Duke of Douchington
Needle Mover
Let's be fair about it. He did lower before the hit. Because that's where Aston-Reese's head was when he decided to make the hit from 15 feet away. He only raised when Aston-Reese started to lift to brace for the hit.
It's almost like a 6'4" player would need to lower his body considerably to even make an attempt to hit a player's shoulder who is 4-5 inches shorter than him...