps.

[brandonislegend]

My friend missed the game and I wanted to show him, how am I pathetic? It was an obvious miss call, if you think it wasn't a travel you are a ****ing idiot.

[lebeast666]

What about MWP obvious 5 step travel they didnt call?

[ganja0710]

As great as LeBron was today, I thought that was a travel as well. Pretty sure it lead to a Ray Allen 3 too.

[BrickingStar]

What about MWP obvious 5 step travel they didnt call?
this at least that was actually blatant

[Hank]

My friend missed the game and I wanted to show him

Then give him this so he can catch up on the latest


http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh600/Rodman2124/kobeclutch.gif

[Magic bird]

http://i41.tinypic.com/2isfpth.gif

Quick, Someone tell the Refs!!!


Oh wait...The games over.

[RoboticWang]

My friend missed the game and I wanted to show him, how am I pathetic? It was an obvious miss call, if you think it wasn't a travel you are a ****ing idiot.
So was, for example, Pau's, MWP's travel.

They don't call the thing James did a travel in the NBA, fakkit.

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh600/Rodman2124/kobeclutch.gif

[brandonislegend]

As great as LeBron was today, I thought that was a travel as well. Pretty sure it lead to a Ray Allen 3 too.

It did and the Lakers had the momentum at that moment when the refs decided to close their eyes for 5 seconds.

[FindingTim]

travel or not, it looked sick as hell in fast motion.

for some reason it made me think, "it would really suck to fight Lebron and have him get you on the ground." something fierce about that barrell roll.

[tpols]

I wanna see a lebron double cartwheel into a back hand spring fastbreak dunk!

[red1]

that ninja roll was sick

[jstern]

In this same game Kerr and Miller went on and on about how diving to the floor is not a travel. And who here has a rule book to know that LeBron doing what he did was a travel? Everything is just a reaction based on how you guys feel emotionally.

[shady6121]

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh600/Rodman2124/kobeclutch.gif

[brandonislegend]

In this same game Kerr and Miller went on and on about how diving to the floor is not a travel. And who here has a rule book to know that LeBron doing what he did was a travel? Everythingis just a reaction based on how you emotionall feel.

You can dive but once you go from stomach to back that's your 2 steps then he spun again and then stood up on both feet lol.

[DonDadda59]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/Trogdor121/The%20Lulz/dumbdog.gif

Poor Kobe didn't even see it coming :(

[RoundMoundOfReb]

that ninja roll was sick

this.

[BrickingStar]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/Trogdor121/The%20Lulz/dumbdog.gif

Poor Kobe didn't even see it coming :(
damn was that dog alright :(

[red1]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/Trogdor121/The%20Lulz/dumbdog.gif

Poor Kobe didn't even see it coming :(
:oldlol:

[DonDadda59]

Where's my nigguh lelbron? I got work for you homie.

http://images.wikia.com/streetfighter/images/0/0a/Blanka-backward-roll-alp.gif


damn was that dog alright :(

I'm sure he's alright, his form was impeccable.

[brandonislegend]

Where's my nigguh lelbron? I got work for you homie.

http://images.wikia.com/streetfighter/images/0/0a/Blanka-backward-roll-alp.gif

:applause: :roll:

[BrickingStar]

damn was that dog alright :(
Nvm looked into it he survived dog is ok :cheers:

[andgar923]

At first I thought it was a travel also. But he didn't fall with the ball in his hands, so he technically didn't have possession. It was a loose ball and he got up.

Speaking of non calls, where was the foul call on Kobe when Bron got up? or whenever Wade was dribbling Kobe was bumping him, but no calls there.

I think that call is a 50/50 call, I'd like to see the rules on that, specially since he didn't have control going down, which made it a loose ball dive.

[TheBigVeto]

anyone got a GIF or youtube video link?

This.

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh600/Rodman2124/kobeclutch.gif

[Magic bird]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/Trogdor121/The%20Lulz/dumbdog.gif

Poor Kobe didn't even see it coming :(
:lol I know its harsh but damn that was some weird stuff

[Metroid]

Nvm looked into it he survived dog is ok :cheers:


From the owner:


his two front paws were entirely worn away by the pavement. He had to be sedated to have his wounds cleaned. He had to be bandaged twice a day every day for four weeks. He literally wore away his paw pads. Parts of him were cut off, not just open.

