Some Rockets fans don't believe Lillard got that shot off...

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  1. BlazerCaravan

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    Roy's shot has a higher degree of difficulty, if both games were equal... but the pressure was way higher on Dame.
     
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    Brandon's was a 4 pt play in today's nba too.
     
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    A tenth of a second is not supposed to click off simultaneous to the player touching the ball, it should tick off a tenth of a second after he touches the ball.

    There was a lengthy back and forth about this in another thread that confirmed the OP.

    Those guys are in serious denial. Good for them. Let them torture themselves. The little martyrs enjoy it too much.
     
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    Originally Posted by Bamushake View Post
    you underestimate how long .9 is

    vernonmaxwell11
    that's what she said
     
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    Yes and no. Roy was running directly away from the hoop and was already slowing down to turn around before the ball was passed. By the time he received the ball, his momentum, was completely stopped, and he was able to go straight up.

    Dame was running toward the ball (ie, the sideline) as the pass was delivered, and when he went up, his momentum carried him another foot or two to the side. You can also see that Dame lands on his left foot, because his body is leaning to the left as he's shooting. Also, I'd say that Parsons was closer to Lillard than McGrady was to Roy.

    Either way, I'd have airballed both, and then cried like a little girl afterward.
     
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    by 8 hundredths of a second huh?
     
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    Are you suggesting that .09 should actually be .081? Even so, if I'm not trying to be super-conservative, but instead trying to be super accurate, I get .67 seconds (5 separate readings at 1/15 speed, timing between 9.6 and 10.3 seconds, which translates to between .64 and .69; average reading 10.0 or .667).

    Anyone who actually takes the time to time it in slo-mo and do the math will see that it wasn't really close to 0.9 (relatively speaking).
     
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    I don't think Lillard even made the shot. It was just an elaborate hoax done with mirrors.

    Damian Lillard, Basketball Mind Freak!
     
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    There is also precedent for getting off a shot in less than 0.9 seconds. The NBA did an analysis and came to the conclusion that the minimum time required to catch and shoot is 0.4 seconds. So, that gave Lillard half a second cushion.

    The shot was good, no question about it. It has been analyzed in depth and EVERY time the conclusion is the same (except in the mind of a few delusional Rockets fans).

    Here's an idea... Rather than constantly bitch when things don't go your way, try winning next time. When you win, you don't need to look for excuses. Maybe next time, you might want to actually try playing a little defense and not giving a clutch shooter a clear look at the basket with your entire season on the line. That was the WORST defense on a game winning shot since Sheed left Robert Horry wide open at the 3-point line in Game 5 of the 2005 NBA Finals. That one cost the Pistons the game, but it wasn't a series ending buzzer beater like Lillard's shot.

    Face it Rockets fans, with the game on the line, your team failed to execute - and not just in Game 6. The only way to get better is to learn from your mistakes. Stop crying and focus on the REAL problem - your team's execution at the end of close games. Improve that, and you might actually win a series next year.

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    Well first of all, does the time ever start exactly when a player touches the ball? The clock is operated by a human, and there is going to be a delay. But I think it's pretty clear that the shot was made in time anyway. But how can they even have the audacity to complain after the refs gave them the ball back on that bullshit Lillard out of bounds call??
     
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    They're angry, upset, frustrated and maybe even a little hurt by the loss. They're looking for something to help them cope. Blazer fans have done that too, and I bet if the situation was reversed, a lot of us would say the same thing.
     
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    I'm surprised the refs didn't call traveling or offensive foul on Lillard.
     
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    I expected to hear that the NBA issued an apology that the shot shouldn't have counted, and Parsons should have been granted FTs.
     
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    He did technically travel. But I take it since it should have been our ball on the other end of the floor anyway. Plus lin took 4 steps everytime he laid it up.
     
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    It happens all the time. Hardly ever gets called.

    BTW, what are the rules for traveling in that kind of situation? Here's a slow-motion video: Link. You can even make it go slower in the Youtube options. It seems like he's still in the process of receiving the ball as he takes those steps.
     
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    Not sure if it makes a difference, but I do know the houston tears taste yummy and sweet. Im ready to wash them down with some san antonio tears.
     
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    It was fair. Nuff said
     
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    Playing Devil's Advocate, the NBA has to say that you can get a shot off in 0.4, since Derek Fisher did it against the Spurs. But even allowing for a 0.4 second delay in Lillard's shot, he still got it off in time.
     
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