That wasn't an alley-oop. An alley-oop is finished with a dunk. That was a cherry pick. Wade made a long pass and LeBoob finished with a lay-up. Wooptey Doo.
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That wasn't an alley-oop. An alley-oop is finished with a dunk. That was a cherry pick. Wade made a long pass and LeBoob finished with a lay-up. Wooptey Doo.
Hey hater... try getting the definition right. It does NOT have to end in a dunk.
al·ley-oop (l-p)
n. Basketball
1. A play in which a pass is lobbed above the basket and a player jumps up and attempts to catch the ball and score before returning to the floor.
alley-oop pass - definition of alley-oop pass by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
An alley-oop in basketball is an offensive play in which one player throws the ball near the basket to a teammate who jumps, catches the ball in mid air and immediately scores a basket, usually with a slam dunk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley-oop_(basketball)
LOL dictionary definitions aside, when I saw the headline I was expecting a dunk too. Still a very nice pass, just not what I was expecting.
Sandra
Not sure when wikipedia became an official reference point for the NBA around here, but since we went there, let's see what they say about 'Cherry Picking':
See? It doesn't have to be a dunk...but it's still cherry picking!!!
Also:
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Sandra
See? It doesn't have to be a dunk...but it's still cherry picking!!!
Also:
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Sandra
you saw our record against the pacers? its no wonder i always say we struggle against them. all time record against the pacers is 7-34 i believe. yikes!!!!!!!!!! lol.......
ok...take the OFFICIAL definition away...every media outlet is calling it a alley-oop.... including NBA.com...but hell, what would the official website of the NBA know about that....LOL!
Well that settles it...if the league AND Wikipedia say it's an alley-oop...an alley-oop it is!
Sandra
Yeah...I mean it's not like the official website for the league would know anything about alley-oop passes, slam dunks or the skip pass.
Yeah...I mean it's not like the official website for the league would know anything about alley-oop passes, slam dunks or the skip pass.
LOL nobody is arguing with you!!!
You've proven that both Wikipedia and the league are all over this!
Sandra
Why, thank you kind sir!!!...
They are no longer this bland NBA team from the sleepy midwest! I really liked what I saw and if I were a Pacers fan, I would be very excited about that team.
Definitely a awesome pass from wade! Lebron saying its the greatest pass in nba history is a bit much to me. No doubt its one of the best passes I've ever seen. Pretty sweet.
They stunk it up against the Bobcats, but they have played like 5 games in 7 days, all on the road, so they get a pass.
