Get ready for the Thunderefs guys

[100%duncan]

:lmao

[Dex]

Blatant fix. Anybody outside of Oklahoma could see it.

I'll be honest. I don't know if the Spurs can really win playing 5 v 8.

[Duncanforthree]

So that's how you blow a seven point lead in under 45 seconds when Tracy Mcgrady is playing baseball.

[100%duncan]

And Paul got fouled in the final possession :lmao

[poop]

Complete joke. makes me feel stupid for even watching the nba

[ShoogarBear]

And Paul got fouled in the final possession :lmao

I think so, too. But didn't OKC have one to give?

[hsxvvd]

Fuck it. Who cares if we beat Portland? No way is hell the NBA not getting Durant v. Lebron.

Fuck the NBA.

[exstatic]

Clips got butt fucked, without lube. Bennett Salvatore has no conscience or soul. What is the POINT of replay if they call a ball that was CLEARLY off Jackson as OKC ball?

[KaiRMD1]

Spurs are fucked pretty much, no way we are getting past the refs. It was a great run

[toki9]

Yep...really find the NBA officiating to be sickening right now...

[absoloot66]

And Paul got fouled in the final possession :lmao

Absolutely, unquestionably, certainly did!

WOW...:wow

[100%duncan]

Oh god I even forgot that Reggie Jackson out of bounds non-call because of the faggotry of that 3 pt shot foul :lmao

[ShoogarBear]

Whoa, I got company. :wow

[exstatic]

Oh, and 36-20 FTs. Let's not let THAT get swept under the rug.

[spurs10]

So that's how you blow a seven point lead in under 45 seconds when Tracy Mcgrady is playing baseball. The refs award the ball to the obvious wrong team and give Westchuck 3 ft's for missing a horrible shot.

[100%duncan]

Oh, and 36-20 FTs. Let's not let THAT get swept under the rug.

And I think more than half of "MVP's :cry" points were from free throws.

What a bitchmade team :lol

[Ditty]

If we win tomorrow then I will worry about the thunderefs. Still believe this goes to game 7/

[kaji157]

wow men i am seriously questioning if this is a sport or a wwf basketball franchise.

[100%duncan]

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/uYe4YpgHI7k/hqdefault.jpg

[benstanfield]

To be honest after watching that I'm kinda done with the NBA. Like, the Spurs just aren't going to beat the Thunder. The refs just won't let it happen.

[timtonymanu]

Even leaving out the officiating, this is still an awful matchup for the Spurs.

Leonard and Manu better be on their game in that series since Perkins will contain Duncan and Thabo will contain Parker.

[Janko]

To be honest after watching that I'm kinda done with the NBA. Like, the Spurs just aren't going to beat the Thunder. The refs just won't let it happen.
Totally agree

[100%duncan]

Even leaving out the officiating, this is still an awful matchup for the Spurs.

Leonard and Manu better be on their game in that series since Perkins will contain Duncan and Thabo will contain Parker.

That shit won't matter if refs won't let you win brah. I'm really scared for our Spurs tbh.

[timtonymanu]

That shit won't matter if refs won't let you win brah. I'm really scared for our Spurs tbh.

Yeah I'm saying they already scare me even without the officiating.

[toki9]

To be honest after watching that I'm kinda done with the NBA. Like, the Spurs just aren't going to beat the Thunder. The refs just won't let it happen.

Yep. Hard to stomach this stuff.

[Russ]

OKC starting to look like a team of destiny.

[SpurPadre]

Barkley justifying the refs right now. And even Kenny Smith is saying it still looks like the Clips might've touched the ball last. smh. I guess TNT doesn't want to get in trouble with the league.

[100%duncan]

Rivers: "We got robbed, period."

[Danny.Zhu]

Start rooting for the Heat...

[Russ]

Rivers: "We got robbed, period."

Rivers admits that Barnes fouled Jackson (uncalled) on the play though.

[littleavery1948]

Durant is going to get every call when they play the Spurs. It's fairly obvious that they want another Durant vs Lebron Finals. Lebron will own Durant again.

[benstanfield]

OKC starting to look like a team of destiny.
"destiny"

[SnakeBoy]

OKC starting to look like a team of destiny.

Sounds about right.


Destiny
a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency

[benstanfield]

Barkley going full retard trying to justify this shit on TNT.

[littlecoyotecoin]

Complete joke. makes me feel stupid for even watching the nba

I grapple with it each year. Sometimes I do believe we are watching BBall version of WWE.

[Spurminator]

:lol

The fix accusations are ridiculous. Why would they miss the foul call in the first place if they were looking for an opportunity to give it to the Thunder?

[Sean Cagney]

OKC starting to look like a team of destiny.

After the game 4 steal in Memphis when they had the game and this crap tonight, yeah it does. Memphis should have beaten them in 5 games honestly but blew their shot, so yes they do look like a team of destiny.

[kaji157]

:lol

The fix accusations are ridiculous. Why would they miss the foul call in the first place if they were looking for an opportunity to give it to the Thunder?
Because they thought it was Thunders Ball and they werent expecting a replay so clear that they were mistaken.
Plus, i am pretty sure CP3 is fouled on that turnover because westbrook reaches but contacts both of his arms.

[100%duncan]

:lol

The fix accusations are ridiculous. Why would they miss the foul call in the first place if they were looking for an opportunity to give it to the Thunder?

So why did they give it to OKC when it was clear that it was off of Jackson?

Why would they call a foul on Paul when he stood straight up and barely touched Westbrook?

:downspin:

[Spurminator]

So why did they give it to OKC when it was clear that it was off of Jackson?

Why would they call a foul on Paul when he stood straight up and barely touched Westbrook?

:downspin:

Unless it's 100% clear they can't overturn it.

Paul clearly fouled Westbrook's arm.

[Malik Hairston]

Spurs just need to overcome the officiating like Miami did last year, tbh..

