The Worst Call I've Ever Seen...

Lionel Messi · Post #21 » by **Lionel Messi** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:19 pm

raps4life~ wrote:
garcia3 wrote:Hahahahaha i saw the youtube clip and some other videos related to Joey Crawford appeared, and man, i had never seen this one hahahahahaha, Joey Crawford's awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugrOmbsV3U&NR=1

I've never seen that.

I can't stop laughing. He runs into him and then calls a foul on Billups :rofl:

Lionel Messi · Post #22 » by **Lionel Messi** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:23 pm

raps4life~ wrote:
cucad8 wrote:When Crawford is talking to Nate, it almost looks like he sasys(with my VERY poor ability to read lips) "He grabbed his neck and shoved him." Or something close to that. What an awful call.

He definitely said "He grabbed his neck" and made a neck grabbing motion on himself.

I didn't check that but I just reviewed it and I DID see Camby go across Hill's neck with his arm.

So obviously he fouled Hill. The question is, why was Crawford so adamant that Nash go to the line, he even said his name so it can't be a confusion of the #s.
Seriously, fire this clown.

garcia3 · Post #23 » by **garcia3** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:29 pm

and this one's funny too, i mean, i agree it was a foul on KMart, but to eject him because of that?? loooooooool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMbeofvM ... re=related

VictorPage44 · Post #24 » by **VictorPage44** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:45 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXsvLjkQ ... re=related

RamonSessions7 · Post #25 » by **RamonSessions7** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:52 pm

I love how Stern talks about the integrity of the game whenever a coach/player criticizes a ref, but this jackass is still reffing playoff games much less any game.

Aaron Brooks · Post #26 » by **Aaron Brooks** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:56 pm

At first I thought it could be a make-up call, but then i saw Joey Crawford. It all makes sense.

Post #27 » by **UCFJayBird** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:03 pm

17 24 16 wrote:I love how Stern talks about the integrity of the game whenever a coach/player criticizes a ref, but this jackass is still reffing playoff games much less any game.

QFT

Joey Crawford is just absurd.

ropjhk · Post #28 » by **ropjhk** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:06 pm

The NBA deserves all the conspiracy theories surrounding its officiating when calls like this happen.

The NBA is the worst officiated league in pro sports. Refs like Joey Crawford have agendas for themselves.

ropjhk · Post #29 » by **ropjhk** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:08 pm

And why didn't the other officials do something about this? They should have spoken to Crawford and gotten the call straightened out.

CzBoobie · Post #30 » by **CzBoobie** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:15 pm

How is this guy still allowed to ref any competition at all is beyond me...

yongaz · Post #31 » by **yongaz** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:29 pm

LOL that Damon Jones one is AWESOME!

SichtingLives · Post #32 » by **SichtingLives** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:39 pm

ropjhk wrote:The NBA deserves all the conspiracy theories surrounding its officiating when calls like this happen.

The NBA is the worst officiated league in pro sports. Refs like Joey Crawford have agendas for themselves.

B-b-b-but it's so hard to officiate!!!

Seriously guys, calls like this do not influence games. Refs never have a hand in the final outcome of games, that's all on the players. Hell, it wasn't even a bad call, you guys are just so biased. Camby shouldn't have been there doing what he did. These refs have a tough job. David Stern is a fair and honest man. Stop blaming the refs. If you don't like it, don't watch. OP should be fined 35k for posting this. Basketball is easily the second most difficult sport to officiate behind hockey, baseball, soccer, football and bowling. you guys ought to be ashamed, you obviously aren't real fans

/green

Post #33 » by **Basti** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:42 pm

ropjhk wrote:And why didn't the other officials do something about this? They should have spoken to Crawford and gotten the call straightened out.

on a rather objective note: maybe he was the lead official and I assume it's hard to overrule the lead official.

Bubstubbler · Post #34 » by **Bubstubbler** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:53 pm

Awful.

Crawford should be suspended for the remainder of the playoffs for this error.

He must be held accountable.

Bubstubbler · Post #35 » by **Bubstubbler** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:56 pm

basti wrote:
ropjhk wrote:And why didn't the other officials do something about this? They should have spoken to Crawford and gotten the call straightened out.

on a rather objective note: maybe he was the lead official and I assume it's hard to overrule the lead official.

on a similarly objective note, if a lead official isn't completely open to being overruled (read "straightened out") by his fellow officials, then that person should not be allowed to be a lead official.

the lead official's primary responsibility is to make sure that the right call is made, not that his own call stands.

[i'm a cavs fan without a dog in this fight]

Ferulci · Post #36 » by **Ferulci** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:07 pm

This is Joey "TNT The closer" Crawford. Nothing surprise me with this ref.

Bubstubbler · Post #37 » by **Bubstubbler** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:07 pm

somebody should update crawford's wikipedia page.

make sure to note that camby was 20 feet from nash and that crawford yelled nash's name, telling nash to shoot free throws even though nash didn't think he should.

also note that camby didn't really foul grant hill, either: it was incidental contact where neither player gained an advantage. it would have been a terrible call even if hill had shot the free throws.

ptown08 · Post #38 » by **ptown08** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:15 pm

Joey Crawford should be fired. All refs have too much power and NEVER get reprimanded.

ImmortalD24 · Post #39 » by **ImmortalD24** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:24 pm

Nash definitely didn't deserve those two free-throws, much like his MVP's.. Racisim at it's finest.

UrbanLegendMD · Post #40 » by **UrbanLegendMD** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:34 pm

He must have taken the over