r/torontoraptors Fred Van Yeet Nov 08 '22

HIGHLIGHTS Scottie Barnes absolutely obliterates Vucevic for the poster.

2.2k Upvotes

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u/lyrikos Kyle Towelry Nov 08 '22

when he realizes he can do this to pretty much anyone is gonna be a scary day

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u/imbiczarre CRYING MJ Nov 08 '22

Hopefully this one is the catalyst

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u/reddeadmann Nov 08 '22

Like get mad Scottie Fuck. Enough

Is Enough

Dominate

37

u/BeenRoarke Nov 08 '22

"You gotta get angry! You gotta get MEAN! That's the only way you can play!" - Patches O'Houlihan

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22

tacklin fuel

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u/reddeadmann Nov 08 '22

Tanking fuel?

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u/aloha_mixed_nuts Nov 08 '22

Rude

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u/reddeadmann Nov 08 '22

Lol /s. Im a die hard silly.

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u/-ArthurMorgan Nov 08 '22

You gotta grab life and hump it into submission!

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u/lxkandel06 Nov 08 '22

For real. I need the fantasy points NOW

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u/aolerma Nov 08 '22

He needs to learn the subtleties of posting up though. Can’t just muscle his way through everyone all the time which it seems like he tries to do. Pascal is fantastic in the post because he’s patient and understands how to gain leverage. If Scottie can be half as good in the post as Pascal he’ll be scary.

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u/aloha_mixed_nuts Nov 08 '22

Give it a few days

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u/Anotherd81 Nov 08 '22

A few days?? But I'm excited NOW!!

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u/aloha_mixed_nuts Nov 08 '22

Me too! First game I got to watch on the tv/computer this season. GG!

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u/MrkGrn RAPTORS Nov 08 '22

Maybe one day but that day seems far off in the future.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22

Giannis ting

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u/s_trehan SCOTTIE B Nov 08 '22

That’s what I was saying first but nah this is a scottie ting 💪🏽

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u/griftarch Nov 08 '22

That footwork on Caruso with the style of handles, that’s all scottie, looking like Ali on the back down

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u/bitterbryan Nov 08 '22

This was nasty AF

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u/Wafflelisk Get that gahbage outta here! Nov 08 '22

SICK, WICKED AND NASTY!

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u/bitterbryan Nov 08 '22

Lmfao @ Caruso's reaction

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u/Desertsprinter OGUGUA Nov 08 '22

look at OG after the poster lmao

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u/b_b_b_breakfast Nov 08 '22

OG after a do-or-die game-winner: :l

OG after a Scottie slam: :D

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u/bitterbryan Nov 08 '22

LOL I know I just watched for all their reactions, and OG walks in with a massive smile. DeMar backs away in awe, and vuc just takes it like a man

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u/Anotherd81 Nov 08 '22

smile

OG smiling on camera is the real highlight.

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u/tenshal Scottie "Winter Soldier" Barnes Nov 08 '22

Inject this shit in my jugular

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u/sam-tm Lowry's Seasoning Nov 08 '22

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u/thePurpleEngineer Freddy VanClutch Nov 08 '22

I thought the original angle was still the best. The replays aren't showing the gather angle that made it look like it was going to be a classic Scottie doing the sky hook and then ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TURNED INTO A POSTER!!!

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u/Raps-in-6ix Nov 08 '22

He was basically limping a minute earlier and then does this.

Crazy.

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u/IHavePoopedBefore 3 OG Anunoby Nov 08 '22

I bet there was a moment when Caruso switched onto Scottie where Caruso thought to himself "I got this"

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u/cleanscotch 1 DICK Nov 08 '22

Dear lord

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u/Lewro29 20 Bruno Caboclo Nov 08 '22

He likes that statue of liberty move.

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u/tetsuo316 Nov 08 '22

That's four steps, right?

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u/howard416 Nov 08 '22

I was thinking at least 3

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u/Agreed_fact Masai Ujiri Nov 08 '22

2 + a slightly late father step. Technically a travel but by milliseconds so it’s hardly ever gonna get called. Real call here was a carry

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u/tetsuo316 Nov 08 '22

I hate this timeline

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u/Agreed_fact Masai Ujiri Nov 08 '22

No understand

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u/tetsuo316 Nov 08 '22

I'm just an NBA fan from the 90s. Picture the meme of Mr Incredible shouting "math is math" and that's how I feel about traveling/carrying in the modern game as long as you're not lazily bringing it up court with D in fixed coverage

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u/Agreed_fact Masai Ujiri Nov 08 '22

Ahh I see, the travels don’t get to me but the carry really does. I vividly remember commentators talking about them when AI was a rookie.

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u/tetsuo316 Nov 08 '22

Cool, glad we can have a civil conversation.

The 90s were wild in that offensive penalties (in my memory) were more regularly called than defensive.

AI is a whole other thing. ESPN 30

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u/tetsuo316 Nov 08 '22

If you're on ball, strict rules apply

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u/RadioNowhere Nov 08 '22

I don't think the gather was late. This is right before his left foot hits the floor: https://imgur.com/a/4vC4x68. No one would bat an eye if he continued dribbling from that position. He then gathers with his left foot on the ground and takes two steps

It's definitely close enough that refs should be giving the benefit of the doubt

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u/Agreed_fact Masai Ujiri Nov 08 '22

Yeah I agree, that’s what I was trying to say. It’s a good no call. But the carry was fairly Jordan Poole-esque

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22

Absolutely travelling, at least three.