Here are some pictures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B509q0WjBCg

The owner is annoying.

[Magic bird]

Where's my nigguh lelbron? I got work for you homie.

http://images.wikia.com/streetfighter/images/0/0a/Blanka-backward-roll-alp.gif



I'm sure he's alright, his form was impeccable.
:roll:

[BrickingStar]

From the owner:


his two front paws were entirely worn away by the pavement. He had to be sedated to have his wounds cleaned. He had to be bandaged twice a day every day for four weeks. He literally wore away his paw pads. Parts of him were cut off, not just open.

Here are some pictures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B509q0WjBCg

The owner is annoying.
yeah I saw that video to find out if he survived and yeah **** those owners, if I was the dog I would want to jump out the car too.

[Rake2204]

In this same game Kerr and Miller went on and on about how diving to the floor is not a travel. And who here has a rule book to know that LeBron doing what he did was a travel? Everything is just a reaction based on how you guys feel emotionally.I'd have to see the clip again but I do not think this was just a routine "dive for loose ball" play. I'm cool with those and I agree they should be and are usually declared illegal. In fact, while watching local high school basketball, I'll often see officials quick to call a travel when a player dives on a loose ball and I find that very unfortunate.

Anyway I think the issue here is, in theory, LeBron diving, rolling, then standing back up and continuing down the floor. From the one time I saw the clip, I swear I saw the ball semi-loose on the floor during a portion of the play. As such, I suppose that could be a reason it wasn't whistled a travel, since LeBron wouldn't have had possession.

The spirit of the "dive=travel" rule is to prevent players from intentionally improving court position through these strange means. It is not meant to randomly punish someone who really wants the ball. If not for that rule, we could theoretically see someone barrel roll down the entire length of the court. If LeBron had the rock for the majority of that play (from the moment he dived on it) I find it'd have been a blatant travel.

[Spaulding]

I still have this game on my DVR. Will watch this part again, it was pretty funny.

Would love a gif or youtube link though!

Come on people!

[NumberSix]

http://cdn.motinetwork.net/demotivationalposters.net/image/demotivational-poster/0903/a-barrel-roll-demotivational-poster-1236754129.jpg

[tpols]

In this same game Kerr and Miller went on and on about how diving to the floor is not a travel. And who here has a rule book to know that LeBron doing what he did was a travel? Everything is just a reaction based on how you guys feel emotionally.
They were talking about diving on top of the ball and being stationary. Not blatantly rolling five feet forward on the ground with the ball in your hands. You're a retard if you don't think this was a blatant travel. :oldlol:

[tpols]

And to the people saying the ball was loose at first.. Yes it was although he picked it up halfway through his somersault. It was a clear travel.. But even if you want to argue it wasn't look at the closest refs positions

You have refs on the side and on the Lakers baseline. Lebron dived FORWARD onto the ball and had kobe on his side. The refs could not see if the ball was perfectly secured as lebron lay on it in motion.. This was clearly a case where they swallowed the whistle for a superstar trying to make a play.

We saw a few plays before this them try and give the heat the ball on a blatant bosh tip out and a few plays before that they called one out of bounds on Jamison that was not a out on him.

Yes artest got away with a travel late but so did ray fvcking Allen as well as getting a ticket tack bullshit call on a layup.

Lakers got jobbed in the fourth.

[NumberSix]

^it's not travelling if you don't even have possession genius.

[Soundwave]

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Honestly I think it was such an awesome display of athletic ability the refs decided to let it go.

The intent of the rule is to prevent someone from doing something stupid like rolling all the way down the floor or something, not to prevent someone from diving to the floor to secure a ball.

[Patrick Chewing]

Not the only time he's done that roll...


http://gifninja.com/animatedgifs/51159/lebron.gif

[Pacers4ever]

And to the people saying the ball was loose at first.. Yes it was although he picked it up halfway through his somersault. It was a clear travel.. But even if you want to argue it wasn't look at the closest refs positions

You have refs on the side and on the Lakers baseline. Lebron dived FORWARD onto the ball and had kobe on his side. The refs could not see if the ball was perfectly secured as lebron lay on it in motion.. This was clearly a case where they swallowed the whistle for a superstar trying to make a play.