The Heat shot the least amount of FTs in Finals history against the Spurs in the Finals, and the same occurred against Indiana in the ECFs..

If the Heat can beat a historic FT disparity, the Spurs can, as well, tbh..

[Spurminator]

Because they thought it was Thunders Ball and they werent expecting a replay so clear that they were mistaken.


That's a lot of conspiracy to plan in a few split seconds' time.

Play happens --> "Hmm, appears the ball went out on the Clippers so even though we're trying to help the Thunder win, they will likely be better off taking the ball out of bounds than taking two free throws with the potential to tie the game. After all, we can always call a touch foul on the next play, which could potentially be a 3-point shot! MWA HA HA HA. Cheers to evil!" --> Decides not to call foul

[100%duncan]

Unless it's 100% clear they can't overturn it.

Paul clearly fouled Westbrook's arm.

It was 110% clear :lol

Westbrook wasn't even complaining because he knew he fucked it up

[200 miles]

I'll probably catch some flack here when I say that it's not entirely on the refs for the Clippers' loss. LAC made so many crucial errors and turnovers that led to their collapse. If they, not counting that Paul turnover on the last play, would have just taken better care of the ball, then they wouldn't be in a position where the refs could come in and ultimately decide the fate of the game.

[kaji157]

That's a lot of conspiracy to plan in a few split seconds' time.

What conspiracy? why not go to the review when you are see its OKC ball? if the replay was debatable call stands.
Surprise for the zebras it was pretty clear the ball belonged to Clippers.

[100%duncan]

I'll probably catch some flack here when I say that it's not entirely on the refs for the Clippers' loss. LAC made so many crucial errors and turnovers that led to their collapse. If they, not counting that Paul turnover on the last play, would have just taken better care of the ball, then they wouldn't be in a position where the refs could come in and ultimately decide the fate of the game.

Yes Clippers choked no doubt about that.

But then again, the game was rigged.

[Spurminator]

Yeah the NBA definitely doesn't want the inspirational story of the Clippers players courageously overcoming their racist owner and all of the distractions surrounding him to make the NBA Finals. Plus we all know the NBA's historical bias towards teams from booming metropolises like Oklahoma City over teams from podunk towns like Los Angeles.

[kaji157]

Yeah the NBA definitely doesn't want the inspirational story of the Clippers players courageously overcoming their racist owner and all of the distractions surrounding him to make the NBA Finals. Plus we all know the NBA's historical bias towards teams from booming metropolises like Oklahoma City over teams from podunk towns like Los Angeles.

More likely they don´t want a team owned by a racist to win shit.

[Spurminator]

It was 110% clear :lol

Westbrook wasn't even complaining because he knew he fucked it up

Fucked what up? Westbrook wasn't even involved in the play.

[Malik Hairston]

Yeah the NBA definitely doesn't want the inspirational story of the Clippers players courageously overcoming their racist owner and all of the distractions surrounding him to make the NBA Finals. Plus we all know the NBA's historical bias towards teams from booming metropolises like Oklahoma City over teams from podunk towns like Los Angeles.

The Miami Heat shot the least amount of FTs in Finals history last year against the beloved, small-market Spurs that always get killed by the refs:lol..

I don't understand these fans that watch a league they believe is rigged, tbh..

[kaji157]

Yeah the NBA definitely doesn't want the inspirational story of the Clippers players courageously overcoming their racist owner and all of the distractions surrounding him to make the NBA Finals. Plus we all know the NBA's historical bias towards teams from booming metropolises like Oklahoma City over teams from podunk towns like Los Angeles.

Im going to make it pretty simple. Go look at the replay of the out of bounds call and tell me which team would you awarded the ball.
Then explain to me why the refs didn´t.
The insult here is that they crapped all over the fans (not clippers fans, or nba fans, basketball fans all over the workd) that stay up late to watch these games when thet fucking call whatever shit they want to call no matter what is being displayed in millions of TV´s around the world.

[100%duncan]

Fucked what up? Westbrook wasn't even involved in the play.

The Westbrook 3 that they called CP3 a foul on.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs just need to overcome the officiating like Miami did last year, tbh..

The Heat shot the least amount of FTs in Finals history against the Spurs in the Finals, and the same occurred against Indiana in the ECFs..

If the Heat can beat a historic FT disparity, the Spurs can, as well, tbh..

If only the Spurs had a LeBron type player though.

[Spurminator]

The Westbrook 3 that they called CP3 a foul on.

So you're saying Westbrook didn't complain about the foul called on Paul that awarded him three free throws?

I'm confused.

[kaji157]

The Miami Heat shot the least amount of FTs in Finals history last year against the beloved, small-market Spurs that always get killed by the refs:lol..

I don't understand these fans that watch a league they believe is rigged, tbh..

To disrupt the spurs offense you must allow a very physical game. By doing so the FT were few. Not to say that the Spurs closed the lane and Miami took mostly jumpers.

[200 miles]

Yes Clippers choked no doubt about that.

But then again, the game was rigged.

Of course the game was rigged. But the trick to beating the so-called Thunderrefs is to not give the refs a reason to intervene.

That's the true name of the game, if you ask me.

To beat them, you need to Clubber Lang them by psyching them out and putting them away early.

It's a difficult task, I know, but it is most likely the only way.

[100%duncan]

So you're saying Westbrook didn't complain about the foul called on Paul that awarded him three free throws?

I'm confused.

Didn't complain FOR a foul because he knew there wasn't any.

[DrSteffo]

Yeah the NBA definitely doesn't want the inspirational story of the Clippers players courageously overcoming their racist owner and all of the distractions surrounding him to make the NBA Finals. Plus we all know the NBA's historical bias towards teams from booming metropolises like Oklahoma City over teams from podunk towns like Los Angeles.

So you think the NBA likes more attention focused on a racist owner and you haven't figured out that Durant is Jesus Christ/MVP? Also, why did the refs hand the game to the Thunderrefs if they wanted the Clippers to win?

