Around the Association 2/10

[lawrybeard]

Knicks/Warriors later tonight, I'm predicting the Knicks win a close one 10,001 to 10,000, they could set a record for the most shots ever taken in an nba game and a subjective record of the least defense ever played. In all seriousness I could see Lee and Biedrins both having 30/20 nights tonight.

$1.91 for the combined score to be over 231 points. I've got the over.

70pts in the 1st quarter says you'll be collecting soon enough.

[paul]

i just saw the replay of the 2 foul calls at the end of the pacers game and seeing each one twice i thought the first one looked like a foul, granger bumped lebron off as he jumped. there was contact on the 2nd one but less and the ball was nowhere near the rim.

just my opinion though

Yeah you could go that way for sure jerrod, but imo the first one was ridiculous star call and once it was made the second one had to be. There was no way either should have been made imo, the first was probably worse than the second but like I said if you make one you've probably got to make both.

I know one thing, if the Bucks were on the wrong end of the first call for Lebron this board would have exploded, and rightfully so.

[paul]

Knicks/Warriors later tonight, I'm predicting the Knicks win a close one 10,001 to 10,000, they could set a record for the most shots ever taken in an nba game and a subjective record of the least defense ever played. In all seriousness I could see Lee and Biedrins both having 30/20 nights tonight.

$1.91 for the combined score to be over 231 points. I've got the over.

70pts in the 1st quarter says you'll be collecting soon enough.

Like I said, safest bet of the night. I forgot Biedrins was out, Lee will go 30/20 here, book it.

[jerrod]

i just saw the replay of the 2 foul calls at the end of the pacers game and seeing each one twice i thought the first one looked like a foul, granger bumped lebron off as he jumped. there was contact on the 2nd one but less and the ball was nowhere near the rim.

just my opinion though

I know one thing, if the Bucks were on the wrong end of the first call for Lebron this board would have exploded, and rightfully so.

that's true, but that's hardly proof of good refereeing. this board is unbelievably homeristic when it comes to in game calls and a vast majority of the board thinks every ref is out to get them.

[paulpressey25]

this board is unbelievably homeristic when it comes to in game calls and a vast majority of the board thinks every ref is out to get them.

You're too young. You need to experience about 20 Bucks playoff games that actually mean something where the Bucks get screwed by the officials and the superstar gets the call.

[europa]

this board is unbelievably homeristic when it comes to in game calls and a vast majority of the board thinks every ref is out to get them.

You're too young. You need to experience about 20 Bucks playoff games that actually mean something where the Bucks get screwed by the officials and the superstar gets the call.

The 80s forever scarred me in that regard. The Bucks spent nearly an entire decade getting f'd by refs in the playoffs.

[mbucks22]

Damn I wish I could watch the Warriors/Knicks! Already 45-41 and the second quarter isn't even half over.

[AussieBuck]

Hahaa I'm rich bitches. 106 points in 18 minutes

[jerrod]

this board is unbelievably homeristic when it comes to in game calls and a vast majority of the board thinks every ref is out to get them.

You're too young. You need to experience about 20 Bucks playoff games that actually mean something where the Bucks get screwed by the officials and the superstar gets the call.

while it's true that i am much younger than you


i don't let that stuff bother me. i'm all about fairness and i'd bet a considerable amount of money that kareem and oscar got a few 50/50 calls to go their way in those years.

now, what this should really tell you is that flat out, we need a superstar and we need to keep trying until we get one. problem solved

[AussieBuck]

Gallinari is going to be a legit player in the next few years.

[mbucks22]

@ all the Cavs fans crying. "WE WERE ROBBED!!", after all the calls that Lebron has had go his way, please just STFU.

105-95 Warriors with a full quarter still to go. The teams are a combined 20-39 from downtown.

[AussieBuck]

32 more points and the bookies lose. Nate Robinson is a guy I don't want on this team but what he can do at his height is breathtaking.

[paul]

:lol: @ all the Cavs fans crying. "WE WERE ROBBED!!", after all the calls that Lebron has had go his way, please just STFU.

It's one of the most blatant cases of sour grapes I can remember. This is from the wiretap from Mike Brown, then LBJ -

"That last call on LeBron [James] was the worst call that I've ever been a part of. It was an awful call and for him to take away a basketball game from a team with .04 seconds on the clock is irresponsible," Brown said. "We got the game taken away from us, absolutely horrible. I feel badly for the guys in the locker room."

On the previous possession, just fractions of a second earlier, Granger was whistled for a similar foul while guarding James. The foul allowed LeBron to hit two foul shots to tie the game.

After the game, James admitted that the first of the two game-changing fouls was questionable.

"I thought the one call on Granger against me was questionable. There was definitely some contact, enough for a whistle to be blown... But it could have gone both ways. The last call against me was not questionable at all. No contact was made. The pass was short. You couldn’t go to the rim," James said.

The quote from Mike Brown is one of the most priceless quotes I've ever read. He says the whistle against Lebron was "the worst call he's ever been a part of" yet doesn't mention that it was almost identical to a call made FOR his team .5 of a second earlier when even Lebron said the call for him was questionable. Then he says "to take away a game with .4 second left is irresponsible" yet somehow taking away a game from his opposition with .9 second left is not?

Congratulations Mike, you officially look like a F idiot today.

[lawrybeard]

Lebron shocks the world by saying Granger made enough contact for a foul, but his definitely wasn't. He acts like a spoilt little kid when he loses.

[AussieBuck]

I disagree, Lebron had a path to the basket and was nudged off the path of the ball. It could have been a no call but there was contact into his side. The second oop was a short pass and Lebron got it from front position. Mike Brown's comments were lame but Lebron's were spot on.

[midranger]

How much did GS pay for Turiaf?

Add up Elson, Allen, and Lue and are we there?

[paul]

I disagree, Lebron had a path to the basket and was nudged off the path of the ball. It could have been a no call but there was contact into his side. The second oop was a short pass and Lebron got it from front position. Mike Brown's comments were lame but Lebron's were spot on.

Shutup AussieBuck, your just glowing in the aftermath of your win

Lee disappoints with only a 20/10.

[AussieBuck]

I disagree, Lebron had a path to the basket and was nudged off the path of the ball. It could have been a no call but there was contact into his side. The second oop was a short pass and Lebron got it from front position. Mike Brown's comments were lame but Lebron's were spot on.

Shutup AussieBuck, your just glowing in the aftermath of your win

Lee disappoints with only a 20/10.

I can't here you, I'm up to my ears in my money pit, kicking it with Max Green.

[paul]

I disagree, Lebron had a path to the basket and was nudged off the path of the ball. It could have been a no call but there was contact into his side. The second oop was a short pass and Lebron got it from front position. Mike Brown's comments were lame but Lebron's were spot on.

Shutup AussieBuck, your just glowing in the aftermath of your win

Lee disappoints with only a 20/10.

I can't here you, I'm up to my ears in my money pit, kicking it with Max Green.

[lawrybeard]

Turiaf's block rate is ridiculous.