We saw a few plays before this them try and give the heat the ball on a blatant bosh tip out and a few plays before that they called one out of bounds on Jamison that was not a out on him.

Yes artest got away with a travel late but so did ray fvcking Allen as well as getting a ticket tack bullshit call on a layup.

Lakers got jobbed in the fourth.
It's not even close to a blatant travel if he only had possession midway through the somersault, you need to have it in order to be call a travel. Also ray alen's travel isn't even close to as blatant to metta's or pau gasol so stop using refs as an excuse as the heat had less free throws and more players in foul trouble.

[Crown&Coke]

I can forgive the roll because you should be allowed to dive and try and recover the ball. But you can't then stand up, let alone take a step, then dribble. Thats a travel in my book

game was lost on turnovers that lead directly to dunks, not missed calls. I can't blame the refs.

[ThatsGame]

3 Pages and still no video or .gif. This thread SUCKS

[Pacers4ever]

I can forgive the roll because you should be allowed to dive and try and recover the ball. But you can't then stand up, let alone take a step, then dribble. Thats a travel in my book

game was lost on turnovers that lead directly to dunks, not missed calls. I can't blame the refs.
that didn't happen look here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquueLZ2EtE

skip to 3:38 notice at the end of the somersault before he stands up he ends up losing the basketball which means he never had full possession or he dribbled.

[Crown&Coke]

that didn't happen look here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquueLZ2EtE

skip to 3:38 notice at the end of the somersault before he stands up he ends up losing the basketball which means he never had full possession or he dribbled.

damn Shuttlesworth all in the way :lol

good call on that. Seeing it live I immediately thought travel

[Pacers4ever]

damn Shuttlesworth all in the way :lol

good call on that. Seeing it live I immediately thought travel
I guess this is why the op couldn't post a link or a gif himself :lol

[Bandito]

Ok I don't know if it was a travel or not. I never seem that done in a game once. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.

Talking as a fan though it was an awesome display of randommness and shouldn't be called.

[DStebb716]

That is absolutely a travel. He possesses the ball cleanly while going to the ground, rolls (a travel), then begins to rise up while putting the ball on the ground then picks it up. He doesn't "lose" the ball. He puts it on the ground on purpose. Not sure the rules on that, but that roll is a travel.

[tpols]

^it's not travelling if you don't even have possession genius.
He did have possesion genius.. The ball was being clenched by both of his hands as he was rolling after the initial dive. It was the clearest travel of all time.

[brandonislegend]

If that's not travel then someone should roll from end to end pushing the ball to the ground.

[tpols]

That is absolutely a travel. He possesses the ball cleanly while going to the ground, rolls (a travel), then begins to rise up while putting the ball on the ground then picks it up. He doesn't "lose" the ball. He puts it on the ground on purpose. Not sure the rules on that, but that roll is a travel.
Yup he caught it.. Dropped it and cradled it with his body to make it look like it was loose and then picked it up halfway through the roll. It wasn't a legal basketball play.

[SCdac]

no gif yet? I'm disappointed in ISH.

legal play or not, I thought it was pretty awesome. give me the player willing to dive for the ball ninja style over the player who's not.

[red1]

this is the most gangster travel I have ever seen. lbj with the ninja roll

[Leviathon1121]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXkg0ydpsmM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

He did not have actual control of the ball until he was already on his way up. You Laker fans are something else.

[red1]

no gif yet? I'm disappointed in ISH.

legal play or not, I thought it was pretty awesome. give me the player willing to dive for the ball ninja style over the player who's not.
lmao posted the same shit at the exact same time

[lakerspng]

It was a travel.

Ray Allen's catch and run through the paint a minute later was also a pretty blatant travel.

Artests pass a minute earlier was also a travel.

There was very very poor officiating in the 4th quarter last night.

The nail in the coffin may have been a few bad calls down the stretch, but the coffin was built by horrendous ball control and sloppy play by the Lakers for the 3 quarters leading up to it. That game should never have been in doubt.

[red1]

It was a travel.

Ray Allen's catch and run through the paint a minute later was also a pretty blatant travel.

Artests pass a minute earlier was also a travel.

There was very very poor officiating in the 4th quarter last night.