[100%duncan]

Of course the game was rigged. But the trick to beating the so-called Thunderrefs is to not give the refs a reason to intervene.

That's the true name of the game, if you ask me.

To beat them, you need to Clubber Lang them by psyching them out and putting them away early.

It's a difficult task, I know, but it is most likely the only way.

And fans are supposed to accept that? What a shitty world we live in.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Blatant fix. Anybody outside of Oklahoma could see it.

I'll be honest. I don't know if the Spurs can really win playing 5 v 8.

They can't. I'm not even going to bother.

[Spurminator]

Im going to make it pretty simple. Go look at the replay of the out of bounds call and tell me which team would you awarded the ball.
Then explain to me why the refs didn´t.


I would have determined that there was enough possibility that Barnes knocked the ball out of bounds that there was not enough evidence to overturn the original call.



The insult here is that they crapped all over the fans (not clippers fans, or nba fans, basketball fans all over the workd) that stay up late to watch these games when thet fucking call whatever shit they want to call no matter what is being displayed in millions of TV´s around the world.

I don't feel crapped on, it was an exciting finish. If I'm concerned about anything, it's the amount of isolation and selfish plays by players on both sides that gave the opponent great opportunities to steal the game. Ridiculously poor decisions and stupid shots.

[Spurminator]

Didn't complain FOR a foul because he knew there wasn't any.

So you would have expected to see more excessive complaining in the split second between the shot and the whistle blowing?

You guys have a really interesting perspective on the passage of real time.

[100%duncan]

So you would have expected to see more excessive complaining in the split second between the shot and the whistle blowing?

You guys have a really interesting perspective on the passage of real time.

And you have bad eyesight.

[Spurminator]

Also, why did the refs hand the game to the Thunderrefs if they wanted the Clippers to win?

I'm not suggesting the NBA wanted the Clippers to win. I'm not suggesting there's any kind of fix, you guys are. I'm saying that's ridiculous.

[Spurminator]

And you have bad eyesight.

I saw the same play you did, bro. You guys don't understand nuance is all. Everything is 100% black or white, and if it's called black when you see white, it's all a big fix. :lol Why even watch?

[200 miles]

And fans are supposed to accept that? What a shitty world we live in.

Sucks, doesn't it?

Unless millions of basketball fans altogether stopped going to the games in a boycott and then all march to the NBA offices in New York in a mass protest, there is nothing we can do about this.

[kaji157]

Barnes didn´t even touch it, replay it whatever times you need to realise that.
Tell it to yourself if that makes you happy but that was a clear-water last touch of jackson.

I´m going to sleep so you can go party with Durant and Scott Brooks, but be aware, they are "not sure" if the ball was off barnes, so you might disagree with them two. Go convice them they are the celestial ones and have come to earth to save us from the diabolical miami big 3.

[DrSteffo]

I'm not suggesting the NBA wanted the Clippers to win. I'm not suggesting there's any kind of fix, you guys are. I'm saying that's ridiculous.

Yes you suggested the refs wanted the Clippers to win and you are very naïve.

[Skull-1]

VIDEO LINK PLEASE!

[Spurminator]

Yes you suggested the refs wanted the Clippers to win and you are very naïve.

U don't reed good.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

U don't read good.

:lmao Spurminator
:lmao Bold by default (original member)
:lmao Faux bold status

Never fucking change.

[Spurminator]

:lmao Spurminator
:lmao Bold by default (original member)
:lmao Faux bold status

Never fucking change.

I never will. I didn't even know there was a difference between bold and not bold, to be honest. Maybe one of the admins will bold your name since it seems like something that's important to you. :lol

[jARS mEsH sEt]

I never will. I didn't even know there was a difference between bold and not bold, to be honest. Maybe one of the admins will bold your name since it seems like something that's important to you. :lol

:lmao Sperminator
:lmao Room temperature IQ
:lmao ^ Celsius, not Fahrenheit

:lmao

...

:lmao

[ElNono]

:pop: "Make shots"

[DrSteffo]

Yeah the NBA definitely doesn't want the inspirational story of the Clippers players courageously overcoming their racist owner and all of the distractions surrounding him to make the NBA Finals.

[james evans]

i'm not even gonna lie, i'm fukin terrified from the though of durant and joe crawford being on the floor together. there is no need to even fukin watch the games

[Spurminator]

That's a counterpoint to the idea that the NBA would favor the Thunder over the Clippers, in a thread that suggests the NBA fixed this game against the Clippers. IF the NBA involved itself in fixing games, which I don't believe they are doing, they would likely favor the Clippers over the Thunder.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

That's a counterpoint to the idea that the NBA would favor the Thunder over the Clippers, in a thread that suggests the NBA fixed this game against the Clippers. IF the NBA involved itself in fixing games, which I don't believe they are doing, they would likely favor the Clippers over the Thunder.

If the NBA involved itself in fixing games, they would favor the more profitable team.

[Spurminator]

Barnes didn´t even touch it, replay it whatever times you need to realise that.
Tell it to yourself if that makes you happy but that was a clear-water last touch of jackson.

There's a 90% chance it was off Jackson. I'm not going to lose sleep over the refs deciding the 10% chance was enough not to overturn the call.

[100%duncan]

There's a 90% chance it was off Jackson. I'm not going to lose sleep over the refs deciding the 10% chance was enough not to overturn the call.

10%? http://instagram.com/p/n9w_t1rzfy/

get the fk outta here

[100%duncan]

Spurminator spin this shit bro ^

[DrSteffo]

That's a counterpoint to the idea that the NBA would favor the Thunder over the Clippers, in a thread that suggests the NBA fixed this game against the Clippers. IF the NBA involved itself in fixing games, which I don't believe they are doing, they would likely favor the Clippers over the Thunder.

Durant.

[dg7md]

The Thunder haven't even looked that good tbh.

[100%duncan]

The Thunder haven't even looked that good tbh.

