Official: 2007 NBA Playoff thread.

[lederhosen]

What's great is now the officials are calling fouls on the Spurs now that the game is over... Where were the whistles earlier in the fourth quarter?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: jjsole
A blocking call on Steve Nash? Wtf, if he doesn't get those he may as well not even go down to the defensive end!

Clearly a charge, terrible call by the officials.

Blatantly? even both announcers said that it was too close to call...

 

[shelaby]

those were the worst refs i have seen in a long long time, they should be reffing at the youth level, not in the nba

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
Can 5 minutes go by without a blatant error by the officiating in favor of San Antonio? This is arguably the worst officiated game in playoff history. I doubt these officials are going to be let off the hook. They should be fired.

Yes, this was a terribly officiated game. Bowen clearly slapping Nash's dribbling hand so the ball goes out of bounds (oh and that was right in front of the ref) to Bowen's knee to the Nash's nuts...wow. Not to mention that was a phantom foul on parkers and 1 jumpshot with about 4 mins left. And I really wish they would call Duncan for slapping the sh!t out of Amare on a couple of his shots. And then they call Amare for lightly touching Duncan's wrist on a layup...absolutely ridiculous.

Nash didn't have a great game, Suns in general didn't deserve to win the game. But they might've been able to steal one if the refs didn't absurdly favor the Spurs.

But hey, at least they started calling reach ins with 2mins to go!

 

[lederhosen]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: jjsole
A blocking call on Steve Nash? Wtf, if he doesn't get those he may as well not even go down to the defensive end!

Clearly a charge, terrible call by the officials.

Blatantly? even both announcers said that it was too close to call...

It was pretty obvious that Nash's feet were set. What more do you want?

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: jjsole
A blocking call on Steve Nash? Wtf, if he doesn't get those he may as well not even go down to the defensive end!

Clearly a charge, terrible call by the officials.

Blatantly? even both announcers said that it was too close to call...

Watch the replay yourself. And I believe the announcers were pretty close to to saying it should've been a charge. Nash was easily there in time and Duncan just ran into him.

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: lederhosen

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: jjsole
A blocking call on Steve Nash? Wtf, if he doesn't get those he may as well not even go down to the defensive end!

Clearly a charge, terrible call by the officials.

Blatantly? even both announcers said that it was too close to call...

It was pretty obvious that Nash's feet were set. What more do you want?

It didn't matter if his feet were set or not; Nash was in position and Duncan simply bowled him over. Aparently, these people want to redefine NBA rules to where that's not a charge.

:roll:

 

[tfinch2]

All the Stoudewhiners have come out from the woodworks. :laugh:

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
All the Stoudewhiners have come out from the woodworks. :laugh:

Yes, people complain when they see something wrong.

Thanks, Captain Obvious.

I'll add some thoughts beyond my views on the refs:

It's amazing how well the Spurs execute. Against any other team in the NBA, a turnover is a mistake that you can usually make up. The Spurs punish you if you make a mistake. Duncan is hitting amazing shots...he has incredible reach and owns the glass. The Spurs did an excellent job of not letting the Suns back into the game and countered every big shot the Suns hit. I'm impressed with how polished the Spurs are; Pop is an amazing coach.

 

[supesman]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
All the Stoudewhiners have come out from the woodworks. :laugh:

LOL amare was out of the game from the beginning. He did have some points but was basically taken out of the game because of foul trouble.

 

[dbk]

Keep it up Manu...go left.

 

[JRich]

The refs killed it for me.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: JRich
The refs killed it for me.

Unfortunately home cooking is part of the game, but if the suns could have finished better at the basket they would have maintained more momentum, which always seems to affect the refs biasness. Not making an excuse for the refs, it sucks, but that's the way it is for both teams.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: lederhosen

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: jjsole
A blocking call on Steve Nash? Wtf, if he doesn't get those he may as well not even go down to the defensive end!

Clearly a charge, terrible call by the officials.

Blatantly? even both announcers said that it was too close to call...

It was pretty obvious that Nash's feet were set. What more do you want?

It didn't matter if his feet were set or not; Nash was in position and Duncan simply bowled him over. Aparently, these people want to redefine NBA rules to where that's not a charge.

:roll:

how does it NOT matter if his feet were set or not? if his feet weren't set, how do you contend that he was in position?

 

[mpitts]

Go Pistons!

Sweep the Bulls and get back to the Conference Finals tonight!