The nail in the coffin may have been a few bad calls down the stretch, but the coffin was built by horrendous ball control and sloppy play by the Lakers for the 3 quarters leading up to it. That game should never have been in doubt.
Honestly the lakers lost the game when they didn't take the lead with the heat going ice cold from the perimeter. They bailed them out with all of the turnovers and kept it close

[Pushxx]

Funny and an egregious travel.

[Leviathon1121]

I post a link that pretty clearly shows Bryant hitting the ball, the ball moving around and not being controlled until Lebron is on his way up, and Laker fans ignore it. I think the air pollution in LA is affecting their vision.

[BuffaloBill]

3 Pages and still no video or .gif. This thread SUCKS



This. I watched the game but I missed the barrel roll. FML




Edit: I just saw the video. Obviously a travel, but still funny.

[lakerspng]

Honestly the lakers lost the game when they didn't take the lead with the heat going ice cold from the perimeter. They bailed them out with all of the turnovers and kept it close

I agree. Lakers were playing 5 on 2 for most of the game and failed to take advantage of it. Miami should not have been close enough to pull it out at the end.

[Leviathon1121]

This. I watched the game but I missed the barrel roll. FML

Look 6 posts up????

[DuMa]

it was a 50/50 call. the MWP travel and dump off to gasol for the easy 2 was the more blantant travel. i mean he took 5 steps

[tpols]

I post a link that pretty clearly shows Bryant hitting the ball, the ball moving around and not being controlled until Lebron is on his way up, and Laker fans ignore it. I think the air pollution in LA is affecting their vision.
He grabbed the ball, dropped it, rolled, picked it up, and STOOD UP. That is a textbook travel you tard.

[Leviathon1121]

He grabbed the ball, dropped it, rolled, picked it up, and STOOD UP. That is a textbook travel you tard.

Kobe pretty clearly hits the ball at the beginning of it all, and he never has control of it from that point on until he is standing up. But, you are a Laker fan who obviously has his mind made up already.

[BuffaloBill]

it was a 50/50 call. the MWP travel and dump off to gasol for the easy 2 was the more blantant travel. i mean he took 5 steps



They call those travels in the NBA a lot less than the ground travels, they almost always call those. There were a lot of bad calls last night, as there is in any NBA game.

[BuffaloBill]

Kobe pretty clearly hits the ball at the beginning of it all, and he never has control of it from that point on until he is standing up. But, you are a Laker fan who obviously has his mind made up already.


You can't argue this. It doesn't matter what team you're a fan of, that was an obvious travel. This isn't football.

[Pacers4ever]

He grabbed the ball, dropped it, rolled, picked it up, and STOOD UP. That is a textbook travel you tard.
he never had possession, did you even watch the video I posted retard? He lost possession BEFORE He stood up go look at it again

[Pacers4ever]

You can't argue this. It doesn't matter what team you're a fan of, that was an obvious travel. This isn't football.
if what he says is true than by rule that isn't a travel the step count towards a travel only starts once you've regain possession

[tpols]

Kobe pretty clearly hits the ball at the beginning of it all, and he never has control of it from that point on until he is standing up. But, you are a Laker fan who obviously has his mind made up already.
Kobe hits it.. Lebron grabs it for a second.. Drops it and cradles it guiding it on the floor with his hands but not holding it.. Continues his roll.. Guides it some more with his hands not dribbling just pushing it in his direction.. Picks it up.. And stands up with the ball in his hands.

Even in the nba you can dive on a ball but you can't get up off the ground once you're down. Lebron not only got up, but he was guiding the ball with his hands throughout the whole roll.

[BuffaloBill]

if what he says is true than by rule that isn't a travel the step count towards a travel only starts once you've regain possession


He rolled on the ground with the ball in his arms, then stands up with the ball. All of that happened after Kobe knocked the ball out of his hands. If that's not a travel, then nothing is.

[Pacers4ever]

Kobe hits it.. Lebron grabs it for a second.. Drops it and cradles it guiding it on the floor with his hands but not holding it.. Continues his roll.. Guides it some more with his hands not dribbling just pushing it in his direction.. Picks it up.. And stands up with the ball in his hands.

