Austin Rivers ejection

Fantaxp7 · Post #81 » by **Fantaxp7** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:36 pm

I can't believe there are people here defending the call.

TwitterFingers · Post #82 » by **TwitterFingers** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:06 pm

theforumblue wrote:egomaniacs

Explain? Stevenson hit Austin with a cheap shot and then pushed him, and Austin is an egomaniac for retaliating?

Jadoogar · Post #83 » by **Jadoogar** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:36 pm

Sofia wrote:I actually don’t have a problem with that. I assume there was a double tech from the initial exchange in the corner, and then Rivers comes straight back down and fakes an elbow at Stephenson for guarding him close? Yeah you can’t do that.

The only thing wrong with Brothers there is that he has the reaction time of a refrigerated jar of honey.

Lol hi Tony brothers

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The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #84 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:52 pm

That didn't even look like a fake elbow it looked like a fake pass.

Regardless Brothers has been a terrible referee for as far back as I can remember.

sp6r=underrated · Post #85 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:57 pm

I defend NBA referees. They do a great job with a very hard sport.

But that was terrible officiating on the level of Duncan ejection for laughing or the ref refusing to foul out Booker.

theforumblue · Post #86 » by **theforumblue** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 5:06 pm

TwitterFingers wrote:
theforumblue wrote:egomaniacs

Explain? Stevenson hit Austin with a cheap shot and then pushed him, and Austin is an egomaniac for retaliating?

refs. even if other refs told him he's wrong, even if he himself realize he's wrong, would he have reversed the call? nah. ego.

bigbreakfast · Post #87 » by **bigbreakfast** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 5:13 pm

faking an elbow/punch/strike should be a technical.... however that looked Rivers started to fake a pass and looks like a basketball move to me.

Sothron · Post #88 » by **Sothron** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 5:36 pm

Tony Brothers might be the worst ref in the NBA and this is just further proof of it.

SkyBill40 · Post #89 » by **SkyBill40** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:05 pm

I had to watch the section where he threw a phantom elbow, which really wasn't anything but to clear some space to operate, at least three times to catch it. This is a sham and Brothers needs to be reviewed for this call and subsequent toss.

Monix · Post #90 » by **Monix** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:16 pm

very surprised at the outrage given how many people loath watching Austin Rivers play on an NBA court, Tony Brothers should be honored as a hero by the Austin Rivers haters, lol

TunaFish · Post #91 » by **TunaFish** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:22 pm

Bad call without a doubt. The problem is how it was reviewed as it is being reported that the other refs (other that Brothers) were not involved in the review and the replay was clear. Call should have been overturned on review.

Parataxis · Post #92 » by **Parataxis** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:38 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:I defend NBA referees. They do a great job with a very hard sport.

But that was terrible officiating on the level of Duncan ejection for laughing or the ref refusing to foul out Booker.

Probably the second worst ejection of the year, after Lowry getting ejected for passing the ball to a ref.

sp6r=underrated · Post #93 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:45 pm

Parataxis wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:I defend NBA referees. They do a great job with a very hard sport.

But that was terrible officiating on the level of Duncan ejection for laughing or the ref refusing to foul out Booker.

Probably the second worst ejection of the year, after Lowry getting ejected for passing the ball to a ref.

Missed that gem

Woodsanity · Post #94 » by **Woodsanity** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:48 pm

I am so tired of officiating these days. Its why I watch far fewer nba games than I used to.

AbeVigodaLive · Post #95 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:54 pm

Woodsanity wrote:I am so tired of officiating these days. Its why I watch far fewer nba games than I used to.

Hoop Hunter · Post #96 » by **Hoop Hunter** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:55 pm

As a Pacer fan I'm just glad Lance wasn't permanently injured, could have cost him his career. Just kiddin".

Obviously a horrible call, but Riveres wasn't ejected JUST because of that, it was his 2nd tech. He was a little bitch on the 1st tech. Lance got under his skin, like he does to people on a regular basis.

Brothers has always been one of the worst refs, period.

Parataxis · Post #97 » by **Parataxis** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:00 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:
Parataxis wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:I defend NBA referees. They do a great job with a very hard sport.

But that was terrible officiating on the level of Duncan ejection for laughing or the ref refusing to foul out Booker.

Probably the second worst ejection of the year, after Lowry getting ejected for passing the ball to a ref.

Missed that gem

It was certainly something.

Watch on YouTube

TwitterFingers · Post #98 » by **TwitterFingers** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:00 pm

theforumblue wrote:
TwitterFingers wrote:
theforumblue wrote:egomaniacs

Explain? Stevenson hit Austin with a cheap shot and then pushed him, and Austin is an egomaniac for retaliating?

refs. even if other refs told him he's wrong, even if he himself realize he's wrong, would he have reversed the call? nah. ego.

I misunderstood. I thought you were talking about the players. My bad

Post #99 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:16 pm

Quite possibly the worst ejection I've seen since Duncan on the bench.

jcsunsfan · Post #100 » by **jcsunsfan** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:19 pm

The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:That didn't even look like a fake elbow it looked like a fake pass.

Regardless Brothers has been a terrible referee for as far back as I can remember.

I tend to agree with this. No one would have thought it was a fake elbow to the face if the previous incident had not occurred.