Spo: "Parker's shot was a 26 second possession"

[GaryJohnston]

Fuck you Spo, look at the tape. It was the right call. Parker got it off. :nutkick::flag:

(from his pres conference)

[SpursRock20]

26 seconds? How?

[lefty]

He may have been joking

[Holt's Cat]

LOL. Only because your expensive ass talent can't figure out how to win.

[Spurs9]

He looked pretty serious

[GaryJohnston]

He may have been joking

...or just a sore loser

[Brunodf]

What about Birdman basket interference

[Reck]

Lebron was also crying about the 24 seconds being the longest ever.

Obviously James comments were more subtled but you could just tell he was salty about it.

[GaryJohnston]

What about Birdman basket interference

Yup, we definitely beat the refs and the Heat tonight.

[tesseractive]

26 seconds? How?
Sure -- because the ball was bouncing off the rim for an extra second or two after the shot clock went off.

Spoelstra's coached a team to a championship -- I can't believe he's going to whine about stupid bullshit like this.


He may have been joking

Hope you're right.

[Mr. Body]

Guessing he meant it took almost two seconds in the air and on the rim? Probably exaggerating slightly, but that's what I'd expect.

[GaryJohnston]

Lebron was also crying about the 24 seconds being the longest ever.

Obviously James comments were more subtled but you could just tell he was salty about it.

Even if Parker's shot didn't get off in time, the Heat still couldn't score on their next possession. With as many calls they got, and non-calls we got, he should be salty they still lost.

[DMC]

Even if Parker's shot didn't get off in time, the Heat still couldn't score on their next possession. With as many calls they got, and non-calls we got, he should be salty they still lost.

Can't go that route. The Heat would have ran a different play if they were only down 2.

[024]

I think he meant it took Parker 23.9 seconds to shoot the ball and the ball didn't go down the hoop until two seconds later. The ball did have a few bounces when it hit the backboard.

[sananspursfan21]

the officiating was incredibly fair tonight!!!! even that "lack of basket interference" call was right after seeing the replay... can't complain about officiating one way or the other tonight. i was surprised

[aal04]

Hes right, every reply i see it in slow motion. its atleast a 35 second shot.

[GaryJohnston]

Can't go that route. The Heat would have ran a different play if they were only down 2.

...and they still could of missed a shot, but thats too many ifs. All we know is that they did miss.

[GaryJohnston]

I think he meant it took Parker 23.9 seconds to shoot the ball and the ball didn't go down the hoop until two seconds later. The ball did have a few bounces when it hit the backboard.

He was pretty snide when he said it and visibly agitated.

[ThePop]

the officiating was incredibly fair tonight!!!! even that "lack of basket interference" call was right after seeing the replay... can't complain about officiating one way or the other tonight. i was surprised

Seriously. Excellent job by the refs, didn't get involved.

[Darius McCrary]

F*** him. Fisher's shot was technically a 0.4 shot, simply because the clock starter failed to start the clock properly. Even IF that is the case tonight (which I couldn't give a crap if it was) THEMS THE BREAKS

Welcome to the NBA, Heat....WESTERN STYLE

[Brunodf]

What about Wade getting FTs after passing the ball on that questionable blocking foul that put Timmy in foul trouble?

[sexinthatsx]

If Spoelstra is crying about the "26 second" possession, no one said anything when the shot clock didn't reset when after the Heat retained an offensive board from an atrocious brick that didn't even hit the rim.

[Trainwreck2100]

t was 26 seconds it took two seconds to go from his had and into the basket,

[ElNono]

They're not used to playing a team that doesn't panic when the shot clock goes down... I'm sure that possession looked long as fuck for them... they're just not used to it. If it's Indiana, you get Stephenson chucking a desperation 3 with 5 secs to go...

[Jahivah]

How about that phantom foul on Danny Green?
Come on man. The refs were playing for the heat tonight.

[Cherry]

Making excuses Spo? so soon?

I just come out from Heat Forum. They are depressed.:depressed

[Red Hawk #21]

That was such an incredible shot by Parker, I hope he's getting laid somewhere right now tbh

[dbreiden83080]

WTF does that even mean??

[FromWayDowntown]

On the video, the ball's out of Parker's hands with more than 7 seconds left (I see the shot released at somewhere around 7.3); from 31.3 seconds left to the time when TP actually released the ball, it's exactly 24 seconds. Spoelstra needs to look at things other than the written play-by-play.

[timmy2003]

t was 26 seconds it took two seconds to go from his had and into the basket,
Exactly!!

[TheyCallMePro]

23.9 seconds for the shot to get off.

2.1 seconds to bank off the backboard and go in.

Come on guys...