Even in the nba you can dive on a ball but you can't get up off the ground once you're down. Lebron not only got up, but he was guiding the ball with his hands throughout the whole roll.
He never had possession before he stood up notice how the ball comes out right before he stands up go to 3:38 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquueLZ2EtE

[Pacers4ever]

He rolled on the ground with the ball in his arms, then stands up with the ball. All of that happened after Kobe knocked the ball out of his hands. If that's not a travel, then nothing is.
are you ****ing blind? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquueLZ2EtE to 3:38 look what happens before he stands up after the roll. He either never had possession or he dribbled. The ball was lose thanks to kobe interfering and touching the ball as well. He needs possession in order to call it a travel

[GreatGreg]

Then give him this so he can catch up on the latest


http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh600/Rodman2124/kobeclutch.gif
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[BuffaloBill]

He never had possession before he stood up notice how the ball comes out right before he stands up go to 3:38 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquueLZ2EtE


How did he not have possession? He rolls over with the ball, then picks it up off of the ground. Do you not know what possession is?


:biggums:

[Pacers4ever]

How did he not have possession? He rolls over with the ball, then picks it up off of the ground. Do you not know what possession is?


:biggums:
because he never had full possession to begin with

[brandonislegend]

because he never had full possession to begin with

That would count as a dribble seeing that he had possession, dropped it and picked it back up, then rolled again then stood up.

[Pacers4ever]

That would count as a dribble seeing that he had possession, dropped it and picked it back up, then rolled again then stood up.
in other words a dribble?

[BuffaloBill]

because he never had full possession to begin with


A player who dives for a loose ball doesn't have possession either, but they are still not allowed to roll over or stand up with the ball.


If you look at the video you just posted, is the ball not in Lebron's hands when he rolled on the floor? Does Lebron not stand up with the ball after he rolls on the floor?

[tpols]

He never had possession before he stood up notice how the ball comes out right before he stands up go to 3:38 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquueLZ2EtE
Pacers, look at the ball right after it hits kobes leg.. Lebron hugs it with FULL possession completely cradling the ball.. Then he purposely drops it and guides it with his hands while moving on the ground.

You're right he didn't pick the ball up until he started standing up.. Purposefully of course. But after it hits kobes leg he CONTROLS the ball very clearly. He dropped it and started guiding it with his hands and then picked it up.

That's actually a double dribble AND a travel at the same time. Dude controlled the ball twice.

[tpols]

in other words a dribble?
You can't drop the ball purposefully and then pick it up with two hands and continue possession. Lol at that being a dribble. He caught it, dropped it, rolled and picked it up again. That's textbook self pass.

[devin112]

If kobe did this they would say it was amazing and fap to it for days

[Twiens]

crab dribble 2.0

[Pacers4ever]

Pacers, look at the ball right after it hits kobes leg.. Lebron hugs it with FULL possession completely cradling the ball. Then he purposely drops it and guides it with his hands while moving on the ground.

You're right he didn't pick the ball up until he started standing up.. Purposefully of course. But after it hits kobes leg he CONTROLS the ball very clearly. He dropped it and started guiding it with his hands and then picked it up.

That's actually a double dribble AND a travel at the same time. Dude controlled the ball twice.
then if he did indeed have possession that is a dribble and how exactly can you say "Lebron hugs it with FULL possession completely cradling the ball" when we can't even see if he was holding onto the ball since the angle only shows his bck and him losing the ball before standing up?

[BuffaloBill]

in other words a dribble?


If it was a dribble, then there would be a travel when he started dribbling again after holding the ball with two hands.

[tpols]

This reminds me of when we were little kids balling and you would stop the kid one on one so he would turn his back to you, pretend to drop it, but and resume dribbling. :oldlol: that sneaky bastard..

[tpols]

then if he did indeed have possession that is a dribble and how exactly can you say "Lebron hugs it with FULL possession completely cradling the ball" when we can't even see if he was holding onto the ball since the angle only shows his bck and him losing the ball before standing up?
Dribble? He never dribbled the ball you retard. He passed it to himself.

He CLEARLY had possession of the ball as he was spinning to the ground and let go of it so he wouldn't get called for a travel.. Just like how he was pushing the ball on the floor with his hands and waited to start standing up to grab it. He was trying to avoid the travel but at the same time he had possession dropped the ball and picked it up.

Note to any nba player trying to dive for a ball and avoid a jump ball or having to call a timeout.. Just jump on the ball, purposely drop it in front of you, and pick it up a few feet ahead of you. :oldlol:

[Pacers4ever]

Dribble? He never dribbled the ball you retard. He passed it to himself.

