Official NBA Referee "Bashing" Thread

Big Lob · Post #281 » by **Big Lob** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 4:59 am

Lakers have never benifited from bad calls. In fact, the Lakers have never lost a game because another team played better. It's just that evil Vince McStern.

I expect the Lakers to win game 3.

HarlemHeat37 · Post #282 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 5:19 am

I'm loving this ****..my theory is proven right..

I wish I wasn't lazy and would look up my posts from a few months ago..

I talked about how when the Celtics started winning more, there would be MANY complaints about the officials, because of their physical defense..the same reason my Spurs get **** on..well, looks like I was right..

everyone always has their fake reasons, but the truth always comes out eventually..

lukeridenour · Post #283 » by **lukeridenour** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 5:45 am

NO-KG-AI wrote:Nope, not possible to play good D against La, all refs baby.

are you suggesting that its not possble to play good defense against the lakers?

KRC · Post #284 » by **KRC** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 5:57 am

A pair of phantom fouls on Kobe ruined the Lakers' first-half rotation, and at the intermission Boston had attempted 19 free throws to L.A.'s two (one of these being a technical foul on KG). After three quarters the margin was 26-to-4, and the final total was 38-to-10.

This disparity was even more puzzling since the Lakers' game-plan called for them to constantly drive the ball to the hole. And several replays showed exactly how biased and inconsistent the refs' decisions truly were.

No surprise, then, that the Lakers were distracted, annoyed, and even outraged all game long. And rightly so.

Charley Rosen

TradeMachine · Post #285 » by **TradeMachine** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:03 am

Phil_2.0 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

1) if you ref a game based on previous series you have issues.

It's not about officiating one game (per se) that I am feeling vindicated about. It's the fact that LA finally got the short end of the stick in regards to calls. I'm sure any Blazers, Kings, or Spurs fan can attest to my sentiment.

2) which calls were so terrible? I would be happy to counter

This thing extends way past this season and specific calls, as there are too many to count over the past few years.

Post #286 » by **LLcoleJ** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:30 am

TradeMachine wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

This thing extends way past this season and specific calls, as there are too many to count over the past few years.

wow, ok. Well, if you have such deep seeded conspiracy theories that dont allow you to speak on the actual game/incident vs. your "karma" theory, then why do you even bother watching the NBA?

If I was a fan of a team and I looked at a call that should and or should not have been made based on previous years "calls"..then , well, I wouldnt be a fan of the NBA and or my team.

Teen Girl Squad · Post #287 » by **Teen Girl Squad** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:34 am

Celtics:
45 perimeter shots
23 shots in the key
38 free throws

Lakers:
42 perimeter shots
41 shots in the key
10 free throws

Lakers fans need to stop whining.

rorymcnair · Post #288 » by **rorymcnair** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:38 am

Teen Girl Squad wrote:Celtics:
45 perimeter shots
23 shots in the key
38 free throws

Lakers:
42 perimeter shots
41 shots in the key
10 free throws

Lakers fans need to stop whining.

other fans need to start watching the games.

TradeMachine · Post #289 » by **TradeMachine** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:45 am

Phil_2.0 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

wow, ok. Well, if you have such deep seeded conspiracy theories that dont allow you to speak on the actual game/incident vs. your "karma" theory, then why do you even bother watching the NBA?

If I was a fan of a team and I looked at a call that should and or should not have been made based on previous years "calls"..then , well, I wouldnt be a fan of the NBA and or my team.

I couldn't care less about the state of the NBA than I do now. I am solely a fan of my team.

Also, I get that you're a mod and all, but can you turn down the condescension? Jeez. I was just voicing an opinion.

Post #290 » by **LLcoleJ** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 7:29 am

TradeMachine wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I couldn't care less about the state of the NBA than I do now. I am solely a fan of my team.

So then why are you trying to bring up previous years of officiating into this discussion?

Also, I get that you're a mod and all, but can you turn down the condescension? Jeez. I was just voicing an opinion.

being a mod had nothing to do with it. You are trying to draw this comparison between tonights game vs. games ref'd in the past. I am sorry if I call BS on that. Most would.

CatNation · Post #291 » by **CatNation** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 7:34 am

the only way I can see that this game wasnt fixed is that i dont think the refs would be stupid enough to do it blatantly in the finals. would they???

RIPskaterdude · Post #292 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 7:45 am

Kobay wrote:Stern simply wants the Celtics to win or at least make this a 7 game series. He wants KG, ALlen and Pierce to win at least one cuz when bynum comes back Celtics have no chance. We now lakers are going to win one next year.

And yet some Laker fans still believe that the 2002 WCF wasn't changed by the officials :rofl:

frmn99 · Post #293 » by **frmn99** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 8:01 am

So it finally came right back at them. About time.
And sorry, no sympathy :wink:

JellosJigglin · Post #294 » by **JellosJigglin** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 8:03 am

Teen Girl Squad wrote:Celtics:
45 perimeter shots
23 shots in the key
38 free throws

Lakers:
42 perimeter shots
41 shots in the key
10 free throws

Lakers fans need to stop whining.

HarlemHeat37 · Post #295 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 8:04 am

this is just strange..

I predicted all of this..

first I predicted a lot of fans would turn on the Celtics for "getting calls" from the refs..

I predicted the Lakers would have games where the refs were actually "against them", but a lot of people wouldn't care because of LA's history with favorable calls..

damn..sometimes I just impress myself..NBA fans are so easy to read..the biggest hypocrite fans in the world, myself included..

SnakeEyez · Post #296 » by **SnakeEyez** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 8:13 am

Ya buddy you should be refing basketball games. Or running the Spurs. Your cockiness sickens me.

HarlemHeat37 · Post #297 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 8:17 am

sorry that I sicken you..do you want a hug? I'm a pretty good hugger..

I don't know about me reffing..I would definitely be fixing games, to be honest..

if I ran the Spurs, we'd probably have 9 titles in a row, to be honest..

KungPauChicken · Post #298 » by **KungPauChicken** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 8:48 am

On the subject of Lakers needing to be more aggressive and taking it strong to the basket and the Celtics are perfect on defense and never foul...

Clearly not a foul

KyleCleric · Post #299 » by **KyleCleric** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 11:24 am

KungPauChicken wrote:On the subject of Lakers needing to be more aggressive and taking it strong to the basket and the Celtics are perfect on defense and never foul...

(picture)

Clearly not a foul

Which one? Pau's left arm or KG's?

doctaJ_92 · Post #300 » by **doctaJ_92** » Mon Jun 9, 2008 11:26 am

The officiating was really one sided in the first quarter and had 3-4 terrible calls vs the Lakers, but after that it was pretty even and the Lakers just got outplayed. Dont come in here talking about non calls with the Gasol dunk when the Powe dunk on Turiaf was easily 10x more noticeable foul wise, or the Radman breakaway where he took like one dribble to go 75 feet and took about 6 steps, or the 3 or 4 over the backs Odom and Gasol got away with.

Boston was the much more aggressive team when their bangers were in the game and they attacked the basket a lot more than the Lakers did. Kobe only really started attacking the basket in the 4th, Odom maybe had one dribble drive to the hole, and most of Gasols shots were point blank layups that he made. The only couple of calls that I can remember the refs blatantly missing after the 1st qtr were mainly calls in the 4th on Kobe dribble drives, but besides that there wasnt much there.