You're forgetting 3 letters. efs

[slick'81]

If it is spurs vs okc damn it's gonna be a helluva series

[100%duncan]

If it is spurs vs okc damn it's gonna be a helluva series

No need for if's tbh

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Spurminator (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=45) spin this shit bro ^

Hey man it's not cool to mess with the mentally impaired. Leave Sperm-faggot alone.

[TampaDude]

Fuck those OKC fags. Bring 'em on! We'll sweep their candy asses!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[Mikeanaro]

Fuck those OKC fags. Bring 'em on! We'll sweep their candy asses!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!
How? refs wont let spurs play like those Mayweather/Bronner fights, you can play as long refs wants to and they don´t care if the rigjob is too obvious.

[ElNono]

The start of this video is the replay that everybody, including Doc on the arena on the big screen saw, but that Tony Brothers said in his report they didn't see... :lol

q2CoiBaTb5k

[Clipper Nation]

That's a counterpoint to the idea that the NBA would favor the Thunder over the Clippers, in a thread that suggests the NBA fixed this game against the Clippers. IF the NBA involved itself in fixing games, which I don't believe they are doing, they would likely favor the Clippers over the Thunder.
We don't have the propped-up "MVP" and "LeBron's rival," nor did the NBA go out on a limb to move our franchise to some trailer trash town and now have to justify their decision.... it's well-documented how coddled the Thunderefs are as shown against the Spurs, Memphis, and us over the last few years :lol

Enjoy the rest of your season while it lasts, because it's coming to an end soon.... at least we'll all get to see LeBron take another wet shit all over Durbeta in the Finals :lol

[Horry Hipcheck]

Clips got butt fucked, without lube. Bennett Salvatore has no conscience or soul. What is the POINT of replay if they call a ball that was CLEARLY off Jackson as OKC ball?

Supposedly, the argument was that Barnes hit Jackson on the hand, causing the ball to go out of bounds. In the NBA rulebook, that particular situation results in the retention of possession by the team whose player was struck and lost the ball.

[ElNono]

Supposedly, the argument was that Barnes hit Jackson on the hand, causing the ball to go out of bounds. In the NBA rulebook, that particular situation results in the retention of possession by the team whose player was struck and lost the ball.

But it wasn't like that at all... Barnes slapped the left hand, and Reggie clearly pushes the ball with the right hand out of bounds on the follow through...

q2CoiBaTb5k

Heck, the NBA did the correct call in the GSW/Clippers series (and later apologized for not calling the foul)... same exact scenario...

UBd51P533FE

[Mikeanaro]

But it wasn't like that at all... Barnes slapped the left hand, and Reggie clearly pushes the ball with the right hand out of bounds on the follow through...

q2CoiBaTb5k

Heck, the NBA did the correct call in the GSW/Clippers series (and later apologized for not calling the foul)... same exact scenario...
What about the whole flying sequence? was that necessary? :lmao
That ugly mukelele knows he has the upper hand to act like Meryl Streep.

[Horry Hipcheck]

But it wasn't like that at all... Barnes slapped the left hand, and Reggie clearly pushes the ball with the right hand out of bounds on the follow through...



Having not seen the game, I didn't see the play that resulted in The Call. I just checked my Twitter feed after I got off work and saw people referencing that rule, so I thought it would have been more cloudy. Watching that replay, though, I can see where the anger comes from.

[mVp]

Supposedly, the argument was that Barnes hit Jackson on the hand, causing the ball to go out of bounds. In the NBA rulebook, that particular situation results in the retention of possession by the team whose player was struck and lost the ball.

That wasn't the case here.

Barnes hit his left hand, then the ball hit Jackson's right hand and went out of bounds.

[ElNono]

Having not seen the game, I didn't see the play that resulted in The Call. I just checked my Twitter feed after I got off work and saw people referencing that rule, so I thought it would have been more cloudy. Watching that replay, though, I can see where the anger comes from.

Tony Brothers wrote on the report that they only saw two replays, one from the top and one from the baseline... which is BS, since even Doc was watching the side replay on the big screen...

[Horry Hipcheck]

Tony Brothers wrote on the report that they only saw two replays, one from the top and one from the baseline... which is BS, since even Doc was watching the side replay on the big screen...

Tony Brothers can eat a Vegas buffet of dicks.

[Mugen]

Spurs are gonna have to turn up da classiness next series, no doubt.

[james evans]

spurs are gonna have to shoot 95% from the field and hope the thunder misses at least half of their freethrows.there is no way on earth we can possibly beat them with this type of officiating. i'm just preparing for the bullshit

[heyheymymy]

same as it ever was. the nba used the sterling scandal to play up an positive "togetherness" angle and now that it has gone stale, they want the clippers and that story gone.

[100%duncan]

The start of this video is the replay that everybody, including Doc on the arena on the big screen saw, but that Tony Brothers said in his report they didn't see... :lol

q2CoiBaTb5k

:cry "nba aint rigged" :cry
:cry why watch if u think its rigged :cry

[100%duncan]

And please, don't forget the foul called on Paul to gift OKChoke 3 fts :lmao

[Baam]

http://www.basketusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bnk91WPIAAAvsxx.jpg

[Baam]

Btw I always enjoyed watching Cp3 play as much as anyone in the league but his interview makes me appreciate him outside the court as well, very classy guy, not deflecting or making excuses...

[rascal]

Even leaving out the officiating, this is still an awful matchup for the Spurs.

Leonard and Manu better be on their game in that series since Perkins will contain Duncan and Thabo will contain Parker.

This is the real reason for all the complaining about the refs, spurs can't beat OK City anyways.

[Mal]

Reggie Jackson with all-star treatment. :lmao
Barnes didnt fucking touch the ball. :lmao
Chimpbrook bailed out on 3pt attempt :lmao
Last no-call :lmao

[dg7md]

Such a joke that they called that touch foul on Westbrook when the league barely calls any of those in the last minute of a game. :lol

[testies]

I was like Spurminator, I thought rigging claims were pathetic excuses from sore fans.. Untill Calciopoli in Italy happened : the most prestigious football (soccer) league at the time relegated the biggest club and took away two of their championships after police investigation and a huge scandal envolving fixing, bribing etc..