He CLEARLY had possession of the ball as he was spinning to the ground and let go of it so he wouldn't get called for a travel.. Just like how he was pushing the ball on the floor with his hands and waited to start standing up to grab it. He was trying to avoid the travel but at the same time he had possession dropped the ball and picked it up.

Note to any nba player trying to dive for a ball and avoid a jump ball or having to call a timeout.. Just jump on the ball, purposely drop it in front of you, and pick it up a few feet ahead of you. :oldlol:
no because in the video I just showed you it never shows him bear hugging it due to his back covering it all and only showing him lose the ball when he gets back up. I don't see how from that video you can see if lebron had the ball tightly while rolling when the camera is only catching his back. Either way it's nowhere near as blatant has metta's 5 steps or gasol dinostrides. BTW this is a self pass and travel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3f6b3tVchY That was on purpose and look how far he traveled lol

[Magic bird]

http://cdn.motinetwork.net/demotivationalposters.net/image/demotivational-poster/0903/a-barrel-roll-demotivational-poster-1236754129.jpg

:roll: :roll:

[brandonislegend]

no because in the video I just showed you it never shows him bear hugging it due to his back covering it all and only showing him lose the ball when he gets back up. I don't see how from that video you can see if lebron had the ball tightly while rolling when the camera is only catching his back. Either way it's nowhere near as blatant has metta's 5 steps or gasol dinostrides. BTW this is a self pass and travel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3f6b3tVchY That was on purpose and look how far he traveled lol

He threw it off the backboard not the ground :wtf: That's a rebound

[tpols]

no because in the video I just showed you it never shows him bear hugging it due to his back covering it all and only showing him lose the ball when he gets back up. I don't see how from that video you can see if lebron had the ball tightly while rolling when the camera is only catching his back. Either way it's nowhere near as blatant has metta's 5 steps or gasol dinostrides. BTW this is a self pass and travel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3f6b3tVchY That was on purpose and look how far he traveled lol
What? It DOES show Bron bear hugging the ball for a split second as he enters his roll.. Why else would you use that description? You actually described it perfectly. :oldlol: And I already said.. He didn't have possession through the roll because he purposely DROPPED the ball. This is not a dribble. He dropped it. Then he rolls with it and picks it up. That's a self pass. He maintained possession, purposely put the ball in a position he could pick it up in, and then he picked it up again. Self pass.

Not to mention the ridiculous ground he covers going to the floor and rising up but he never had poses in? So the ball was just a magnet to him?

[Pacers4ever]

What? It DOES show Bron bear hugging the ball for a split second as he enters his roll.. Why else would you use that description? You actually described it perfectly. :oldlol: And I already said.. He didn't have possession through the roll because he purposely DROPPED the ball. This is not a dribble. He dropped it. Then he rolls with it and picks it up. That's a self pass. He maintained possession, purposely put the ball in a position he could pick it up in, and then he picked it up again. Self pass.

Not to mention the ridiculous ground he covers going to the floor and rising up but he never had poses in? So the ball was just a magnet to him?
See you are assuming he dropped it on purpose which would just be nothing to go off because that's not a fact nor could you prove it but show me where to pause in the video and you can actually see lebron bare hugging the ball

[tpols]

See you are assuming he dropped it on purpose which would just be nothing to go off because that's not a fact nor could you prove it but show me where to pause in the video and you can actually see lebron bare hugging the ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXkg0ydpsmM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
In between 1 and 2 seconds as he's rolling he has the ball pinned between his chest and arms in a bear hug as you put it. Then you SEE him let go of the ball and let it roll in front of him as he prepares to stand up and grab it. He had control dude.. The video proves it.

[Pacers4ever]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXkg0ydpsmM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
In between 1 and 2 seconds as he's rolling he has the ball pinned between his chest and arms in a bear hug as you put it. Then you SEE him let go of the ball and let it roll in front of him as he prepares to stand up and grab it. He had control dude.. The video proves it.
LMAO! That video proves he never had full possession not only does he loses it going to the ground but right after the roll too, the ball was fumbling in his arms the whole time but he NEVER HAD A FULL GRIP OR POSSESSION OF THE BALL

[Pacers4ever]

pause at 0:02 he still doesn't have the ball thanks to kobe touching the ball and after the roll he never came up with it I can't believe you said he purposely dropped it when his eyes were never on the ball through the roll and he was fumbling it

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

pause at 0:02 he still doesn't have the ball thanks to kobe touching the ball and after the roll he never came up with it I can't believe you said he purposely dropped it when his eyes were never on the ball through the roll and he was fumbling it

Definitely a travel.

