06-07-2010, 12:19 AM | #2521 |
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NBA stat for the night: 58 fouls combined called in Game 2 which ends up being 1-2 fouls per minute and about 1 whistle every 3rd combined possession.
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06-07-2010, 12:50 AM | #2522 |
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Yeah I can do without whistles being blown that much.
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06-07-2010, 03:10 PM | #2523 |
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I remember smoking a joint in the second quater, started about half way through, when I was done, about 2 minutes had elapsed on the game clock, that was almost a good 15 minutes.
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06-07-2010, 03:22 PM | #2524 |
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OMG KOBE HAD 5 FOULS?!?! HE NEVER FOULS
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06-07-2010, 03:25 PM | #2525 |
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everyone had 5 fouls that game
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06-07-2010, 05:58 PM | #2526 |
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Just played some dude who was in the D Leagues for a few years in one on one. He beat me like 16-4
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06-07-2010, 06:02 PM | #2527 |
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Was he trying?
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06-08-2010, 02:20 AM | #2528 |
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I mean kinda. He's doing dunks and shooting with his left hand and stuff and still scoring. The two baskets I got were the first shot of the game where I just started with the ball and made a jumpshot over him and a rebound on some crazy move he tried to do that didn't hit the rim.
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06-08-2010, 06:53 PM | #2529 |
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(I realize this will be a stupid obvious statment, but I am going to say it anyway)
Lol yeah it's pretty funny just how good Pro-Basketball players are. People tend to forget that. |
06-08-2010, 07:57 PM | #2530 |
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/R...ing-NBA-Finals
We’ve got a nice Finals here. We’ve got the NBA’s two flagship franchises. We’ve got the Celtics and the Lakers, with more history than the 28 other teams combined. We’ve got Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Boston’s Big Three, and some kid named Rajon Rondo who’s turning out to be as much of a game-changer as all the big names up on the marquee. Now, would somebody over at the league office kindly inform the refs who are working this series to stop screwing it all up? Because if the refs continue to make a mockery of the games, the NBA is going to see its fans start abandoning the Finals and switching over to Flyers-Blackhawks. Or NCAA women’s softball games. I can’t say I really blame ‘em if they do. Here’s what we’ve seen in the first two games of what should be a memorable Finals: We had Game 1 go an interminable 2 hours and 48 minutes. That was not even an overtime game. Yet it dragged on longer than a hair restoration commercial at three in the morning. It featured 54 fouls and 67 free throws by both teams. Right after the crew of Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa and Derrick Stafford put its imprint on the opener, a memo with the game tape should have been sent to the Game 2 crew of Monty McCutchen, Mike Callahan and Ken Mauer, reading: Gentlemen, do not give us a repeat, under any circumstances! Obviously, no such memo was sent, because here’s what we got on Sunday in Game 2 as the Celtics tied the series: another “regulation’’ game lasting 2:51, with 58 fouls and 67 more foul shots. What a disgrace. What does that mean for Tuesday night's Game 3 in the TD Garden here? Unless David Stern puts an end to it, as he should have done first thing Monday morning, it promises to be another long night, filled with way too many calls, and another Finals game with absolutely no flow. Boy, I can’t wait to watch. The Game 2 refs really outdid themselves. They set out to call everything, even the obscure stuff. Hey, they’ve got a right to do that, even if they’re unwittingly killing their product. Early on, Paul Pierce got whistled for setting an illegal pick with his foot on the end-line, a real cheapy there. But it’s in the rulebook, so technically, it was a violation. But after the refs subjected the teams and fans to putting everything under the microscope, what did we see in the final minutes of the game? Trying to get the zebras to give him a timeout, Doc Rivers ran a good 20 to 25 feet onto the floor. Where was the technical on the Celtics coach? Where were the whistles? It wasn’t called! Not a tweet! Are you kidding me? The NBA couldn’t even get that one right? The only explanation I can think of was that the three refs were all winded from calling everything else before Doc’s run. They were simply too tired to whistle him for the most blatant infraction of the night. “It was funny,’’ Rivers said. “All the players were laughing at me because I tell them I’m in shape and here they saw me run.’’ Maybe they were laughing, but everyone else in Staples Center was probably wondering, and legitimately so, what the hell are the refs doing by not T-ing up Doc? “I don’t know if you can do that or not,’’ Phil Jackson said. “I don’t think that’s legal to get on the floor. I think coaches have to stay on the sidelines. They’re not supposed to be on the floor. It’s like he was shot out of a starter’s block.’’ Rest assured, somebody’s gonna pay for the screw-up. But that doesn’t mean the problem is going to be solved. Granted, some of the league’s top officials are not working the Finals. Steve Javie and Mark Wunderlich have been out nursing injuries. The ageless one, Dick Bavetta, didn’t even work the conference finals for the first time since they removed the laces from the ball, signaling there’s a retirement party in his near future. Some of the top refs, guys like Jess Kersey, a real pro who had to bow out two years ago due to injury, have not been adequately replaced. But who cares about one lousy missed call. It’s the calls that have been made, the non-stop whistles that have been going against Bryant and Garnett and Allen and Pierce, not to mention all the lesser lights, that make you wonder if the NBA knows it’s damaging its own showcase event. It’s the way the games have been over-officiated to death, to the point that some of us can’t wait for the lockout to get here. |
06-08-2010, 08:40 PM | #2531 |
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Hey Alvarado, look there is a copy and pasted article on TPWW and it didn't fuck up the thread!!!
