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NBA PLAYOFFS RND 1: NUGGETS vs. THUNDER - GAME 2

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Post#1 » by DaFan334 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:02 pm

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Nuggets Injuries:
Arron Afflalo (out - ankle)
Thunder Injuries:
none

After a horrible no call on basket interference and an even worse night of shooting free throws, the Nuggets will have to bounce back strong in order to take home advantage away from the Thunder. They will need to keep up the great play from Nene and continue to chip away at the young Thunder team. Hopefully the team can find their form again at the line as well.

http://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-nba/2011/4/18/2117609/nba-playoffs-2011-denver-nuggets-oklahoma-city-thunder-sonicsgate

Game 2 officials:
D. Bavetta (home team 39-25, home favorite 14-13, avg score home 103 road 100)
M. McCutchen (home team 37-29, home favorite 11-10, avg score home 100 road 98.9)
R. Mott (home team 43-29, home favorite 11-10, avg score home 99.9 road 98.6)

I better not be yelling at Dick at the end of this game...
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Post#2 » by Doomsta » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:34 pm

lets bounce back and make them pay!
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Post#3 » by KAVK » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:11 am

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/04/18/nba- ... ef:nbahpt2

I was expecting a fine but this should be something to refs to call it even.

Nene's confidence must be at highest, need to go through him early & attack Perkins with our guards penetrations on top of Nene down low. Thunder front court is just can not handle Nene. Karl should think about line up with Nene + Martin + Gallo + Chandler + Felton / Ty or Forbes at 2 if AAA is no go. Thunder height was overwhelming but our 2 guard combo was working.
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Post#4 » by el loco » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:15 am

Afflalo is out for game 2


OKLAHOMA CITY – Denver starting shooting guard Arron Afflalo said there’s a “zero” percent chance he will play in Wednesday’s Game 2 against Oklahoma City due to a strained left hamstring.

Afflalo sat out Sunday’s Game 1. Prior to that, he had missed 13 of the final 18 regular-season games with an injury he originally suffered March 5 and aggravated March 19, April 1 and April 11.

“I made a mistake once. I made a mistake twice. I made a mistake three times,” Afflalo said of having come back before when the hamstring wasn’t fully healed. “It’s not healed. It not me sitting back and relaxing. I’ve tried three straight times.”

It remains to be seen when Afflalo will return, although he believes he will play in the series. Wilson Chandler replaced him in the starting lineup for Denver’s 107-103 loss in Game 1.


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Post#5 » by Powder Blue » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:18 am

May as well forget about AAA until training camp....That hammy ain't gonna heal in the near future.
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Post#6 » by Doomsta » Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:15 pm

that's a shame, oh well...
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Post#7 » by eathb_au » Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:44 am

Now if Karl does the right thing and starts JR.
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Post#8 » by pickaxe » Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:37 am

You know, they publicly declare fines for players and coaches etc. but we never hear about the discipline for the refs. Obviously you can never just get that game back but there were three diff refs that missed action right where the ball was. How do three diff. officials miss that? When we don't hear about refs being fined it definitely sounds like an insincere apology.

"They try their best." Well, ok. So do the players. I think the refs would get more respect if they came out and apologized themselves instead of it sounding like some cult where they just constantly look shady. You know, a personal apology to the fans that says, "We messed up. Our mistake affected the outcome of a very important game. David Stern made us run 100 suicides directly following the ruling and we will never do it again."

That's what I want to hear.
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Post#9 » by DaFan334 » Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:43 pm

Holiday of Nuggets, Nuggets have to win.
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Post#10 » by Import » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:20 pm

It will be interesting to see how the refs call this game; after what happened at the end of game 1.

Will the refs make-up for game 1 and give game 2 (and possibly the series) to Denver or continue with one-sided officiating?

Isn't Dick Bavetta a loyal company man for Stern? This won't be a blowout then.


Tim Donaghy's tale of Dick Bavetta

With veteran official Dick Bavetta, the charge is much different.

Donaghy portrays Bavetta as a genial NBA veteran and faithful company man who wants to facilitate a quality entertainment product every night. Since fans generally find a close game more compelling, Bavetta made a deliberate effort to keep the contest competitive, according to Donaghy.

Early in the book, Donaghy tells the story of being at his brother’s birthday party while there’s a Bavetta-officiated game on television:


“Watch,” I told my brother. “Anytime Bavetta referees, you’ll rarely see a blowout. When a team gets up by 20, he starts blowing the whistle like crazy.” And sure enough, that’s what happened -- one team got way ahead before Bavetta whistled the other team back into contention.



According to Donaghy, Bavetta’s tendency for keeping games close made him a favorite of the League. It also gave Donaghy an opportunity to capitalize:


From my earliest involvement with Bavetta, I learned that he likes to keep games close, and that when a team gets down by double-digit points, he helps the players save face. He accomplishes this act of mercy by quietly, and frequently, blowing the whistle on the team that’s having the better night. Team fouls suddenly become one-sided between the contestants, and the score begins to tighten up. That’s the way Dick Bavetta referees a game -- and everyone in the league knew it.

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So let’s look at this in the most practical context: Would betting on the underdog in games where the spread was seven or more points and Bavetta was the official have been a profitable strategy?

If you had bet on the underdog all of the games in which Bavetta was an official and in which one of the teams was favored to win by seven or more points, your bet would have paid off only 46.2 percent of the games. This would have caused you to, on average, lose about 11.8 percent of the money that you bet, on average.



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Post#11 » by Import » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:25 pm

Based on Tim Donaughy's assesment of Bavetta; tonights game between Denver and OKC will be very close. And whichever team is playing better will get many, many fouls called against them to prevent a blowout.

This was true in game 1, when Denver was up 15 points in the 1st quarter. The refs called 10 fouls against Denver and only 1 against OKC.

Did David Stern have Dick Bavetta ref this game for this purpose?
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Post#12 » by el loco » Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:55 pm

Scottie Brooks said that the Thunder need to get back in transition to try to stop Nene from getting so many easy buckets. Perkins can't get back in transition fast enough, KG can't handle Nene on the block, so that leaves Ibaka (he is the only big they have that can run with Nene). I look for him to try to get back quick in transition, this will take a rebounder away from them at crashing the offensive boards. It's just something to watch for, it might not happen, but it will be interesting to see if this is the adjustment that they make in this area that the Nuggets had an edge in.
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Post#13 » by el loco » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:45 am

That first quarter was fun to watch :lol:
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Post#14 » by jcwkings » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:50 am

this is embarrassing. there is no sort of offense being played. everything is 1- on-1. i dont think i can watch this any longer.
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Post#15 » by ctballer5 » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:54 am

is it just me or are the thunder getting every freaking call
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Post#16 » by el loco » Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:27 am

ctballer5 wrote:is it just me or are the thunder getting every freaking call


The calls have nothing to do with that performance. I am just thankful they got it to 15, 10 would have been nice, but at least it isn't 20 something.
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Post#17 » by el loco » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:10 am

This was just a good old fashion butt spanking.
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Post#18 » by Shady08 » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:33 am

How the **** are we getting out rebounded by 20+? Is this a joke? 11 on the offensive end...

Unbelievable. It makes me furious because I know we are better than this team.
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Post#19 » by KAVK » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:34 am

0-2 hole is tough.

It was disheartening to see.
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Post#20 » by Shady08 » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:36 am

Also Bird and JR 6 min of playing time each? Seriously?

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