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League - Barry was fouled

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by dargan, May 28, 2008.

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  1. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Barry was dribbling the ball about to take the last shot of regulation, and a Laker jumped into him. Not a glancing foul either. Because of the defender's contact he could attempt a final shot.

    It was foul. Not a hard call.

    Barry makes two, and then the Spurs probably would have blown it in OT.
     
    93Devil, May 29, 2008
    #49
  2. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    who cares? the nba sucks monkey balls anyway.
     
    Tom Petty, May 29, 2008
    #50
  3. ondeadline

    ondeadline Well-Known Member

    solid.
     
    ondeadline, May 29, 2008
    #51
  4. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    only because it's true. :D
     
    Tom Petty, May 29, 2008
    #52
  5. ondeadline

    ondeadline Well-Known Member

    You'll get no argument from me!
     
    ondeadline, May 29, 2008
    #53
  6. Frylock

    Frylock Member

    There's no doubt it was a foul.
    I believe the NBA announced it after the fact to:
    A. Appease (to a degree) the Spurs and their fans
    B. Make it known so that -- as dumb as it might sound -- players don't start jumping on shooters on last-second shots and expect no whistle
     
    Frylock, May 29, 2008
    #54
  7. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Sorry, DD, but Fisher jumped into Barry on this one. He did not go straight up by any stretch of the imagination and he made strong contact. That's a foul in any rule book except Joey Crawford's "Last-two-seconds" rulebook.
     
    old_tony, May 29, 2008
    #55
  8. ondeadline

    ondeadline Well-Known Member

    If the association made the Hawks and the Heat replay the end of a meaningless regular-season game because of an error, why not do that for a playoff game that means a heck of a lot more?
     
    ondeadline, May 29, 2008
    #56
  9. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    Because they didn't make the Cavs and Spurs do it in last year's NBA finals for essentially the same play?
     
    Oz, May 30, 2008
    #57
  10. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    If the Spurs played well enough it wouldn't have come down to that last shot. If they didn't choke away that last half tonight, they'd be playing on Saturday too. And I root for the Spurs. But tough shit. Not all the calls go your way, and that late in the game, you can't count on getting them.
     
    Flying Headbutt, May 30, 2008
    #58
  11. crimsonace

    crimsonace Well-Known Member

    Now, will the NBA apologize to all of Central Indiana for the phantom foul on Larry Johnson's four-point play in 1994? Or admit Patrick Ewing traveled when he took 26 steps down the lane to score the winning basket in Game 7?

    Or would that be the official not wanting to influence the outcome of the game (and make sure the ratings hell that would have been a Pacers-Rockets final didn't happen).
     
    crimsonace, May 30, 2008
    #59
  12. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    Gregg Popovich disagrees. He was quoted as saying that if he were reffing, he wouldn't have called it a foul.

    However, I'm of the school that you make the same calls in the 47th minute of an NBA game that you make in the first minute. And if I were the supervising official, that's exactly what I'd tell Joey Crawford.

    If this game isn't an argument to get rid of Sternie boy, I have no idea what would be.
     
    forever_town, May 30, 2008
    #60
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