 

[iamme]

while it's difficult to believe that a tough-minded team like the Bulls would just lay down, i've got to imagine they were devastated after Game 3's loss.

if the Bulls don't come out strong early on, i think we're looking at another blow out.

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: lederhosen

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: jjsole
A blocking call on Steve Nash? Wtf, if he doesn't get those he may as well not even go down to the defensive end!

Clearly a charge, terrible call by the officials.

Blatantly? even both announcers said that it was too close to call...

It was pretty obvious that Nash's feet were set. What more do you want?

It didn't matter if his feet were set or not; Nash was in position and Duncan simply bowled him over. Aparently, these people want to redefine NBA rules to where that's not a charge.

:roll:

how does it NOT matter if his feet were set or not? if his feet weren't set, how do you contend that he was in position?

Your feet don't have to be set to take a charge as long as you're in position. aka your feet don't have to be set in stone to draw a charge. Common sense much?

So even if one of his feet moved a little, IT DOESN'T MATTER. That was my point; I thought it would be clear to anyone that watched the game. As long as Nash wasn't jumping in the air, it didn't matter what his feet were doing. He was clearly infront of Duncan and Duncan ran him over.

Perhaps using the word "set" confused you. By "set" I was referring to the idea that your feet have to be cemented in one place to take a charge...this is simply not true.

* was still, or moving sideways or backwards but not forwards, when contact occurred
* took a legal guarding position before the contact, that is, one with both feet on the floor
* was hit on the torso (as opposed to the arm or leg)
* respected the elements of time and distance

It was a charge.

 

[Syringer]

A's were in Oakland today and came back against all odds. With 2 outs, 2 strikes, no balls and no one on, Eric Chavez ended up walking 6 pitchers later.

Milton Bradley then blasted one out to the right field stands--two baserunners later, Jack Cust then hit one of his own out to the opposite field and sent some fans home happy--while others stayed around and went next door to the W's game.

One Oakland team was able to come back from two today with their backs against the wall, will the other one?

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

stephen jackson is a total wtf. stop screwing around

 

[tfinch2]

Monta Ellis looks like a 6th grader when he dribbles to his left. Utah should just force him that way.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Jesus Christ, you can't miss 12 free throws and expect to win.

 

[maddogchen]

 

[zainali]

seems like its going to be utah vs. SA in the western finals.

 

[GPett]

I don't understand why Jackson was bringing the ball up the court. I don't understand why they were jacking up so many 3s when their shooting was cold and many Utah players were in foul trouble.

Isolate Baron at centercourt and let him drive to the rim every possesion of the 4th quarter. They would have fouled out some Utah players.

The warriors strategy and decisions in game 4 made no sense to me.

 

[Alienwho]

Anybody want to talk about how Golden State chokes so bad in the fourth quarter that they get so pissed that they have to start throwing cheap shots? Baron face checking Fisher as they walk down the court. Okur getting thrown to the ground in the final minute of the game by Richardson even though Golden State was down enough that they obviously already lost the game.

Golden State plays like the thugs they are when it comes down to make-or-break time. They play like a bunch of cocky street brawlers that don't know teamwork and want to shoot the 3 every time, and when they see that ain't working any longer they show their true colors.

Now, this isn't to say they aren't entertaining to watch, and that they aren't pretty good playing their style, but if they played as a team and somebody besides Baron would drive in once in a while, they would be a much deadlier team. WTF kind of retard shoots the 3 mid-game when you're already up by 5 and you're on a fast break of 3 vs 1? That right there showed how little team work and dumbass players they are.

The Jazz executed this game perfectly. They needed to slow it down and play it their style. This series is over for Golden State. There is no way they will be able to get away with their thug antics away from home. Baron should have gotten a tech, been thrown out of the game, fined, and banned from playing their next game for what he did to Fisher, and everybody knows it and he's going to get what he deserves in the next game.

Ha, looks like the bastards will get what's coming to them after all.

Both Baron Davis and Jason Richardson will be under review by the NBA on Monday after a couple of incidents late in the game -- Davis for elbowing Derek Fisher and Richardson for a clothesline foul of Mehmet Okur. The Davis incident wasn't seen by the officials, but he clearly took a cheap shot at Fisher and could face a suspension. Richardson's hard foul most likely will merit a fine. Without either man, Golden State would be in huge trouble in Salt Lake City for Game 5 on Tuesday.

Suddenly not so Golden