And American sports are way less professional and much more of a WWE joke than Euro soccer. (First of all, they don't call it basketball, or mixed martial arts, they say NBA and UFC, everything is owned by a private company in search for profit, on counterpart, soccer is organized by the own clubs and a federation, and people call it, well, football, not fucking Serie A or Premier League)

Anyways, AMerican sports are the most corrupt in the world, its a fucking monopoly that owns some teams and blocks trades, fine people for saying X or Y, fine commentators for saying bad stuff about refs, they basically write scripts. Spurs should be applauded ad eternum for getting 4 rings despite being a huge block in profits for NBA

[Fireball]

Such a joke that they called that touch foul on Westbrook when the league barely calls any of those in the last minute of a game. :lol I just watched the game ... wow, what a travesty ... and really with this foul calling we would have gotten calls in game 6/7 of the Finals in the last seconds with Green and Manu trying to make plays.

[romsho]

OKC starting to look like a team of destiny.

Destiny= Ordained by the League

[lil'mo]

I was like Spurminator, I thought rigging claims were pathetic excuses from sore fans.. Untill Calciopoli in Italy happened : the most prestigious football (soccer) league at the time relegated the biggest club and took away two of their championships after police investigation and a huge scandal envolving fixing, bribing etc..

And American sports are way less professional and much more of a WWE joke than Euro soccer. (First of all, they don't call it basketball, or mixed martial arts, they say NBA and UFC, everything is owned by a private company in search for profit, on counterpart, soccer is organized by the own clubs and a federation, and people call it, well, football, not fucking Serie A or Premier League)

Anyways, AMerican sports are the most corrupt in the world, its a fucking monopoly that owns some teams and blocks trades, fine people for saying X or Y, fine commentators for saying bad stuff about refs, they basically write scripts. Spurs should be applauded ad eternum for getting 4 rings despite being a huge block in profits for NBA

Best and actually only good post I've seen from testies

[boutons_deux]

Doc was repeatedly clear that Clips got fucked in what could be a series-defining call (not winning game5 on the road) but also repeatedly said the Clips put themselves in a position to be screwed.

[100%duncan]

Guys, choking is choking, doesn't mean the team that choked didn't get robbed. Those are 2 diff things idk why a lot of posters are mixing them together tbh.

[jag]

And American sports are way less professional and much more of a WWE joke than Euro soccer. (First of all, they don't call it basketball, or mixed martial arts, they say NBA and UFC, everything is owned by a private company in search for profit, on counterpart, soccer is organized by the own clubs and a federation, and people call it, well, football, not fucking Serie A or Premier League)



I'm more than willing to accept that outside forces have influenced the outcome of numerous NBA and ABA games. But this nonsense you just posted, in no way supports that.

You should familiarize yourself with FIFA and Sepp Blatter.

Also, people in Italy don't even call it "football," they call it calcio. And yes they do call it Serie A, or they'll refer to it with their equivalent of First Division. As far as the Premier League goes, it's actually called the Barclays Premier League. You know Barclays, the massive multinational banking company that has been involved in numerous controversies regarding its business practices.

[davidbowie]

I can't wait to blame the refs once we blow it!

[littlecoyotecoin]

I'm not suggesting the NBA wanted the Clippers to win. I'm not suggesting there's any kind of fix, you guys are. I'm saying that's ridiculous.

I didn't see the game last night, so I can't comment on it specifically. However, to say a fix is ridiculous, is well, ridiculous. This is a league where refs have been called out by one ousted for gambling for doing that very thing: fixing games. Essentially that whole thing was swept under the rug with one scapegoat. It is not ridiculous to believe there might be MORE to the story, when there actually IS a story. It is agreed on that "stars" get certain calls that regular players do not. Regular players have to "earn" the right to have the rules be applied correctly in their cases. Announcers believe this and most fans believe this to be a genuine phenomenon. So, everyone agrees that the rules are applied in a bias fashion, but it is "ridiculous" to debate how far the bias extends? What would be ridiculous to, blindly, believe is that a bunch of billionaires do NOT collude in order increase their profits. I am a capitalist, but also am aware that many organizations tend toward that goal. A little subterfuge is also necessary. You can't just go about a crooked plan out in the open, if you have one. You can't put LeBron and Durant in the finals year after year until a more favorable matchup for you comes along. These things would have to be done with subtlety. The majority of fans would have to believe that the playing field is a relatively fair one or else you would be defeating your own purpose because fans would leave in droves. Even having the international Spurs in the finals may play into their marketing plans, globally. They never went after Sterling until he threatened the money tree. They're not in this to do what is morally right. Just slapping a "ridiculous" tag on it is a rather convenient way or addressing a wildly complex situation. It flies in the face of what other corporations do: tobacco companies did not want you to know what they discussed behind closed doors, fast food chains hire food chemists and it isn't to figure out how to provide healthier meals, Microsoft is caught manipulating its playing field in many manner of ways, Apple does it too, Monsanto patents grain plants breeding in the wild, Governors may be in bed with toll-road companies while pushing toll roads on constituents that repeatedly vote them down (eventually when it gets through it will be touted as the people's will...), Railroads, drug companies and their lobby, the list is fucking endless...

But the NBA, because I love the game, stands above all of this and is somehow autoimmune to the possibility that any greed, corruption, or collusion could enter into their decision-making. They will never make any morally questionable decisions to tilt the capitalist playing field in their direction. That 90ft of wood floor is sacred.

I guess that is possible, but ridiculous to consider otherwise?

