Predicto Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 My team is the Sixers. But yesterday's game was decided by the refs and again, I was never all that much into the, "NBA is fixed" movement, but those technicals that stopped the Rockets momentum and gave the Heat free points right when the Rockets were about to take over the game is a little suspicious IMO. Yeah, it's always easy to see things like that if you are looking for them. But they really aren't there, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, it's always easy to see things like that if you are looking for them. But they really aren't there, IMO. How do you figure I was looking for things? I watch enough basketball to know you can call a 3 second violation quite often. But they wait until that last 6 minutes in a close game to call one knowing it would give the Heat free points. They got a delay of game technical when it looked like all Howard did was flip the ball back to the ref. Again, in a close game near the end, NOW they want to T him up? There was another T that I forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 How do you figure I was looking for things? I watch enough basketball to know you can call a 3 second violation quite often. But they wait until that last 6 minutes in a close game to call one knowing it would give the Heat free points. They got a delay of game technical when it looked like all Howard did was flip the ball back to the ref. Again, in a close game near the end, NOW they want to T him up? There was another T that I forget. Yes, fouls and T's always give a team free points. You don't know what was said, what precipitated any of this. So you assume what you want to assume. NBA refs aren't perfect and sometimes superstars get calls, but the game's not fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 What was that ref's name that got caught gambling on games? You really think he was the only one? The timing of those T'a just make you scratch your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 That delay of game technical was normal. The refs have been enforcing that rule all year. You can't touch the ball at all after your team makes a basket. Not a finger. The only contact they let go is if it bounces off you unintentionally. Otherwise if they see a guy touch it, they call it. First time a warning, every subsequent time is a T. It's probably the easiest and most straightforward call the refs make. There is no discretion about the rule whatsoever. There's no real way to misapply it. The rule is dumb, nevertheless, it's black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) I absolutely hate the rip through foul that Durant and Chris Paul pull every single game. I was under the impression that the move was addressed in the offseason. Its such a cheap move. Edited March 18, 2014 by Skin'emAlive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Second on the delay of game call. It's gotten to the point where I'm shocked when I see a player touch the ball and they don't call it. The rule is so teams can get the ball inbounds as quickly as possible and they can run if they want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 But it is a ridiculous penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) But it is a ridiculous penalty.It's ALWAYS been the rule though. I mean goddamn, I remember 20 years ago playing rec league basketball. My team was built on running. Our coach (my father actually) used to always, before games, tell the refs to pay attention to the delay of game penalties. Running in basketball equals more points, more points means more highlights, more highlights means more exposure and thus the NBA finally decided to Crack down on it. I don't have a problem with it. It's not like the NFL where nobody is really sure what the **** a legal hit is. Just don't touch the ball purposefully. Pretty easy. Edited March 18, 2014 by G.A.C.O.L.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 It has indeed man. But it's not like these guys are typically holding the ball and walking it over to the refs unless a whistle was blown. If anything they are getting the ball in play faster, unlike the NFL guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I don't like the new enforcement policy because it's got no room for discretion whatsoever. That just started this season. You shouldn't be penalized for being legit helpful. But you also shouldn't be able to mess around with the ball to cheat the other team out of a quick inbounds like they did before. I've seen lots of players get whistled for passing the ball to the refs or the inbounder this season when they clearly weren't trying to delay the game. In an ideal world, the ref would be able to tell a player's intention when they touch the ball. But I'm guessing they can't. The zero contact rule simplifies the calls for the officials specifically to protect the officials. I don't have much of a problem with that in the grand scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Pretty sure Lebron James just dropped 25 on the Cavs in the first quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Bleed_B&G Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 What channel is the heat vs cavs game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Jay Williams just said that if Doug Mcdermott were African American the media would be talking about him and he'd be a lottery pick. I've watched him play and I'm not sure I agree because I don't think he has an NBA position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Jay Williams just said that if Doug Mcdermott were African American the media would be talking about him and he'd be a lottery pick. I've watched him play and I'm not sure I agree because I don't think he has an NBA position. Jay Williams is wrong. McDermott is a good college player, but he has Adam Morrison Part 2 written all over him. Well, perhaps not that. Jimmer Fredette part 2? Kyle Korver part 2? He has a sweet shot and a high basketball IQ, but he is not athletic and the moves that work so well in college are not going to work as well in the pros, and he is going to be a defensive liability as well. He will make the rotation on an NBA team and be useful, but he isn't going to be a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Philly should grab him in the second rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan1523 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 You know what's pathetic, that the bucks still have a worse record than the 76ers, even though they've lost a million games in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Soooo the Pacers' offense is really really bad. I'm convinced Miami has a cakewalk back to the finals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Jay Williams is wrong. McDermott is a good college player, but he has Adam Morrison Part 2 written all over him. Well, perhaps not that. Jimmer Fredette part 2? Kyle Korver part 2? He has a sweet shot and a high basketball IQ, but he is not athletic and the moves that work so well in college are not going to work as well in the pros, and he is going to be a defensive liability as well. He will make the rotation on an NBA team and be useful, but he isn't going to be a star. I doubt McDermott will be a star, but he's a better shooter than Morrison (Morrison was a high volume shooter in college, yeah he could score, but he needed the ball in his hands a lot and needed a lot of shots he wasn't particularly effecient), and he's bigger than Fredette. The other thing is the lottery is the top 14 picks. Do you think there are 14 stars in this draft? I doubt it. I think McDermott will be a solid player IF he stays healthy. He won't be a star, but he's got decent size, especially given his ability to shoot. Yeah, he'll struggle on defense, but he'll find a spot. I don't think it is that outrageous to suggest that he'll be one of the best 14 players in this draft. I wouldn't take him top 5 for sure and probably not even a good bit after that given how good this draft is, but if he stays healthy, I wouldn't be shocked if you go back and look at history, most people would conclude that he was a top 14 player in this draft. Edited March 25, 2014 by PeterMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yeah, I'd take him at the bottom of the lottery. Just nowhere near the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Me too. This is a good class, not a great one. But McDermott is one of the 14 or 15 best prospects in it IMO. Worst case scenario he's a 6'8 shooter, and those guys find work pretty easily because every team needs a couple on their roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 So can they just cancel all of the 76ers games, because this is some unadulterated tanking going on. They are not even trying at all. This should be outlawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Swaggy P is such a loser. He's nothing but a hired gun. He's going to spend almost all of his career playing for losing teams. And he's fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 For the first time since 2004, the Denver Nuggets will not be in the playoffs. Officially out after last night's loss. Nuggets crap season had nothing to do with the new coach in Brian Shaw, they've been riddled with injuries all year. Gallinari, Denver's 2nd leading scorer, missed the entire season. Wilson Chandler was hurt a lot. Ty Lawson missed 25 games. Javele Mcgee missed more than 50% of the season. Hopefully they'll be back to full strength next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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