Biggest story in the finals is the refereeing MERGE

return2glory · Post #141 » by **return2glory** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:05 pm

SichtingLives wrote:
return2glory wrote:The officiating for game 4 will favor the Celtics.

This can only be acknowledged if we win though.

We will.

SichtingLives · Post #142 » by **SichtingLives** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:14 pm

return2glory wrote:
SichtingLives wrote:
return2glory wrote:The officiating for game 4 will favor the Celtics.

This can only be acknowledged if we win though.

We will.

Damn straight. :rocking:

Athanacropolis · Post #143 » by **Athanacropolis** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:58 pm

^^^ THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PPAW4Life · Post #144 » by **PPAW4Life** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:31 pm

I am pretty sure that if the refs let both teams play, the Celtics will win the series pretty easily.

CeltsfaninDC · Post #145 » by **CeltsfaninDC** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:44 pm

PPAW4Life wrote:I am pretty sure that if the refs let both teams play, the Celtics will win the series pretty easily.

I addressed this earlier in the thread, but its an important point to make again.
If they "let them play" then that may not play well to the strengths of the Lakers who are more finesse and have bigs which can be pushed around to a certain degree. If they call the game tight then its not really to the advantage of the Cs who were plagued in G1 with ridiculous calls. The problem is that there has been no consistency in the way the games are being called. If both teams went in knowing that the hard screens would draw fouls then no one would be sticking their legs out trying to take out the guys training the shooters. If they knew that they could move guys off their spots in the paint then our guys would be able to move Gasol/Bynum.
These types of calls are being called differently from game to game and even from quarter to quarter. The players are at the mercy of the refs to decide when a foul is a foul and when it is not. The randomness on the fouls off of the screens is why you see these guys so frustrated. All they want is consistency. If you know the Ump is going to give you the outside edge of the plate and 2" beyond that then everyone knows what the ground rules are when he calls a strike. The way fouls are currently being called their is no consistency and NO ONE knows what is a foul and what is not a foul until after the ref blows the whistle and calls it.

Joselo16 · Post #146 » by **Joselo16** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:47 pm

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A ... orityowner

Never heard of the guy as a owner, but anyone who confronts Stern on the horrible officiating get my appreciation!!!!

Mezotarkus · Post #147 » by **Mezotarkus** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:37 pm

FAB0L0US wrote:
Mezotarkus wrote:Also, the NBA needs to give coaches in the finals at least 5 challenges that can be used during a game. The challenge would be evaluated by another person or persons (non-refs but knowledgeable people - e.g., former coaches, etc.) not on the court. And if the challenge leads to a call being overturned then it does not cost the coach a challenge.

Thats a terrible idea. I dont want coaches stopping play 10 times a game so referees can look at a monitor for two minutes. If I wanted to watch a sport that stopped play every 5 seconds and had minutes between considerable action I would watch football. Basketball doesnt need more slowing down.

No its not a terrible idea. A terrible idea is watching fans lose interest in the league because they are disgusted with the horrible refereeing.

TonyMontana · Post #148 » by **TonyMontana** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:05 am

return2glory wrote:The officiating for game 4 will favor the Celtics.

Thank GOD.

FAB0L0US · Post #149 » by **FAB0L0US** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:08 am

Mezotarkus wrote:No its not a terrible idea. A terrible idea is watching fans lose interest in the league because they are disgusted with the horrible refereeing.

I apologize, my post sounded rude. The internet is hard to convey what you feel, I simply wanted to say I dont like the way the idea sounds. I understand the logic behind it, I just dont want the game slowed down any further than it already is by foul calls, commercials, timeouts, etc.

Anyways, agree to disagree. Refs suck but they suck for everyone. I really like basketball and I really like the NBA so Im gonna keep watching irregardless. Only thing that might kill my interest is a long, protracted strike.

bendyone · Post #150 » by **bendyone** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:09 am

Go Paul Go!

bendyone · Post #151 » by **bendyone** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:10 am

Go Kevin Go!

Post #152 » by **UGA Hayes** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:55 am

With the exception of Scott Foster who tried to give the game to the Lakers until the very end, awesome officiating tonight (except for Willard 3 seconds call).

Roscoe Sheed · Post #153 » by **Roscoe Sheed** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:43 am

Joselo16 wrote:http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AiGImBpNu7XgvzxIXd0VT0m8vLYF?slug=tsn-celticsminorityowner

Never heard of the guy as a owner, but anyone who confronts Stern on the horrible officiating get my appreciation!!!!

Yes, that is great. Stick up for your team!

Joselo16 · Post #154 » by **Joselo16** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:52 am

Foster's a horrible ref! He's just as crooked as his buddy Donaghy was!

Datruth345 · Post #155 » by **Datruth345** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:09 am

handful of bad calls that favored both sides tonight, as expected, but i can live with that because they let the players play the game tonight, and i thought the game had alot better flow, and it was a much better brand of basketball tonight, at least imo

cisco · Post #156 » by **cisco** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:57 pm

bendyone wrote:Go Paul Go!

You talking about his punching Rush? :lol:

Athanacropolis · Post #157 » by **Athanacropolis** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:18 pm

I have to say, even as a Celtics fan, the first three or four minutes of this game were a joke. EVERY SINGLE CALL went Boston's way. Like, "Gee, I dunno if that was planned beforehand by the refs or anything?" Seriously, I'm rooting for Boston but the Lakers were getting jobbed. And...at the end of the day, the Cs couldn't blow it open. Oh well.

Afterward, it was your standard NBA officiating affair, which means it was relatively mediocre with a handful of blown BS calls quickly followed up with BS make-up calls. In other words, still better than the officiating in games 1, 2, and 3.

bballcool34 · Post #158 » by **bballcool34** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:51 pm

We got some calls we're not going to get in LA unfortunately...Got some calls in the 4th--the Pierce drive was a blatant charge--and the refs didn't call a foul on the Celtics until half-way through the first quarter at the 6 minute mark...

Mezotarkus · Post #159 » by **Mezotarkus** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:34 pm

Athanacropolis wrote:I have to say, even as a Celtics fan, the first three or four minutes of this game were a joke. EVERY SINGLE CALL went Boston's way. Like, "Gee, I dunno if that was planned beforehand by the refs or anything?" Seriously, I'm rooting for Boston but the Lakers were getting jobbed. And...at the end of the day, the Cs couldn't blow it open. Oh well.

Afterward, it was your standard NBA officiating affair, which means it was relatively mediocre with a handful of blown BS calls quickly followed up with BS make-up calls. In other words, still better than the officiating in games 1, 2, and 3.

Yes, the call where Sheed was called for not touching Gasol was so clearly a Celtics-favored call.

Athanacropolis · Post #160 » by **Athanacropolis** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:40 pm

Mezotarkus wrote:
Athanacropolis wrote:I have to say, even as a Celtics fan, the first three or four minutes of this game were a joke. EVERY SINGLE CALL went Boston's way. Like, "Gee, I dunno if that was planned beforehand by the refs or anything?" Seriously, I'm rooting for Boston but the Lakers were getting jobbed. And...at the end of the day, the Cs couldn't blow it open. Oh well.

Afterward, it was your standard NBA officiating affair, which means it was relatively mediocre with a handful of blown BS calls quickly followed up with BS make-up calls. In other words, still better than the officiating in games 1, 2, and 3.

Yes, the call where Sheed was called for not touching Gasol was so clearly a Celtics-favored call.

I was talking about the first few minutes of the game.