[lil'mo]

The clippers didn't help their cause by playing poorly while the refs were trying to manipulate the outcome of the game. No matter how you look at it the refs assisted the thunder to victory. Stupids. :rolleyes

[lil'mo]

:clap littlecoyotecoin

[kaji157]

The start of this video is the replay that everybody, including Doc on the arena on the big screen saw, but that Tony Brothers said in his report they didn't see... :lol

q2CoiBaTb5k

I am still laughing at the 10% Spurminator gives that that ball was of Barnes. Barnes is not even close to the ball.

[pgardn]

I can't wait to blame the refs once we blow it!

Mr. Optimism.

Just blame them now since you know the outcome.

[superbigtime]

Complete joke. makes me feel stupid for even watching the nba

Me too. The fix is in. I feel like I'm believing a WWF wrestling match when I was a little kid. We all just want honest games and unbiased referees. The league doesn't care about pure sport. it's all about ratings and $$$. Absolute bullshit. This is one of the reasons I quit spending my hard earned money on the drama sport of NBA basketball. I hate the Clippers but fuck the NBA.

[Seventyniner]

The start of this video is the replay that everybody, including Doc on the arena on the big screen saw, but that Tony Brothers said in his report they didn't see... :lol

q2CoiBaTb5k

I know I'm in the minority here but I am actually perfectly OK with how the refs handled this play. Barnes fouled Jackson but the refs missed the call, ball goes out off of Jackson. The refs, knowing they can't call the foul now, do the best they can and give the ball to the Thunder. This stuff happens all the time earlier in games and never gets called out.

If the foul was actually called the Thunder would have gotten 2 FTs instead of possession but you can't make everything perfect.

[pgardn]

But it wasn't like that at all... Barnes slapped the left hand, and Reggie clearly pushes the ball with the right hand out of bounds on the follow through...

q2CoiBaTb5k

Heck, the NBA did the correct call in the GSW/Clippers series (and later apologized for not calling the foul)... same exact scenario...

UBd51P533FE

That rule is a good one and I know it was not meant to be applicable to the Jackson/Barnes situation. I would like to see how it is written though. Jackson would not have lost the ball unless he was fouled in the first place. I do think the foul caused him to lose the ball, but it's clearly a foul on the wrong hand of two that had control. I think the rule was meant for the same hand mostly on rebounding. The wording here is important in the rule book.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bnl4CeAIYAAtONZ.jpg

Where's Sperm faggot?

[cd021]

Oh, and 36-20 FTs. Let's not let THAT get swept under the rug.


Jordan-6 fouls in 20 Minutes

Paul with 5 in 40 minutes (averaging 4 PF in 37 mpg this series, he averaged 2.5 to 36.5 in the RS)

Davis with 5 in 18 minutes

Barnes with 4

only Ibaka had more than 3 for OKC

that is eerily similar to the '12 WCF .OKC took 31 FTs and four Spurs players (Jackson, Duncan, Diaw and Ginobili) all had at least 4 fouls. Only 1 OKC player had more than 3 fouls (Westbrook)

[jARS mEsH sEt]

I know I'm in the minority here but I am actually perfectly OK with how the refs handled this play. Barnes fouled Jackson but the refs missed the call, ball goes out off of Jackson. The refs, knowing they can't call the foul now, do the best they can and give the ball to the Thunder. This stuff happens all the time earlier in games and never gets called out.

If the foul was actually called the Thunder would have gotten 2 FTs instead of possession but you can't make everything perfect.

Yes, but if the refs call a foul on that play that's only 2 free throws for OKC. The refs instead call a non-foul on CP3 to award Westbrick game winning free throws instead of game tying free throws.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

And then the refs don't call the foul on Reggie Jackson (in favor of CP3 - see last picture) to award the Clippers game winning free throws. So yes, it is a problem overall.

[peacemaker885]

Also probably in the minority, but like what Pop says, its a game of mistakes. In that last minute, I think that the Clippers committed more mistakes than OKC. One can't control the refs.

[Russ]

I know I'm in the minority here but I am actually perfectly OK with how the refs handled this play. Barnes fouled Jackson but the refs missed the call, ball goes out off of Jackson. The refs, knowing they can't call the foul now, do the best they can and give the ball to the Thunder. This stuff happens all the time earlier in games and never gets called out.

If the foul was actually called the Thunder would have gotten 2 FTs instead of possession but you can't make everything perfect.

:tu

These complaints about the refs always ignore the calls that went against the supposedly favored team.

It's like "what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable."

[poop]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bnl4CeAIYAAtONZ.jpg

Where's Sperm faggot?

Complete disgrace. Anyone who actually watched the game could see how one sided the officiating became

[r0drig0lac]

so really there are still people justifying the refs, because of the mistakes of LA? simply put, the only correct result would be the victory of LA (even with its errors), simple

[4down]

Yes Clippers choked no doubt about that.

But then again, the game was rigged.
This. Makes choking much more likely. Also makes younger and more athletic teams look infinitely more so when they are allowed more physicality.

It can be overcome, imo, but that type of 'game management' will unravel many a quality contender

[WildcardManu]

It was disgusting...I couldn't turn away.... Now let's hope OKC cashed in their bail out card for the playoffs.

[pgardn]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bnl4CeAIYAAtONZ.jpg

Where's Sperm faggot?

The first picture is one frame. He could have hit his arm before this particular frame.

Where is the sequence of frames?

[jARS mEsH sEt]

The first picture is one frame. He could have hit his arm before this particular frame.

Where is the sequence of frames?

Everywhere on the internet. We weren't shown a clear replay of the sequence.

[cd98]

Thunderrefs aren't getting special treatment versus L.A. But they did against the Grizzlies, and they will if they play Spurs or Portland.

[rude1_79]

ref tony brothers on call: TONY BROTHERS, NBA officiating crew chief (to a pool reporter): "When the ball goes out of bounds, the ball was awarded to Oklahoma City. We go review the play. We saw two replays. The two replays we saw were from the overhead camera showing down, and the one from under the basket showing the same angle but from a different view. And from those two replays, it was inconclusive as to who the ball went out of bounds off of. When it's inconclusive, we have to go with the call that was on the floor."