How did he do that??? |
06-08-2010, 08:58 PM | #2532 |
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The issue with timeouts seems to be happening more in the NBA where unless the coach is out screaming or chasing down a ref, they don't want to give out a timeout.
Then again same occurs with the NFL where you'd see a coach running down the sidelines or onto the field just to find a ref in time to call a timeout. |
06-08-2010, 09:14 PM | #2533 |
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I think it's become evident that Fisher cannot guard Rondo, at all.
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06-08-2010, 10:16 PM | #2534 |
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06-08-2010, 10:25 PM | #2535 |
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06-08-2010, 10:27 PM | #2536 |
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06-08-2010, 10:29 PM | #2537 |
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I'm Rajon Rondo, and you're Derek Fisher
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06-08-2010, 11:07 PM | #2538 |
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This Grown Ups ad campaign is the worst thing ever.
C's will take this one down I think. |
06-08-2010, 11:17 PM | #2539 |
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Woo Hoo MAMBA! I seriously miss the days where going to the post was our bread and butter. Fucking irritates me how skilled and big we are in the post, but it seems to happen once every 3-4 possessions.
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06-08-2010, 11:24 PM | #2540 |
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Lakers lucky to be up 4 right now. Horrible processions these last few minutes
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06-08-2010, 11:32 PM | #2541 |
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Looks like Derek Fisher has read page 64 of this thread.
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06-08-2010, 11:38 PM | #2542 |
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bet you anything its Celtics ball...
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06-08-2010, 11:38 PM | #2543 |
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well ill be damned. shocking.
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06-08-2010, 11:40 PM | #2544 |
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really though, wtf is Kobe doing?
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06-08-2010, 11:41 PM | #2545 |
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wow....wtf is was Celts doing
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06-08-2010, 11:42 PM | #2546 |
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holy shit derek fisher. carrying this team right now.
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06-08-2010, 11:43 PM | #2547 |
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06-08-2010, 11:44 PM | #2548 |
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06-08-2010, 11:45 PM | #2549 |
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Alright, let's all become absolutely unbearably obnoxious on the count of 3...
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06-08-2010, 11:46 PM | #2550 |
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So wait, they WONT call the foul on the review? Are they not reviewing the PLAY? Just the call? What the fuck!?
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06-08-2010, 11:46 PM | #2551 |
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thats the stupidest replay decision i have ever heard.
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06-08-2010, 11:49 PM | #2552 |
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06-08-2010, 11:56 PM | #2553 |
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Celtics just wasted a great KG performance.
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06-08-2010, 11:58 PM | #2554 |
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Ray Allen struggling on shots really hurt the Celtics since if he managed maybe 1/2 or 1/3 of his shots and Cs could have the lead instead of always being down by 4 in the 4th Quarter. At the same time, Fisher got hot in the 4th and hit all the critical shots when needed.
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06-09-2010, 12:40 AM | #2555 |
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wow Ray Allen. Went from one of the best games in his career to the worst one in a span of 48 hours.
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06-09-2010, 01:12 AM | #2556 |
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06-09-2010, 05:15 AM | #2557 |
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Kobe won game 1
Ray Allen won game 2 Derek Fisher won game 3 Who will win game 4? |
06-09-2010, 05:20 AM | #2558 |
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btw, Kobe and Fisher started their 116th playoff game together. Most for any guard combo in NBA history
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06-09-2010, 04:44 PM | #2559 |
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http://deadspin.com/5559056/tim-dona...ldnt-get-worse-
Pretty good reads, Tim Donaghy breaks down the officiating |
06-09-2010, 06:08 PM | #2560 |
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I love the Celtics, I generally get annoyed by our fans (lack of knowledge, extreme homerism, beligerant drunkenness), but last night was ridiculous - went to game 3 and saw 3 incidents that showed how classless our fans can actually be
let me preface by saying I have traveled to opposing cities to see the Celtics and Sox - cities have included Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, New Orleans, Orlando and have rocked Celtics/Sox gear and have cheered when we make a good play. No one has ever said anything beyond maybe gentle ribbing At game 3 last night, in the restroom a guy was wearing a Lakers jersey, waiting in line - a mob of Celtics fans - presumably drunk were chanting Lakers suck and Kobe sucks, completely in his face, pointing, etc. Guy remained stoic - personally I would have left the lav... then someone threw a beer at him. I left before there was a fight, but given the lack of security, I assume one went down. classy Boston second incident, a few sections over a Lakers fan pumped his fist when they scored and a Celtics fan punched him. Zero provocation. Super classy. Last one, leaving the game, 2 guys with Lakers jerseys are trying to walk down the stairs and are assaulted by another mob of presumably drunken Boston fans - this is on the stairs, pretty dangerous place to get into it... stay classy Boston when you buy a ticket to a game, you're paying to cheer your team and tolerate those around you. Of course no one likes an opposing fan cheering, but they have a right to. Just cheer louder. But fights in the stands are just stupid. I truly felt embarrased to be a Celtics fan last night, because of the treatment of others... SOURCE: http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=38611.0 |