He takes two steps after controlling the ball and then dribbles again...going the length of the court; this is the play that led to an Allen 3.

[Pacers4ever]

Definitely a travel.

He takes two steps after controlling the ball and then dribbles again...going the length of the court; this is the play that led to an Allen 3.
how exactly is that a travel then?

[Timmy D for MVP]

This is not something I would really argue about as a coach, or player, or fan really. Unless I was real salty.

Honestly the ball was banging around, and we don't have the real time view the ref had. From the camera perspective real time it looked like a travel to me. But when it's slowed down from a different angle I could see why it was a no call.

My question is this: who really cares? This isn't even the worst of the Lebron travels. I remember him triple jumping during a Warriors game once. I really wish I could find a video of it. But who cares? Travelling/carrying pretty much doesn't exist anymore unless seriously blatant. It's crazy.

[tpols]

pause at 0:02 he still doesn't have the ball thanks to kobe touching the ball and after the roll he never came up with it I can't believe you said he purposely dropped it when his eyes were never on the ball through the roll and he was fumbling it
Dude he was rolling with the ball CRADLED in his arms.. And he let it go right in front of him. You think the ball just was rolling in between his arms and chest and came out to a slow roll right I am front of him as he was getting up by chance. ROFL. Lebron fvcking had control and let it roll out so he wouldn't get called for the travel. He then picked it up after dropping it in a position for him to pick it up.

Dude goes five feet, down onto the floor, and back up without dribbling the ball and it's not a travel. The ball just stuck to him like a magnet and magically rolled right to where he was standing up after he did a somersault. What a joke. :oldlol:

He had control.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

how exactly is that a travel then?

Dude, you can't take two steps w/o dribbling AND then dribble the basketball to the other end of the court...

Basketball101

[tpols]

This is not something I would really argue about as a coach, or player, or fan really. Unless I was real salty.

Honestly the ball was banging around, and we don't have the real time view the ref had. From the camera perspective real time it looked like a travel to me. But when it's slowed down from a different angle I could see why it was a no call.

My question is this: who really cares? This isn't even the worst of the Lebron travels. I remember him triple jumping during a Warriors game once. I really wish I could find a video of it. But who cares? Travelling/carrying pretty much doesn't exist anymore unless seriously blatant. It's crazy.
This, especially in fast motion was as blatant as it could've possibly been. In fast motion it looked even worse because you couldn't really see him drop the ball off to himself. It looked like he dived on the ball rolled and got up with it all in one motion. That makes it even worse because the refs were calling that on anybody that wasn't a superstar

[Pacers4ever]

Dude he was rolling with the ball CRADLED in his arms.. And he let it go right in front of him. You think the ball just was rolling in between his arms and chest and came out to a slow roll right I am front of him as he was getting up by chance. ROFL. Lebron fvcking had control and let it roll out so he wouldn't get called for the travel. He then picked it up after dropping it in a position for him to pick it up.

Dude goes five feet, down onto the floor, and back up without dribbling the ball and it's not a travel. The ball just stuck to him like a magnet and magically rolled right to where he was standing up after he did a somersault. What a joke. :oldlol:

He had control.
how exactly is that not possible again? he never had a firm grip to the ball iun that video you just showed me not even for a single second the ball was always moving between his chest and hands it proves it in slow motion but in real time it may have looked like a travel like the poster above you just said. It's clear you are just seeing what you want to see if you think this is such a shock of a no call or conclusive evidence he had possession

[Pacers4ever]

This, especially in fast motion was as blatant as it could've possibly been. In fast motion it looked even worse because you couldn't really see him drop the ball off to himself. It looked like he dived on the ball rolled and got up with it all in one motion. That makes it even worse because the refs were calling that on anybody that wasn't a superstar
basically the post you just quoted agrees with me and it was not a shocker that it was a no call and it wasn't blatant at all like metta's 5 step to the heavens. Now you're reading what you want to read :lol

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Dude he was rolling with the ball CRADLED in his arms.. And he let it go right in front of him. You think the ball just was rolling in between his arms and chest and came out to a slow roll right I am front of him as he was getting up by chance. ROFL. Lebron fvcking had control and let it roll out so he wouldn't get called for the travel. He then picked it up after dropping it in a position for him to pick it up.

