SonicYouth34 wrote:Just imagine how many calls LBJ is gonna get, Pierce is gonna foul out every game
By halftime!
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jfs1000d wrote:This is ridiculous. Poor series by the ref, but the Hawks got some serious home cooking in atlanta. The only game I felt they outplayed the celtics was game 3.Games 4 and 6 were jokes from the refs, especially game 6.
Celtics had 10 point leads in six of the games. SIX games they had at least a 10 point lead.
The 4 celtics wins were by 19, 22, 25 and 34. In games 4 and 6, the Hawks had an ungodly amount of free throws that kept them in the game.
It's the most lopsided,least competitive 7 game series I ever saw. Was there a moment that anyone felt the celts weren't going to win the series?
That was one of the worst game 7 performances I have ever seen. The Hawks were embarrassed.
We'll see what happens, but this series was an anomaly. If celts struggle against the cavs and lose, then maybe i think of the hawks differently.But, if celts cruise i will dismiss this series as a quirk.
conleyorbust wrote:I think the Celtics fans are right. The Celtics should ALWAYS have as many free throws as their opponents regardless of the fact that the Celtic's best player takes fadeaways (and often makes them) instead of attacking the rim.
The fact that no outside observers agree with you is just proof that they are nothing but jealous haters.
This series was further proof that David Stern will do ANYTHING to sabotage one of the league's most historic and most recognizable franchises and decrease exposure to some of it's more marketable stars.
vext wrote:That is a lot of free throws for a game, but it also helps that the Hawks were attacking the rim while Boston turned into a jump shooting team in those games. Boston did the same thing to the Hawks when they were in Boston. I would have to look up the stats, but I am guessing that you guys killed us in the paint in Boston and we probably beat you in the paint in Atlanta. As for game 7, the refs weren't calling much of anything for either team. That ended up helping you guys quite a bit on the defensive end. I wish we were as physical and aggressive on defensive as Boston was. That just comes down to experience versus youth. It was an exciting series all around. It shouldn't have gone 7 games (5 is more realistic), but it was nice for a moment to think that maybe an upset would occur. Good luck in the rest of the playoffs guys.
Oh, and yeah, if you think the calls were bad (which seriously every fan does) just wait for Lebron and his antics. I like the guy, but sometimes he drives me nuts with his post foul acting. Every time there is a small touch foul he gets up acting like he may never walk again. I think the refs are going to make it difficult for you guys to defend him in the same manner as you defended JJ. JJ historically gets no calls. The playoff games in Atlanta were probably the first time that I have seen him get an 'all-star' call.