SpursFan86
06-19-2013, 12:39 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwMpbS36OU0&feature=youtu.be&t=1m14s
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BNGF3JJCIAA0N5y.jpg
Now, I know that we fucking choked. If Parker and Kawhi hit their god damn FTs, we would all be celebrating right now. But that WAS a foul, and should've been called, regardless of the situation.
YOU HAVE TO LET THE SHOOTER LAND. If not, that makes closing out so much easier. Bosh isn't touching that ball if he is closing out like a normal defender (aka a defender who knows you can't run into the shooter with your torso as he's releasing the ball). Usually as a defender, you can't go with full momentum straight at the shooter because you'll end up running into him, and as a result, it's going to be hard to block a 3 point shot. But if you don't have to worry about letting the shooter land, why not just sprint and jump straight at the shooter everytime?
You can argue, "oh, well they aren't going to call that in such a big situation", but that's BS. There's a difference between "letting them play" and "not calling blatant fouls". This was a case of the latter. If you're allowed to get away with this **** just because it's the end of a game, then every defender should start defending gamewinners like this, and gamewinners are about to become as rare as an attractive and skinny San Antonio woman.
I know the refs probably favored us most of the game, but that doesn't excuse a no-call like that. Call me whiny all you want. I'll defend this opinion 'til the day I die. That was a foul, and it should've been called.
For what it's worth, I don't think Manu got fouled. Plus it looked like he traveled anyways. I'm not mad with that no-call at all.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BNGF3JJCIAA0N5y.jpg
Now, I know that we fucking choked. If Parker and Kawhi hit their god damn FTs, we would all be celebrating right now. But that WAS a foul, and should've been called, regardless of the situation.
YOU HAVE TO LET THE SHOOTER LAND. If not, that makes closing out so much easier. Bosh isn't touching that ball if he is closing out like a normal defender (aka a defender who knows you can't run into the shooter with your torso as he's releasing the ball). Usually as a defender, you can't go with full momentum straight at the shooter because you'll end up running into him, and as a result, it's going to be hard to block a 3 point shot. But if you don't have to worry about letting the shooter land, why not just sprint and jump straight at the shooter everytime?
You can argue, "oh, well they aren't going to call that in such a big situation", but that's BS. There's a difference between "letting them play" and "not calling blatant fouls". This was a case of the latter. If you're allowed to get away with this **** just because it's the end of a game, then every defender should start defending gamewinners like this, and gamewinners are about to become as rare as an attractive and skinny San Antonio woman.
I know the refs probably favored us most of the game, but that doesn't excuse a no-call like that. Call me whiny all you want. I'll defend this opinion 'til the day I die. That was a foul, and it should've been called.
For what it's worth, I don't think Manu got fouled. Plus it looked like he traveled anyways. I'm not mad with that no-call at all.