Dude goes five feet, down onto the floor, and back up without dribbling the ball and it's not a travel. The ball just stuck to him like a magnet and magically rolled right to where he was standing up after he did a somersault. What a joke. :oldlol:

He had control.

Tpols, this one is even worse. Also from last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l-Q6-8KZKQ

:roll:

[Pacers4ever]

Tpols, this one is even worse. Also from last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l-Q6-8KZKQ

:roll:
unlike the other one this one looks like a clear 3 step travel in slow mo but why don't you show the 5 stepped metta travel and 3 dinostride travel by gasol

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

unlike the other one this one looks like a clear 3 step travel in slow mo but why don't you show the 5 stepped metta travel and 3 dinostride travel by gasol

Because unlike those guys, Lebron gets away w/ shit like this ALL the time.

[Pacers4ever]

Because unlike those guys, Lebron gets away w/ shit like ALL the time.
have you watched durant and his dino strides? Everyone travels deal with and metta had the most blatant travel I have ever seen yesterday. 5 steps with no regards of dribbling life

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

have you watched durant and his dino strides? Everyone travels deal with and metta had the most blatant travel I have ever seen yesterday. 5 steps with no regards of dribbling life

I wasn't talking about Durant - but he does too. Save for Lebron, kid is pampered by the refs like no other.

[Pacers4ever]

I wasn't talking about Durant - but he does too. Save for Lebron, kid is pampered by the refs like no other.
Not even close you do realize lebron gets less and ones/calls than all of the top 5 scorers? It isn't even debatable. He drives to the basket the most and lives at the freethrow line less than all others

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Not even close you do realize lebron gets less and ones/calls than all of the top 5 scorers? It isn't even debatable. He drives to the basket the most and lives at the freethrow line less than all others

And no-calls.

[Pacers4ever]

And no-calls.
Like I said lebron doesn't get any more superstar calls than the others

[tpols]

Tpols, this one is even worse. Also from last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l-Q6-8KZKQ

:roll:
Holy shit:roll:

He almost took SIX GODAMNNED STEPS.

There needs to be a mandatory ref training program every two weeks for these retards. LA should send in this footage to the league. Such bullshit.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Like I said lebron doesn't get any more superstar calls than the others

Refs have more than made up for that w/ rigged series and no-calls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9bXSEzNc_s

[MAC system]

holy shit, a ref missed a call. it happens every game, you people still harping on it are pathetic human beings. let it go, some calls go your way, some don't. pathetic social degenerates.

[Pacers4ever]

Holy shit:roll:

He almost took SIX GODAMNNED STEPS.

There needs to be a mandatory ref training program every two weeks for these retards. LA should send in this footage to the league. Such bullshit.
he took 4 to be exact if you know what a gather step is and like others have said it's not as easy to call in real time.

[Pacers4ever]

Refs have more than made up for that w/ rigged series and no-calls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9bXSEzNc_s
lol if you think that play or series was rigged. Breaking news refs let them play at the end. I'm sure the heat had more fouls that game too. If you want to see a rigged series you already know what laker series to go look at :lol

[Pacers4ever]

holy shit, a ref missed a call. it happens every game, you people still harping on it are pathetic human beings. let it go, some calls go your way, some don't. pathetic social degenerates.
It's funny when the crying comes from laker fans like they've been the victims this whole time.

[Mach_3]

regardless if his roll was a travel or not he stood up with the ball, took two steps and then released the ball to dribble, which is a travel :oldlol:

[pauk]

Those are tough ones to call because as a reff you have to consider the momentum of the player diving after the ball and give him a chance to gain possession of the ball first and when that is its difficult to tell, as i saw it Lebron dived in headfirst doing basically a somersault while trying to catch the ball, for that to be an easy travel call he would have needed to have the possession of the ball earlier, he didnt seem to have full possession until he was going up to his feet.... it may have been a travel though, not sure....

But to the point.... who cares? Even if they called it a travel or not... so what? Is it Lebrons fault? Do you really think the outcome of the game would have been different or something? Whats the point of this thread?