[racm]

Should I buy Preparation H for Spo?

[Yuixafun]

They missed a travel call on Dwayne Wade, when he went up and down with the ball, but it went out of bounds so I guess it was alright...

The officials were superb for the most part.

[eyeh8u]

some of you people take way too much to heart, he was using hyperbole, go to nba.com and re watch the press conference

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Lebron Also said something about 24 secs

[FlAVaK]

WTF does that even mean??

This:

4th 0:32 Lebron makes 2nd free throw
4th 0:06 Parker hits bank shot

32-6=26

As others explained, ball bounced on the rim before it went through...

(in the final minutes of the game, my live stream chrashed :bang so i had to live we live update via smartphone. first thing i noticed was the time difference discribed above...)

[spurs10]

Spoelstra just showed the difference between him and a real coach. Not to mention, he loses anyway. That shot was CLUTCH but not a game winner.

[jbspurs]

the officiating was incredibly fair tonight!!!! even that "lack of basket interference" call was right after seeing the replay... can't complain about officiating one way or the other tonight. i was surprised

How about the wade's clear offensive foul, and those travelling that wasn't called?

[slick'81]

How he went under lebron Hung and got the bounce Fckn amazing

[DMC]

The officiating was fair, but that doesn't mean it was accurate. The Heat lost when they shot and rebounded better. Cannot say the officiating did anything substantial.

[romain.star]

Well at least, the ''Stern wants my Spurs out'' conspirationists can fuck off. This league has some really bad refs but there is no intentional will to give calls in favor of big market teams

[Wildcat67]

You guys are idiots. He obviously didn't really think it was a 26 second possession. He was simply saying it felt like a long time. He wasn't complaining.

Stop being stupid homer fans that hate on crap for no reason.

[kaji157]

He didnt say it in a bad way. I just saw the press. He was expressing what he felt. And it would have been OK since probabley the whole scene takes longer than 26 seconds.
But he didnt seem to be whining.

[james evans]

What about Birdman basket interference
look at a lot of his tip dunks. i swear a lot of those things are right on the rim and he never gets called for it.

[spurraider21]

Spo is correct people. we held the ball for 23.99 seconds, literally, then time still came off as the shot went towards the rim, hit the backboard, rattled around for just a bit, coming for a total of somewhere like 26 seconds

[Kori Ellis]

This:

4th 0:32 Lebron makes 2nd free throw
4th 0:06 Parker hits bank shot
....

You are exactly right. This is why he said it -- because the play-by-play says this:


00:31.3
[MIA 88-90] James Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Parker Jump Bank Shot: Made (21 PTS) 00:05.2
[SAS 92-88]

But even though LeBron made his FT at 31.3. The Spurs possession started right around 31, and Parker got off the shot at around 7 -- so 24 seconds.

[100%duncan]

He may have been joking

[Rapper]

Fine it doesnt matter can I edit the final score to 88 to 90?

[james evans]

Well at least, the ''Stern wants my Spurs out'' conspirationists can fuck off. This league has some really bad refs but there is no intentional will to give calls in favor of big market teams
i just hope they keep crawford's elmer fudd looking ass home.

[lefty]

You guys are idiots. He obviously didn't really think it was a 26 second possession. He was simply saying it felt like a long time. He wasn't complaining.

Stop being stupid homer fans that hate on crap for no reason.
This

[timtonymanu]

Yeah this was totally interpreted the wrong way.

[Mal]

It was. Full 24 sec for shot, and then about 2 sec before ball went down the basket.

[Mijo]

The Heat really should complain about things they can potentially influence in the media for the next game. Bitching about a shot clock violation ain't gonna do a damn thing for them. Obviously none of them ever watched Phil Jackson after a playoff loss to the Spurs...

[HarlemHeat37]

You guys are idiots. He obviously didn't really think it was a 26 second possession. He was simply saying it felt like a long time. He wasn't complaining.

Stop being stupid homer fans that hate on crap for no reason.

:lol most fans here are imbeciles, tbh..

There were ref conspiracy threads before the series even began..

[Kidd K]

Anyone who thinks it was a 26 second shot clock is being simple-minded. He released the ball with probably less than 0.1 seconds left on the shot clock. It takes time for the ball to travel through the air, bounce, then go in. You know, like two seconds or so?

It doesn't teleport from Parker's hands and to the bottom of the net. Anyway, if Spo (or anyone else) is trying to act like there was some trickery with the shot clock, they need to have their brain checked.

Just like how LeBron couldn't figure out how the Spurs has 21 second chance points and only 6 offensive rebounds in his post game interview. Because, you know, it's impossible for the ball to be blocked the recovered (not a rebound), or for the shot to miss then go off a Heat player on the rebound and go back to the Spurs.

