***Offical 08/09 NBA thread!***

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

who the eff is whining? please point out where I whined...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Having a bad day today Rilla?

Chill out bro.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

f it's the right call, that's fine, no big deal, but how about we get that call more consistently.

That's the NBA's problem in a nutshell and it irritates me to no end. When the call was made, I wasn't upset that they called it then; I was upset that they rarely call it any other time. Shaquille O'Neal has made a living out of offensive and defensive 3 second non-calls. That and the constant traveling (LBJ).

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

That's the NBA's problem in a nutshell and it irritates me to no end. When the call was made, I wasn't upset that they called it then; I was upset that they rarely call it any other time. Shaquille O'Neal has made a living out of offensive and defensive 3 second non-calls. That and the constant traveling (LBJ).

it's god awful...it's the albatross for coaches, players and fans across the board...

If an umpire is allowing a pitcher to paint the corners of the strikezone, hitters can recognize that and adjust to it(as can the pitchers). If that particular umpire's strikezone is shifted a bit inside on right handed hitters, players can adjust to that as long as it's consistent in how it's being called for the entire game.

My problem with the reffing isn't that it's bad, or that it's different from ref to ref. Players can make adjustments based off how a game is being called early. If the officiating crew is calling the game close, and is calling touch fouls, players can adjust and be careful to avoid contact. If the officials are letting physical play go on early in the game, players can buckle down and play more physical. That's fine. I, as a fan, have no problem with either of those scenarios as long as it's consistent from the start of the game to the end, and is consistent on both ends of the floor.

What bothers me as a viewer is when the game isn't being called consistently. There should never be a moment where a ref seems to decide arbitrarily that it's time to start calling those fouls in the paint(or that it's time to decide to stop calling them, as the case may be). If in the eyes of the officials there wasn't enough contact on a play in the first 5 minutes of the game to warrant a foul call, then that same amount of contact shouldn't be a foul at any other point in the game either. For the same reason, if it was enough contact to be a foul 5 minutes into the game, it should always be a foul, regardless of what point of the game it is...

and this has nothing to do with yesterday's Cavs/Magic game, I'm not even complaining about that game, they let a lot of stuff fly for the bulk minutes in that one...it's every NBA game I watch, I watch a good 15 games a week or more (depending on ho many Orlando games there are) and it just baffles me...no wonder why the Tim Donaghy thing was so easy to pull off....

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

Dummies on ESPN are touting Pierce as an MVP candidate because he beat the Wade-less Heat. Great player; not really close to LBJ, D Wade, or Kobe, though.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Pierce is good, but IMO nothing compared to LBJ, Wade, Kobe and a select few others.

Dam Rilla, you are more than a fan, lol!

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Oh yeah, Go Cavs!

Portland scares me as much as the Magic or Boston. Very good young team. Might be loss #2 tonight. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

I originally went to school for Sport Management...Basketball, specifically is very special to me...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I guess so.........

Hope the 2nd half of this game is better. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Man Bron is playing like shit........on offense anyway. Dood is like 4-10 from the FT line. Sad thing is, they say he has improved, but as of late he has done horrible from the line.

Only 8 pts thus far from FG's. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Can't believe we are ahead right now.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Well, here comes Portland...............//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Man Bron is playing like shit........on offense anyway. Dood is like 4-10 from the FT line. Sad thing is, they say he has improved, but as of late he has done horrible from the line.
Only 8 pts thus far from FG's. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Can't believe we are ahead right now.

I look forward to him blowing some playoff games from the line.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I look forward to him blowing some playoff games from the line.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Maybe before, but he is actually better than before......hard to believe I know.

Anyway, we have other players that can step up now. Mo Willams!!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

So I think we may win 60 games this year, lol!

Some tuff games coming up in Dallas, Boston and Orlando. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Hope we can hold onto the #1 spot.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

statistically it would be very difficult at this point for Cleveland to lose the #1 spot...so I wouldnt worry about it at all...unless you are referring to the overall #1, there again, the way both LA and Cleveland are playing, I would say Cleveland retains that half game to full game lead through to the end...