LeBron sends Ramon Sessions packing
With Josh Smith momentarily out of sight and out of mind, somewhere along the way LeBron passed him as the game’s most exciting shot-blocker. LeBron’s rejection on Ramon Sessions last night could have put someone’s eye out, but the funniest part was Dan Gadzuric’s reaction on the Milwaukee bench. On the close-up replay, as Sessions is releasing the shot, you can see Gadzuric’s eyes follow the ball as it floats toward the rim, then he follows it as it goes flying back towards halfcourt. The whole time Gadzuric’s face never changes, like he’s watching a tennis match…
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November 30th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Dagomar says:
That was insane.
November 30th, 2008 at 10:48 am
E$ says:
“He made it look like a triangle” lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSDtDqyoLg
November 30th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Daily Boi says:
GOOD LAWD…..THAT WAS SICK!!!!!!!
November 30th, 2008 at 11:11 am
junior says:
nasty.. just plain nasty
November 30th, 2008 at 11:14 am
hoopsguru says:
a good fundamental player would have kept that inbounds, tapped to a teammate and turned the transition.
November 30th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Sweet English says:
A triangle? I don’t get it how did that look like a triangle.
November 30th, 2008 at 11:25 am
JCARR says:
LBJ is going to have his own Top 10 blocks of the year segment in NBA TV at the end of the year. I agree with hoopsguru though he should of tapped it to a teammate instead of being a hero
November 30th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Balla says:
To hoopsguru…A great defender would have sent that shot to the ninth row and establish that there will be no easy shots at the basket. Its a great way to start the game off. I do believe though that a great shot blockers should keep the ball in bounds and ignite a fast break with it though.
November 30th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
the_don_mega says:
yup… fundamentally he should’ve kept it inbounds… but for plain intimidation… its ok…
November 30th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
bone0315 says:
Someon HAS to post this link of Chris Wright of the Dayton Flyers hurdling this poor kid from Marquette.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYL0v9BnVYI
Those in the midwest know how athletic this kid is. How he ended up in the A-10 is beyond me.
November 30th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
QQ says:
Haha, I just love the haters. Kid goes up high to defend his team’s basket and people are saying he should have let the ball stay inbounds. Granted, that’s a good move that would make any coach happy, but come on, how many players would put that much effort on trying to defend the rim, much less a superstar?
November 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
E$ says:
yeah, keep it in bounds is so “old school.” This is the age of trying to hit security guards with yo’ shot!
November 30th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Austin Burton says:
From what I know, Wright was getting recruited by some big schools (Illinois, Michigan State, Texas, etc.) but he wanted to stay close to home and do the “Turn a program into a winner” thing.
November 30th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Skywalker says:
Bron, G-Force, Josh Smith n Dwight are my fav volleyballers!
November 30th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
CLUTCH says:
so goal tending isn’t a rule for LEbron thats news.
November 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
dj ho says:
i’ve noticed that a lot of lebron’s blocks in the highlight reels in the past couple of weeks are those “get that weak stuff outta here and into the 9th row” type blocks. obviously these are the ones that make sports centre / nba.com.
I agree that those blocks great from an intimidation standpoint, but your essentially giving possession back to the other team. Its quite a skill to be able to keep the block in bounds. He gets up so high and so fast, he doesn’t need to block it like that.
November 30th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
rocky lobs says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAA8mLz8aJ0 disrespect
November 30th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
hoopguru says:
I WAS KIDDING ABOUT KEEPING IT IN…….HE PUT THAT SHIT INTO ORBIT! Now if it were a close game, then yeah, try to keep it in play…
November 30th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Lady Luck says:
One of the game’s best shot-blockers, Alonzo Mourning, was always great at blocking the shot inbounds. Most of the time it would ignite a fast break going the other way. It’s all about possessions. So I see the point you guys are making.
However, it was a great block. Sessions should’ve known better to try a floater in that situation. Now he knows.
He gets a WITNESS t-shirt after the game.
November 30th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Hugo says:
Man. This is the Bucks … Lebron don’t need to keep it inbounds … The bucks sux … I’m sure after that every bucks player thought twice before trying a layup … Lebron is from another planet. He connected on a alley the other night when he was like the whole body above the rim … Now this …
December 1st, 2008 at 12:39 am
baron von faulk says:
no no no no, y’all cats got this argument wrong
see that’s my problem with dudes like lebron, dwight, and smoove, they go for the highlight reel swat, but in reality they could go up in the air and bring that sh*t back down in the palm of their hand which would be 100x sicker when they feed someone on the other end for the dunk off a sick dime. it’s a bleal (block/steal), manu does it a few times a year even but right outta the guys hands not five feet in the air like these super athletes.
i swear that play makes the highlight reel just the same as the huge swat! announcers and fans go just as crazy when they just snag it in the air like an interception in football. new old school
but yeah it was the bucks so prolly not necessary. but from what i recall that game was close, right??
December 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
dano says:
dude the intimidation factor is right, if you can block that shit back to when Naismith was around you should. And Lebron can block the ball inbounds if he wanted to. he could have caught it if he wanted to. Cavs were up by eight in the 2nd quarter. theres no need to secure an extra possession right now. Let the Bucks know that Bron is always around lurking. I bet Sessions didnt shoot the rest of the night without looking over his shoulder, and i bet he didnt even drive the lane again either.