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This shot is what you guys refer to as a "Rafer." right? A floater that has no chance of going in?

Just checking.

(For the record, Dwight Howard rebounded this miss and dunked.)

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I threw the word out there once

I thought it might stick, but he did it so often it was hard to write about it and differentiate it from his name in the same article. However, I’ll still call it that in free speech.

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Feb 27, 2009 11:58 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I believe

that I referred to it as the “oh-goddammit-rafer-what-the-fuck-are-you-doing-pass-it-to-yao-he’s-right-there-and-seven-feet-freaking-six-inches-tall” when watching games.

by Only_A_Lad on Feb 28, 2009 1:17 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

this was the prettiest looking rafer

I ever saw him try to shoot. but it still bricked, and i LOL’d

by misterterrific on Mar 1, 2009 6:52 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

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