Comments on: The Best Two Blocks You’ll Ever See

By: Chad Edge

Chad Edge — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

damn man, my teeth rattled watching those.

By: Dan Mall

Dan Mall — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow. It’s like watching dominoes go down.

By: Jonathan E

Jonathan E — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing those Mike! I hadn’t seen either of them yet but man, those are some nice blocks.

By: gb

gb — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Those big guys have a tendency to get lazy when they have the ball… I was tortured by having to watch Greg Ostertag play for the Jazz for several seasons. The urban legend is that he was so lazy that his dad yelled at him for not jumping at all during a game. His response was “but, dad, I don’t have to…”

By: Brody

Brody — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It’s impressive that Nate Robinson can get that high, but it’s almost hard to call that a block because of all the body contact going on. Even after the block he follows through and nails Yao in the face.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I was at the cal vs. ucla game a few weeks back and a cal blocker hit a ucla guy so hard he gave him a concussion and knocked himself out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo9e2Jf7R0o Randomly, I ended up playing guitar hero with the cal player about three hours later.

By: MagicScallions

MagicScallions — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The commentator describes Robinson as a “too big hot pot.” Which is pretty funny to this Chinese-American with poor grasp of Mandarin colloquialisms.

By: Kyle Warner

Kyle Warner — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Being an Aggie (from Texas A&M) and getting ready for our yearly game against the Longhorns, we tend to dig up old footage to get us pumped up. This one always comes up as one of the best, and hardest hits I've ever seen. And yes, he did block the pass. Short Version: http://stingray.tamu.edu/football/movies/the hit.avi Long Version: http://stingray.tamu.edu/football/movies/TheHIT_shut_em_down.wmv

By: Dimitry

Dimitry — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

100 times more impressive at full TV resolution

It’s 200 times more impressive to be there in person :) I was at Pitt’s student section and after 4 years worth of games, after that block, I’ve heard the loudest celebration ever.

Most didn’t even realize the play was still going on. I was just look at the two guys lying on the ground. It took them a while to get up while the blocker didn’t even fall.

Wish the game had a better outcome though :p
Dimitry

By: Sean Hills

Sean Hills — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Being a knicks fan and seeing the game that night Nate Robinsons’ block on soft as terrycloth Yao Ming was hilarious. The two Seatle natives Nate and Jamal Crawford always do something crazy everygame, but that block is definitely on top of that list.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Nate Robinson block is exactly what they said on ESPN. The block of the century.

By: Gary O

Gary O — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That WV/Pitt punt return: unbeliveable. Just unbelieveable.

(btw – great site, that newsvine; I’m your newest user; “beauty” to see a Cdn article on the homepage when I signed up too)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I recently showed his block on my blog. He also won the slam dunk contest. You should see those highlights as well.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I argue that Tayshaun Prince’s block of Reggie Miller was better