Y'all need to think outside the box for a change.

[SupremeGuy]

Well at least, the ''Stern wants my Spurs out'' conspirationists can fuck off. This league has some really bad refs but there is no intentional will to give calls in favor of big market teamsThat's an easy call. The fuck are you talking about? Are you actually doubting that certain teams receive more ref help than others?

[TJastal]

I thought the reffing was reasonable enough, only slightly tilted in favor of Miami, which I fully expect the entire series even at home. Wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be and nothing even close to resembling the travesty of last year's thunder-spur series.

That said, Wade should have been called for the charge and also that obvious travel. Stern/refs have always loved their little cinderella boy Wade.

[TJastal]

The refs are the reason I neglected to make a prediction on this year's finals. But if game 1's officiating carries through the rest of the series, I say spurs in 5. Wade and Bosh had the best games their going to have in the series and the heat had all of their 3 point specialists plinking away and still lost. The spurs have a plethora of options to throw at Lebron. They have no answer for Parker and he is playing at an MVP level. Lebron on Parker at the end of games is easy to counter with a simple P&R. Lebron is fast, but isn't quick enough to get his 260 lbs around a screen. Of course he could flatten the guy setting the pick but that would be too obvious. The heat's best hope is to double team Parker up high and hope he turns it over, but that is a crapshoot at best and may end up backfiring.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Why look for things to be offended by after a great road win?

[Namundy]

They're not used to playing a team that doesn't panic when the shot clock goes down... I'm sure that possession looked long as fuck for them... they're just not used to it. If it's Indiana, you get Stephenson chucking a desperation 3 with 5 secs to go...

Tbh I saw Manu do the same in a crucial possession.

[romain.star]

That's an easy call. The fuck are you talking about? Are you actually doubting that certain teams receive more ref help than others?

I firmly believe in bad officiating. Bad refs are part of the game like in any other sports. But saying that Stern orders the Refs to favor big markets (like i read every day on Spurstalk) sounds just stupid to me. If the NBA really wanted to favor big markets, there are much more effective, less visible, less risky ways to do that.

A league which aims at favoring big markets will never build its system on the Draft and the Salary Cap. It just does not make sense to me.

[Obstructed_View]

Clearly LeBron is better at reading a box score than his coach is.

[Cry Havoc]

UFUh4toTS5k

Amazing.

[Interrohater]

Can't go that route. The Heat would have ran a different play if they were only down 2.
I totally disagree with this. They went for the two point basket. You always go for the tie at home and the win on the road. They would have run the exact same play with maybe even less time after they got the ball inbounded. By the way, they didn't run a play. "Get Lebron the ball" is not a play.

[KaiRMD1]

He better not have been bitching

[Raven]

the relativity of time.

[Outlier]

UFUh4toTS5k

Amazing.

Think that Wade trip was intentional? Dirty bastard..

[TampaDude]

UFUh4toTS5k

Amazing.

Love that Phantom camera! EPICNESS!

[hooperflash]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx9UIu8QRKY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[GSH]

UFUh4toTS5k

Amazing.

Damn, Tony... push off much? :lol

I hadn't see this slow-mo version, and these camera angles. Bosh was out trying to belly-bump Tony, and I don't blame him for pushing off. On the last one, where he "fell" down (Wade tripping), LeBron was grabbing at his arm, and it looks like Tony pushed off on LeBrons nutsack.

[024]

Parker not trying to draw the foul makes it a little more impressive. Lebron was in the air and Parker just would have needed to lean in slightly while shooting and the refs would have no choice but to call the foul.

[urunobili]

so Haslem's foul on Manu was just a regular hard foul? :rolleyes

[ohmwrecker]

Nothing he says should be taken seriously. He is the worst coach to ever win a championship. Riley shaved his pet monkey, put him in a suit and gave him a clipboard.

[exstatic]

26 seconds? How?

Watching the game replay, "technically" he's right. The Spurs got the ball at 31.3, and Miami got it back at 5.2. What he is not allowing for is the flight of the ball, and the bounce off the backboard and rim on Parker's shot. The ball doesn't have to be through the hoop in 24 seconds, just out of his hand.

[buttsR4rebounding]

What a bunch of whiners on this board. He said it seemed like 26 seconds. He wasn't saying there was anything wrong. The game was called about as fair as you are going to see. They basically let both sides play. For every non-call against our guys Heat fans can counter with times LeBron did not get a call. If the Spurs had lost this game they only have to look at their miserable 3 point shooting. If anyone thinks that the Spurs should be blowing out the Heat they just don't understand how closely matched NBA teams are--especially once you get to the Finals.