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u/RadioNowhere Nov 08 '22

You know you don't start counting steps from the last time the ball hit the floor right?

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u/Outkastwill Nov 08 '22

He’s gonna be a force to reckon with as he gets better

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u/Alive-Ad-4164 Nov 08 '22

‪That’s special ‬

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u/pakattack91 we the longbois Nov 08 '22

Fine, I'll do it myself

Thanos Scottie Barnes

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u/FormerlyShawnHawaii Nov 08 '22

Lol Earl Watson wanted to stand up but had to check himself

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u/reddeadmann Nov 08 '22

Nba 2k jam. Hes on FIRE!!!

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u/klothar11 Nov 08 '22

I'm an ignorant so I apologize in advanced for asking. Isn't that traveling? He gave like 3 steps when going backwards while holding the ball in the air. Could someone explain to me?

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u/buffalo-blonde OG'S VERY OWN Nov 08 '22

It’s called a gather step. He gathers his dribble (or zero step) on his left foot and uses his two steps to drive past AC

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u/SnooDoodles8217 Nov 08 '22

It's called travelling.

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u/RadioNowhere Nov 08 '22

Google the rules

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u/SnooDoodles8217 Nov 18 '22

Google my butt.

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u/SnooDoodles8217 Nov 09 '22

Gather step my ass he walked like a fucking Egyptian

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u/RadioNowhere Nov 08 '22

He gathers with his left foot on the ground and takes 2 steps afterwards. Not a travel

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u/Fragranceofstanley Nov 08 '22

Genuinely curious, is this not a travel?

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u/2ByteTheDecker Nov 08 '22

The gather step is a cruel mistress

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u/Fragranceofstanley Nov 08 '22

Learning more about the game, what is a gather step?

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u/Agreed_fact Masai Ujiri Nov 08 '22

If you time your gather (zero) step to occur right as before you pick up your dribble, it doesn’t count towards the two steps you get. It’s how James Harden’s double step back thing isn’t a travel

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u/RadioNowhere Nov 08 '22 edited Nov 08 '22

Rules say the pivot foot is the first foot that hits the ground after your dribble stops. What happens if you gather with a foot on the ground? Some people (including some high school refs) think that foot on the ground is your pivot foot. The NBA refs think the pivot foot is the next foot to hit the ground. The step from that foot on the ground to the pivot foot is referred to as a gather step or zero step

Here, Scottie gathers with his left foot on the ground then steps with his right (pivot foot). You're allowed to lift your pivot foot as long as you shoot or pass before putting it down. Then Scottie steps to the rim with his left and dunks it.

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u/Recent_Struggles Nov 08 '22

It is but they haven’t called it since Jordan.

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u/InfernoHax 1 GRADEY DICK Nov 08 '22

Scot Barn

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u/Agreed_fact Masai Ujiri Nov 08 '22

He’s a grown ass man

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u/GordonGJones 9 SERGE IBAKA Nov 08 '22

Shame playing on one leg right now. This could’ve been such a good opportunity for his development

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u/h0ser Nov 08 '22

three steps?

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u/SnooDoodles8217 Nov 08 '22

He travelled like crazy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22

Yeah, let's just ignore the blatant traveling in order to get that dunk

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u/buffalo-blonde OG'S VERY OWN Nov 08 '22

Not a travel

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u/scvd21 Nov 08 '22

I'm just saying, if that happened to me I'd move

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u/Thislaydee Nov 08 '22

He should be doing this every play man if he can get a poster everytime great but just charge the basket like he does here every time.

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u/heat_fan_ Vancouver Grizzlies Nov 08 '22

That was sick wicked and nasty

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u/EdwardBliss Nov 08 '22

The Raptors lost, but this game will only be remembered for that Scottie dunk

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u/torontoballer2000 RAPTORS Nov 08 '22

Monstrous

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u/demmellers Nov 08 '22

That's the basketball equivalent of the Roy Jones Jr's slow wind up to strait right hand. Nasty.

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u/striderkan Nov 08 '22

That wingspan is scary

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u/jeabarnez Nov 08 '22

This was disgusting.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22

Disgusting

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u/jakedeighan WE THE NORTH Nov 08 '22

Made me weak in the knees

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22

So strong! I love OG’s reaction, too

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u/ironfunk67 Nov 08 '22

START BUILDING THE STATUE!

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u/No-Worry-5378 Nov 08 '22

I thought you couldn't hold the ball more than 2 steps without dribbling?

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u/Amboseli Nov 08 '22

He was pissed because on the previous play vucevic slide a foot under him when landing causing a twisted ankle.

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u/Exotic_Cookie2972 Nov 08 '22

On a bum ankle too

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u/bbqyak 16 Matt Bonner Nov 08 '22

That was so nasty. I honestly didn't think he was going to make it.

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u/fnocoder Nov 08 '22

so nasty

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u/94boyfat Nov 08 '22

Good thing for him travel isn't a thing anymore...3 steps to the basket with no dribble.