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    Did Smith's Fingertips touch the Crossbar when he dunked the ball in the Superbowl?

    I have looked at the video many times and It doesn't look like his fingertips hit the crossbar. I placed a wager with 5dimes which was graded initially as a win but then reversed to a loss. The wager said that in order for the dunk to stand the players fingertips must touch the crossbar. Did anyone else see his fingertips hit the bar or did I just miss see his fingertips hit the bar?
    Loss 2/2/14 6:25pm
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    Goal post dunk not completed -320*
    vs Goal post dunk completed

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    Yeah he smashed it Jimmy Graham style.

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    I hate these prop bets, it's a great way for books to cheat out a win.

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    That is weak if they are grading that as a loss.


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    Not the greatest dunk I've ever seen, but c'mon.

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    he even said the next day that it was a layup not a dunk

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitchell88 View Post
    he even said the next day that it was a layup not a dunk
    dude Mitch he was kidding

    clearly went for the dunk here

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    Yeah exactly I don't think I will be making any of these prop bets in the future it gives the Sportsbook an advantage because sometimes the decision is subjective, as oppose to betting on a team, either one team wins or the other. I just find it odd that it was initially graded as a win then overturned, but if I saw video that clearly shows his fingertips hit the bar then I would be satisfied with the loss.

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    Two manny mangs is better than one

    btw its a loss

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    should be a win.

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    win for sure. it's about attempting it like he did not some bullshit technicality stupid

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    That should be considered a dunk. It's clear what his intentions were. Bush league attempt to suck in a few more dollars

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    It's clear from the gif above his fingers touch half way up the cross bar, just gotta slow it down

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    The ball never touches the crossbar either, it goes right over it, yet it's moving afterwards, wonder why

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    Quote Originally Posted by slacker00 View Post
    That is weak if they are grading that as a loss.

    It's graded as a successful dunk and I agree. It wasn't pretty, but his hand touched the bar and the ball went through the posts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thebestthereis View Post
    win for sure. it's about attempting it like he did not some bullshit technicality stupid
    It looks like the player's ticket was for a dunk NOT to be completed. The footage appears to show the wager was later graded correctly.

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    nobody fukks with Manny

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    unraal

    manner2 i have never seen a guey slam on off the backboard and it get called a dunk

    manner2 tell me what you know about bigfoot

    manner2 lets storm the book and take them down

    manner2 why the fuk would you bet on something like this

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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    unraal

    manner2 i have never seen a guey slam on off the backboard and it get called a dunk

    manner2 tell me what you know about bigfoot

    manner2 lets storm the book and take them down

    manner2 why the fuk would you bet on something like this
    Drikkar Mikeyanks is the Bigfoot expert not me only seen one a couple times

    Drinker i am going to get a bite to eat maybe storm the books later

    Drankerl hose bets are set up for guys that Brock would consider banged up

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    Quote Originally Posted by manny24 View Post
    Drikkar Mikeyanks is the Bigfoot expert not me only seen one a couple times

    Drinker i am going to get a bite to eat maybe storm the books later

    Drankerl hose bets are set up for guys that Brock would consider banged up
    manner1 i was actually taalking to manner2

    manner1 i appreciate the repsonse though

    manner1 im not sure how i can mind my manners

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    fukkin 5dimes made out like bandits in the superbowl, cant believe they would pull this shit


    but yeah that prop is very subjective so it was a bad bet to make

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    I gotta give him points for getting his arms up that high. Ever wore LB pads? Freakin hard.

    If there was a thread on this, I missed it, but what how did they grade orange AND green Gatorade being dumped on Pete Carrol?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SBR Forum View Post
    It looks like the player's ticket was for a dunk NOT to be completed. The footage appears to show the wager was later graded correctly.
    You're right, somehow I read it wrong the very first time. OP was betting on "NO DUNK". So, 5Dimes got it right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by manny24 View Post
    dude Mitch he was kidding

    clearly went for the dunk here
    I know, but he didn't make it....he was gassed

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