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-140513/okc-late-run-delivers-3-2-lead

my question is who runs the video for the refs to see when its time to review video. why were they not shown the clearer side angle where it clearly goes off jacksons hands.

[ElNono]

That rule is a good one and I know it was not meant to be applicable to the Jackson/Barnes situation. I would like to see how it is written though. Jackson would not have lost the ball unless he was fouled in the first place. I do think the foul caused him to lose the ball, but it's clearly a foul on the wrong hand of two that had control. I think the rule was meant for the same hand mostly on rebounding. The wording here is important in the rule book.

The refs don't have that kind of latitude to make such a decision. The review is strictly to determine who touched the ball last.

[Clipper Nation]

Btw I always enjoyed watching Cp3 play as much as anyone in the league but his interview makes me appreciate him outside the court as well, very classy guy, not deflecting or making excuses...
He only wasn't making excuses this time because his choke was so embarrassing and obvious that he could never.... usually he blames his chokejobs on Blake or the coach :lol

[Strategic]

I thought I saw Perkins put an "accidental" fist in a Clippers' face in the first quarter of game 5. Does anyone have a video on it?

[DrSteffo]

Im embarrassed for some bolded posters in this thread tbh...I think that BNSF suck donkey balls after Timvp and Bruno left tbh, with some exceptions.

[Spurminator]

:lol Damn, sorry guys, I didn't mean to cause any lingering butthurt last night.

Y'all need to learn to handle dissenting opinions better... It's an important life skill.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

:lmao spermfaggot getting demolished.

[DrSteffo]

:lol Damn, sorry guys, I didn't mean to cause any lingering butthurt last night.

Y'all need to learn to handle dissenting opinions better... It's an important life skill.

You need to learn to admit that you are wrong. I know you are not mature enough, just saying.

[spurs10]

That rule is a good one and I know it was not meant to be applicable to the Jackson/Barnes situation. I would like to see how it is written though. Jackson would not have lost the ball unless he was fouled in the first place. I do think the foul caused him to lose the ball, but it's clearly a foul on the wrong hand of two that had control. I think the rule was meant for the same hand mostly on rebounding. The wording here is important in the rule book.Exactly! The ball didn't go out on the same hand Barnes touched. It's a very weak spin to an obvious bad call.

[Spurminator]

You need to learn to admit that you are wrong. I know you are not mature enough, just saying.

See, that's the thing with nuance. There is no right or wrong. There's popular opinion and unpopular. You guys get too worked up over disagreement.

And for what? Are we really supposed to lose sleep on behalf of the Clippers because an arguably bad call was partially responsible for their blowing a 13 point lead late in the fourth quarter?

I might feel worse for them if they were making a 13 point comeback and caught a bad break on a call, but in this case I'm not sure why so many of you are treating them like helpless victims. Or, worse, victims of a fix. :lol

[DrSteffo]

See, that's the thing with nuance. There is no right or wrong. There's popular opinion and unpopular. You guys get too worked up over disagreement.

And for what? Are we really supposed to lose sleep on behalf of the Clippers because an arguably bad call was partially responsible for their blowing a 13 point lead late in the fourth quarter?

I might feel worse for them if they were making a 13 point comeback and caught a bad break on a call, but in this case I'm not sure why so many of you are treating them like helpless victims. Or, worse, victims of a fix. :lol

Ok so not mature enough. Maybe you should complain some more about my grammar?

[Spurminator]

Ok so not mature enough. Maybe you should complain some more about my grammar?

"You still don't see things my way, you must be immature!"

And when did I complain about your grammar?

Dude, agree to disagree. Move on.

[poeticism707]

See, that's the thing with nuance. There is no right or wrong. There's popular opinion and unpopular. You guys get too worked up over disagreement.

And for what? Are we really supposed to lose sleep on behalf of the Clippers because an arguably bad call was partially responsible for their blowing a 13 point lead late in the fourth quarter?

I might feel worse for them if they were making a 13 point comeback and caught a bad break on a call, but in this case I'm not sure why so many of you are treating them like helpless victims. Or, worse, victims of a fix. :lol

Not that I am saying this is you:

Funny, spoiled rich kids wtih too much money, attention, and no discipline whatsover, always thinks there is no right or wrong, that all things are relative, that morality is is imposed by society, blah, blah, blah...

Until they get robbed by some local thugs who also thought all things were relative.

Then then they go on the news, and cry about how they were "wronged."

Irony at it's finest.

[DrSteffo]

"You still don't see things my way, you must be immature!"

And when did I complain about your grammar?

Dude, agree to disagree. Move on.'

Aha you cannot admit you were wrong. It's ok, most people cannot. You mocked my English a few posts ago. You can go back in this thread and check it now (it's not that difficult). Since you were rude to me I will be rude to you now and call you a wanker. Yes we disagree.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Portland series ain't over yet.

[Spurminator]

You mocked my English a few posts ago. You can go back in this thread and check it now (it's not that difficult).

No, it was your reading comprehension I was mocking, and it clearly still needs work.

[DrSteffo]

U don't reed good.

Wanker.

[Spurminator]

(Shakes head, exits thread)

[DrSteffo]

Wanker exits thread, job done.

[100%duncan]

Spurminator

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bnl4CeAIYAAtONZ.jpg

[kaji157]

NBA doing it all over again in the Heat-Nets series

[superjames1992]

NBA doing it all over again in the Heat Brooklin series
Yep. :lol

[kaji157]

Yep. :lol

It´s like they have it scripted.
I hope the script only goes as far as Conference Finals. Meaning they want Spurs OKC and Miami vs Indy.
If they scripted the finals theres 99% chance we are not in it.

[Spurminator]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bnl4CeAIYAAtONZ.jpg

Obviously the first pic is after the contact. Foul was during release. Which explains why the shot was such a duck.

The last play was probably a foul, making it the 2,475,359th time in NBA history that a foul was not called on the last play of the game.

