NBA Discussion Thread

[WMD]

Originally Posted by yo123

I'm not saying its been a perfectly called game, I'm saying that there are other aspects of basketball other than officiating which you ignore time and time again and the league is not going to fix the series against the freakin Celtics.

Any time the Celtics lose it's because the refs were out to get them.

[mqtirishfan]

The first technical foul that Breen doesn't like is the one that might have been somewhat acceptable.

[soybean]

Originally Posted by yo123

I'm not saying its been a perfectly called game, I'm saying that there are other aspects of basketball other than officiating which you ignore time and time again and the league is not going to fix the series against the freakin Celtics.

The thing is, look how many games this playoff came down to the wire. these small judgement calls can have a huge impact on the series.

just "letting it go" isn't the right mentality.

[prock]

Well that was the worst and latest call I have seen in awhile.

[fenikz]

got him on the elbow was a very easy call to make

[draftguru151]

He got his elbow but thanks for playing!

[yo123]

Originally Posted by soybean

The thing is, look how many games this playoff came down to the wire. these small judgement calls can have a huge impact on the series.

just "letting it go" isn't the right mentality.

And the refs are going to miss some calls. This is nothing new and has been happening since the game was invented. Over the course of a series some are going to go in favor of both teams.

God I ******* hate that I'm being forced to defend Miami right now.

[mqtirishfan]

Originally Posted by prock

Well that was the worst and latest call I have seen in awhile.

There was a bad call in that last sequence involving LeBron, but it wasn't the Pietrus foul. LeBron didn't get all ball on the Rondo block.

[JoeJoeBrown]

Originally Posted by yo123

I'm not saying its been a perfectly called game, I'm saying that there are other aspects of basketball other than officiating which you ignore time and time again and the league is not going to fix the series against the freakin Celtics.

The NBA is a star driven league. Boston has old over the hill guys. Stern wants to see his super stars succeed. Always has, always will. It's more of a nudge, not a fix.

Sometimes that nudging gets out of hand and it turns it into glorified professional wrestling.

[soybean]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

Not nearly enough complaining about the refs in here, way too much actually basketball discussion.

Originally Posted by WMD

Any time the Celtics lose it's because the refs were out to get them.

Originally Posted by yo123

EVERYTHING IS A CONSPIRACY

Not taking Anthony's putback off the board is pretty bad though.

sadfads

See the problem with this is that you guys are complaining about us complaining but at least we are pointing to specific examples of why the calls were bad, neither of you are defending the calls or pointing out WHY we are wrong.

[prock]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

He got his elbow but thanks for playing!

Didn't see the elbow, still don't after the whistle. Appreciate you being a condescending asshole because I don't think that was a good call, so thanks for playing douche.

[soybean]

Shane Battier is the type of player that you hate unless he's on your team, then you love him.

The Heat are pretty good at these second half adjustments.

[yo123]

Originally Posted by soybean

See the problem with this is that you guys are complaining about us complaining but at least we are pointing to specific examples of why the calls were bad, neither of you are defending the calls or pointing out WHY we are wrong.

BECAUSE NO ONE IS SAYING THAT THERE WERE NO BAD CALLS, they're saying that they even out eventually and they aren't the difference in the game.

The fact is the Heat are a much better team and that's why they are winning. The Celtics are showing their age and that's not the fault of the officials.

[draftguru151]

Originally Posted by prock

Didn't see the elbow, still don't after the whistle. Appreciate you being a condescending asshole because I don't think that was a good call, so thanks for playing douche.

[bantx]

It's getting hostile up in this *****

[JoeJoeBrown]

In the playoffs, 23 technical Fouls called against Heat opponents vs 6 being called on the Heat.

Yep, totally fair officiating because all of those opponents are so much dirtier than Miami.

[mqtirishfan]

I miss Avery Bradley. D:

[prock]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

I expected nothing less.

[draftguru151]

You don't think a clear foul was a foul, I'm not sure how you want me to respond.

[mqtirishfan]

Let's be real, here. If that reaction to the foul by LeBron and Anthony isn't a technical, but the reactions by the Celtics were, there have been some inconsistencies in the officiating.

[prock]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

You don't think a clear foul was a foul, I'm not sure how you want me to respond.

I didn't see it after the play or the first replay. Now I do. I swear you complain more about people hating you than other people do about your team.

J-Mike starts better threads than the NBA thread this last month.

[soybean]

that was a travel.

[soybean]

Now the celtics are just plying stupid.

[draftguru151]

*watches LeBron and Wade be ******* awesome*

[mqtirishfan]

*Sigh*

At least it's only game 1.