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Originally Posted by SMC0007
Naw it was completely different. No one touched Dirk, he landed wrong all on his own. There was no one who hit him or grabbed him, which is why no one was out for blood. Haywood grabbed Griffin with both hands. Everyone would want a flagrant if that happened to Dirk including me, bottom line.
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He never even got both hands on Griffin at once. Haywood tried to wrap up Griffin like he would any other big dude in the NBA, only, Griffin isn't any other big dude, and got halfway away before Haywood could finish the wrap-up.
Haywood tried to wrap him up near the waist, which you see happen all the time to prevent guys from getting an easy basket. Griffin is so big, strong, and quick, that by the time Haywood got his left arm to Griffin, his right arm was already off of Griffin's waist b/c Griffin had moved two feet closer to the rim in .00002 seconds. So Haywood's left arm, once it finally got to Griffin, got him on the forearm and grabbed for a split second. In that same split second, Griffin had already started to leave the floor under his own power because he's so big, strong and quick.
Haywood grabbed the arm and let go of the arm very quickly. I honestly think it's one of those flagrants that's only a flagrant because of the way the other player fell.