Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, January 9, 2013
Last night, it was Sam Thompson putting A.J. Hammons on a poster (Watch it). Wednesday night, it was Brandon Paul doing it to Trevor Mbakwe. Paul's posterizing flush was as impressive as any we've seen this year, but it also was a little controversial. The Illini senior was called for a charge on the play, and yet the bucket counted. Maybe because the dunk was just THAT good? Watch the slam now and see the Twitter reaction to it in this post.
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The dunk made for a terrific photo, too. Check out this tremendous USA TODAY Sports shot of the dunk:
See some of the tweets following Paul's dunk:
Oh my, Brandon Paul poster … but he's called for the charge.
— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) January 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/Playmaka3x4/status/289193055637098497
https://twitter.com/jordangarretson/status/289192970522083329
OK, Brandon Paul. Holy schnikes.
— Dan Kilbridge (@Dan_Kilbridge) January 10, 2013
Brandon Paul just put Trevor Mbakwe on a poster — but it was a charge.
— Dylan Burkhardt (@umhoops) January 10, 2013
Brandon Paul just had one of the most ridiculous dunks I've ever seen… #Illini #SCTopTen
— Zach Worman (@ZachWorman) January 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/IllinoisLoyalty/status/289192984505905154
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