I simply do not understand Modern - Doncic vs Mantle

[Snowman]

If Jordan pushed Russell, it would be evident from all angles. But the side view clearly refutes that theory. Look at Jordan's hand here as it makes contact with Russell's hip. It's a bump at most. The hand bounces off the hip and glides downward, bouncing off his calf. If he was pushing off, you would see Jordan's hand bend. You would see his fingers pressed into Russel's shorts/hip/ass cheek. You would see the hand pressing into Russell. But it doesn't. Not even a little bit. Jordan's fingers are straight. They don't even conform to Russell's hip at any point. Russell's jersey doesn't even move at all. And Jordan's hand just falls down. Jordan crossed him over big-time. Russell's own momentum is what takes him down. If you think this is some sort of Kung Fu Bruce Lee white magic move by Michael Jordan that sent Bryon Russell to the floor, then your license to argue anything on behalf of anyone in any court of law should be revoked because you are an idiot who is completely incapable of reason.


Skip to the 3:05 mark and just watch it on loop. This is absolutely irrefutable. He did not push off at all. He exerts effectively zero force on Bryon Russell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVGNmQSySvw

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Skip to the 3:05 mark and just watch it on loop. This is absolutely irrefutable. He did not push off at all. He exerts effectively zero force on Bryon Russell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVGNmQSySvw

Thanks for posting I agree irrefutable. He pushed off.


....and I'm from Chicago.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Does it look like Russell accelerates after the touch? That to me would be key; from one angle it seems he does from the other less clear.

[KCRfan1]

At least Doncic is playing in the pro's. I believe last night a Jasson Dominguez signed 1/1 Bowman refractor of some sort sold for $474K ( Golden Auctions ).

Never played above A ball, and wasn't that good in A ball.

GM's say he's a bit like Trout, Mantle......but those guys ripped the minor leagues.

Why wouldn't you just buy the Mantle card instead?

WC Fields, There's a sucker born every minute.

[GasHouseGang]

When you are already running in a particular direction if you get pushed slightly in the same direction it will have a much bigger effect than a shove if you were standing still. He pushed off.

[drcy]

I'm surprised Jordan wasn't arrested for assault

[MattyC]

That Jasson Dominguez card at 474k is another mind-blowing sale, if real. The older I get, the more I find myself despising the modern card game— because that is what it is, just a get rich quick game that caters to the same adrenaline junkie vibe as gambling. 474k for a card of a kid who has never played, and is in the system of a team (one I root for) that can't develop talent to save their lives. Look what the Yanks have done in terms of developing prospects like Andujar, Bird, Frazier, and the baseball abomination that is Gary Sanchez. And some of those guys even showed flashes of excellence at the major league level. I could have that one Dominguez card or my entire collection. Makes zero sense to me.