Well, I don't profess to have any vast knowledge of the rule book. But on drives to the basket you get the two steps after you pick up your dribble. But when you are pivoting, you don't get two steps. Whichever foot you are pivoting on when you pick up your dribble, that one must stay on the ground until you jump in the air (either off that foot or with two feet at the same time). Like I say, odds are they wouldn't call this on Yao because it happens fast and results in an exciting play. I seem to recall him making that exact same move an awful lot last season when Griffin would rotate to the top of the key and feed Yao in the post directly in the middle of the lane. They never really called him for it then, so I'm sure he is safe.
R.L., this isn't a travel. If you look closely, before the ball hits the ground he has already picked up his left foot so he's allowed to plant that foot as soon as the ball gets back to his hand so when he when both feet are planted again, he has a choice of either feet becoming a pivote foot. He wisely choose to pivote on his left foot seeing as momentom was already carrying him that way. It's a well coached you that you can plainly see he was taught in the off season.
I thought I saw he gave the 'victim' a look after the scream a+ dunk. Would he get a T for taunting in the NBA just like the one after dunking on Ratliff?
And this isn't really a move I saw him do last year often. MAybe something similar, but his moves were never this well polished. BTW, if you listen to the video, this sounds like the dunk in the beg. of the 4th quarter when the Korean team had made their run to come back in the game.
I think you hit the nail on the head. The move he made in that video was not a move he was doing last year. If someone can find a move like that he did last year, I'll be impressed. Granted it wasn't against NBA talent, but if he can take it with that type of agressiveness, speed and power it's going to be near impossible to stop him and the Rox this year (ugh, my quote was almost Waltonesque).
The dunk on Wallace was close but you are right, his footwork has improved. No more baby steps that take a long time to get to the basket!
Great dunk, but look at the two guys guarding him. I mean one looks to be about 5'6 and the other 5'8!
theres a way to see the entire compilation of yao shots and blocks for the game, about 5 minutes. shouldnt be hard to figure out. he threw down many shaqesque dunks that game, he also followed his own miss and dunked it often, i hope he can do that next season.
You need to see the highlights of the entire game. 7 dunks and 7 blocks. Check my signature on the NBA-TV anchor's comments on Yao. I can't wait for the season to start.
opps I was suppose to insert this quote in my previous post... "Substitute the '03' with '02' and u will get another one. Am I smart or what?"
That move looks like a basic (perfectly legal) dropstep move to me. he has a pivot foot, but can move it when he dribbles the ball. He takes a giant step back with his left foot, which becomes the new pivot foot. it looked to me like he dribbled and then immediately switched pivots. If this move is a travel, then the most fundamental move for big men is illegal.
I think the Korean team has a 7'3" and a 6'10" center. I dont think their coach would sit both of them at the same time and let a PG to guard Yao.
