NBA Refs Suck

[spnited]

Make that 2 totallly bull**** calls...they ****ed the Mavs out of their last time out.

 

[Bubba Fett]

I didn't see the foul there. But Howard did call the timeout, even if Avery didn't want him to.

 

[FuerteJ]

And this is why I don't like NBA basketball. I love the game. The sport is great. But Dirk and Devin barely had their hands on Wade and there was a foul? Are you kidding me? What happened to letting the players play? I miss the 80s when you could actually use your hands.

 

[Left_Coast]

The foul was bull****.
The timeout call was correct. The Mavs ****ed that up.

 

[BYH]

Why does anyone watch the NBA?

It's such a complete ****ing fixed joke.

I could give two ****s who wins or loses this thing, but as Grampy points out, there are two of the wimpiest ticky tack calls and they're both called in the last two seconds. I wonder who will get the ticky tack calls in the late seconds in Game Six in Dallas?

****ing joke.

Hey Shaq, speak the **** up.

 

[suburbia]

One of my best friends has long said the NBA is fixed.

I sure hope that's not the case, but it's moments like tonight that make me wonder if he's on to something.

 

[printdust]

David Stern is a son of a b1tch

For all you people hoping for a Mavs comeback in this series, turn to your Christmas list instead. Stern's hoods in stripes will be executed before they let their boss hand a trophy over to Mark Cuban. End of subject.

 

[CarlSpackler]

Ridiculously long games, ****ty calls... I can't take this league seriously anymore. This is terrible.

 

[Bubba Fett]

Re: David Stern is a son of a b1tch

You didn't feel that could go on the NBA Refs Suck thread?

 

[JBHawkEye]

Re: David Stern is a son of a b1tch

He's an SOB for playing a Finals game on a Sunday night that starts at 9 p.m. Eastern.

 

[BYH]

Ridiculously long games...

how the **** does an NBA game end later than a baseball playoff game?

That's the most mind-boggling thing. A fast-paced ballgame with considerably fewer TV timeouts (I imagine, the last time I watched a full NBA playoff game backstabber Riley was still with Showtime) somehow takes longer to complete than a dragged out baseball game. ****, I think Game Five of the 2004 ALCS ended quicker than tonight's game.

 

[slappy4428]

Not to threadjack, but what's the story behind every fan in the arena wearing white shirts?

They were doing that in the Pistons series too.

Not sure exactly why tho. Phoenix Coyotes fan used to wear all white in their arena during regular season games. I think they called it White Noise or White Out.

Winnipeg and Quebec used to do that too

 

[Flip Wilson]

Ridiculously long games, ****ty calls... I can't take this league seriously anymore. This is terrible.

In OT, each team is given three MORE timeouts, and they could carry over a 20 if they have it. There's potential for EIGHT timeouts in a five-minute overtime.

 

[broadway joe]

I've got no rooting interest in this series whatsoever, but seriously, Jordan is the only player I've ever seen get taken care of by the refs the way Dwayne Wade was tonight. There was very little contact on Wade's last drive, and none of it came from Nowitzki, who got called for the foul. If any other player than Wade had been involved, it would have been a no-call. Dude's a great player, but c'mon.

 

[Left_Coast]

AP story.
Possible suspension?

With players storming to the locker room, team owner Mark Cuban ran onto the court and screamed at offical Joe DeRosa, then went to the scorer’s table and stared down NBA commissioner David Stern and other league officials. Cuban then went up the tunnel toward their aisle and kept screaming and staring.
Stern made his way out, but Cuban, who was wearing the jersey of suspended forward Jerry Stackhouse, didn’t let up.

 

[spnited]

AP story.
Possible suspension?

With players storming to the locker room, team owner Mark Cuban ran onto the court and screamed at offical Joe DeRosa, then went to the scorer’s table and stared down NBA commissioner David Stern and other league officials. Cuban then went up the tunnel toward their aisle and kept screaming and staring.
    Stern made his way out, but Cuban, who was wearing the jersey of suspended forward Jerry Stackhouse, didn’t let up.

Thereby guaranteeing that the refs will so royally **** the Mavs in Game 6 that they have absolutely no chance in hell of winning.

 

[printdust]

Re: David Stern is a son of a b1tch

You didn't feel that could go on the NBA Refs Suck thread?

No, the reason the NBA refs suxk is a totally different subject. David Stern is a son of a *****.

 

[broadway joe]

So suspend him. Who cares? The country's tired of looking at Cuban's ugly mug anyway.

 

[SockPuppet]

So, WTF, they're gonna suspend an OWNER? He'll just pay the fine.

 

[SockPuppet]

Not sure of the NBA rule(s), but on the inbounds play to Wade, he jumped from the front court to the back court, then caught the ball. Is that an over and back? I thought a player had to establish his position on the floor to determine which side of the mid-court line he was on.
Wade also appeared to push off on Jason Terry and the foul that was called certainly wasn't much contact.
Maybe Harris or Nowitzki should have tackled or hip checked him. Then Stu "I earn my salary" Jackson could have reviewed the film and suspended the guilty player.