What happens to the Hawks replay with Miami?

Post #1 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:36 am

Now that the Miami heat team has been altered, dramatically, how exactly do we replay the final minute of our previous game with MIA.

The discrepancy occurred because our STAT crew incorrectly fouled SHAQ outta the game. But does Shawn Marion get to play instead now?

This will be interesting to see how the Commissioner plays it. In all honesty, considering how frequent we've messed things up stat wise, I wouldn't be surprised if Stern simply makes us forfeit the game altogether.

raleigh · Post #2 » by **raleigh** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:37 am

Can't we just let the Heat players slap around our stat crew? It's not like the Miami brass want the win...

will · Post #3 » by **will** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:45 am

Yeah, what the hell?

So the Hawks have to play ONE minute with the Heat?

Geeeeeeeezus, this stats crew is really fuc*king up

Master8492 · Post #4 » by **Master8492** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 3:08 am

O'Neal trade raises new questions for Heat-Hawks replay
By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer
February 6, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal is leaving some unfinished business behind in Atlanta as he heads to Phoenix.

The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their Dec. 19 game in Atlanta on March 8, but now O'Neal won't be with Miami for the game.

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O'Neal was traded to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. The deal sent four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to Miami, and thus the new question: Will the two new Miami players be eligible for the replay of the end of the Dec. 19 game?

"The league doesn't know. They'll have to make a determination," Hawks general manager Billy Knight said Wednesday night.

The replay is necessary because the Hawks' official scorer ruled incorrectly that O'Neal fouled out of the game.

The Hawks won 117-111 in overtime. Play will start from the time after O'Neal's disputed sixth foul, with the Hawks leading 114-111.

Knight said NBA officials brought up the possibility of an O'Neal trade when they announced last month that the end of the game must be replayed. Knight said he was told be officials last month that a decision would have to be made about the eligibility of any new Miami players if there was a trade.

The Hawks also were fined $50,000, with commissioner David Stern ruling the team was "grossly negligent" in failing to address the mistake.

The protest is the first granted by the NBA since December 1982, when then-NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien upheld a request for a replay by the San Antonio Spurs after their 137-132 double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers the previous month.

The Spurs and Lakers finally finished the game in April 1983, with San Antonio winning 117-114.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns

Harry10 · Post #5 » by **Harry10** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 6:18 am

they are going to ship Shaq to Miami, and put a Heat uni for 1:30min, then ship him back to PHX.

raleigh · Post #6 » by **raleigh** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:19 pm

I wish the Heat would simply retract the protest.

They don't want the win anyway.

AU hawksfan · Post #7 » by **AU hawksfan** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 7:06 pm

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sport ... _0207.html

The Hawks won't be that lucky. Even without O'Neal, the replay will go on. But there are stipulations.

Neither Marion nor Banks will be allowed to play. But they will be allowed to play in the regularly scheduled game, which will begin after the replay is completed.

This should be an easy win to notch. Stupid decision still, but it should be a win nonetheless.