Do you think it was intentional or not on Jones's behalf?
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Intentional....and I'm not a Kobe lover.
You can tell because of the way he pushes his knee forward to plant his foot under Kobe. That's not how you contest a shot.
In fact, as a former ref, I'd have a hard time not calling a foul on Jones there. It looks like he pretty deliberately gets into Kobe's space.Last edited by white men can't jump; Thu Mar 14, 2013, 12:06 PM.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostIntentional....and I'm not a Kobe lover.
You can tell because of the way he pushes his knee forward to plant his foot under Kobe. That's not how you contest a shot.
In fact, as a former ref, I'd have a hard time not calling a foul on Jones there. It looks like he pretty deliberately gets into Kobe's space.
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That looked SOO intentional its not even funny.
Look at how he deliberately puts his one foot right between Kobe's legs.
tucas wrote: View PostKobe did the kick to draw the foul though. Now that's considered an offensive foul. I think it was unintentional but should've been a double foul, which is a pointless call to make.
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tucas wrote: View PostKobe did the kick to draw the foul though. Now that's considered an offensive foul. I think it was unintentional but should've been a double foul, which is a pointless call to make.
I might agree with you more if Jones didn't keep walking into Kobe's space through the fade away, but he ends up right between Kobe's legs, ie. in the very centre of his vertical zone.
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tucas wrote: View PostKobe did the kick to draw the foul though. Now that's considered an offensive foul. I think it was unintentional but should've been a double foul, which is a pointless call to make.Twitter - @thekid_it
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The NBA is officially saying it should have been a foul. Hard to determine intent but Jones and Bryant have a history: Jones stuck out his leg to trip Bryant during Game 4 of the 2009 Western Conference finals while Jones played for Denver.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/sp...ef=todayspaper
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I think Jones closes in on jumpshots to irritate the player he's defending, the uncomfortable landing after the shot throws the offensive player a bit off as he has to think not just about the jumper. It wad used by pesky/borderline dirty defenders like Bowen etc....
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