:cry Fix! :cry

[100%duncan]

Obviously the first pic is after the contact. Foul was during release. Which explains why the shot was such a duck.

The last play was probably a foul, making it the 2,475,359th time in NBA history that a foul was not called on the last play of the game.

:cry Fix! :cry

:lmao keep deflecting, you've proven that after almost 22k posts you are still an idiot

[Spurminator]

SOLID ARGUMENT!!

:clap:cheer:clap:cheer:clap
:lobt2::lobt2:
:cheer:clap:cheer:clap:cheer

:yield

[100%duncan]

SOLID ARGUMENT!!

:clap:cheer:clap:cheer:clap
:lobt2::lobt2:
:cheer:clap:cheer:clap:cheer

:yield

Yeah because defending the refs for obvious calls that are made more obvious in pictures is legit :lol

[hsxvvd]

THIS makes it tough to be excited to make the Western Finals. It simply isn't in the NBA's plan to have anybody but Durant playing in the finals. :(

[heyheymymy]

they don't want okc in the 14 finals! okc had harden in 12 and still got stomped and it was a quiet lame series. the spurs just played the nike-fed super colluded miami biogenics to within a bounce and the spurs are looking like they are back and just as good if not better this year. the people will clamor for a rematch of mia sas in the finals.

they just want okc in the wcf so badly so they can ditch the clippers and the sterling story like the yesterdays news that it is. at first they spun it and pumped it for some 'we are one' shirts and sentiments, but the story goes on and it hurts the league brand, and the nba looks like they want the clippers and their bad for biz drama out of the picture now with the kind of calls we are seeing.

[DrSteffo]

Yeah because defending the refs for obvious calls that are made more obvious in pictures is legit :lol

Yep. Facts are not important for some wankers.

[Kidd K]

The Heat are getting away with shit now too.

Honestly, if OKC got called the same way teams that play them do, they would be NO THREAT to the Spurs imo.



:lmao keep deflecting, you've proven that after almost 22k posts you are still an idiot

Post count has never been an indicator of quality on any forum imo. Especially when you can just spam one liners or an emote or two and it's equal in post count to a guy who posts one with several well thought out paragraphs like game grade threads.

But yeah, he def doesn't know what he's talking about, lol

[DrSteffo]

The bolded font here just gets sillier and sillier. Half of the BNSF should be pinked tbh.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs are fucked pretty much, no way we are getting past the refs. It was a great run
C'mon man....really?

[cjw]

Post count has never been an indicator of quality on any forum imo. Especially when you can just spam one liners or an emote or two and it's equal in post count to a guy who posts one with several well thought out paragraphs like game grade threads.

But yeah, he def doesn't know what he's talking about, lol

Time for thumbs up / down on posts. Quality, not quantity.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Holy fucking shit Spermfaggot jus elevated his level of faggotry and intellectual ineptitude to a whole new level :lmao

[jARS mEsH sEt]

By the way Spermfaggot isn't even a real bold :rollin

He's an original member of spurstalk. Back then kori would bold anyone she changed avatar names for.

Nowdays, there's a secret bold selection.

Get fucked you halfblood/muggle faggot :rollin You're not like us bold "pure bloods" :lmao

[TVI]

I'll probably catch some flack here when I say that it's not entirely on the refs for the Clippers' loss. LAC made so many crucial errors and turnovers that led to their collapse. If they, not counting that Paul turnover on the last play, would have just taken better care of the ball, then they wouldn't be in a position where the refs could come in and ultimately decide the fate of the game.
I think everyone agrees that the Clipps choked some, but the fact that minimal contact would result in free throws for the meths and never for the Clipps in the last few minutes is so incosistent that it reeks of fixing.

[poop]

If Spermdouche had actually watched the game and seen all the questionable stuff in context, he would know how fucked up it really was.

[TVI]

This is the real reason for all the complaining about the refs, spurs can't beat OK City anyways.
Not if Beta and Westbrick take 30 FT per game.

[TVI]

But the NBA, because I love the game, stands above all of this and is somehow autoimmune to the possibility that any greed, corruption, or collusion could enter into their decision-making. They will never make any morally questionable decisions to tilt the capitalist playing field in their direction. That 90ft of wood floor is sacred.

I guess that is possible, but ridiculous to consider otherwise?Best. Post. Ever.

[rascal]

they don't want okc in the 14 finals! okc had harden in 12 and still got stomped and it was a quiet lame series. the spurs just played the nike-fed super colluded miami biogenics to within a bounce and the spurs are looking like they are back and just as good if not better this year. the people will clamor for a rematch of mia sas in the finals.

they just want okc in the wcf so badly so they can ditch the clippers and the sterling story like the yesterdays news that it is. at first they spun it and pumped it for some 'we are one' shirts and sentiments, but the story goes on and it hurts the league brand, and the nba looks like they want the clippers and their bad for biz drama out of the picture now with the kind of calls we are seeing.

No the people don't care to watch the Spurs.

[Spurminator]

Yeah because defending the refs for obvious calls that are made more obvious in pictures is legit :lol


Yep. Facts are not important for some wankers.


The Heat are getting away with shit now too.

Honestly, if OKC got called the same way teams that play them do, they would be NO THREAT to the Spurs imo.




Post count has never been an indicator of quality on any forum imo. Especially when you can just spam one liners or an emote or two and it's equal in post count to a guy who posts one with several well thought out paragraphs like game grade threads.

But yeah, he def doesn't know what he's talking about, lol


The bolded font here just gets sillier and sillier. Half of the BNSF should be pinked tbh.


Holy fucking shit Spermfaggot jus elevated his level of faggotry and intellectual ineptitude to a whole new level :lmao


By the way Spermfaggot isn't even a real bold :rollin

He's an original member of spurstalk. Back then kori would bold anyone she changed avatar names for.

Nowdays, there's a secret bold selection.

Get fucked you halfblood/muggle faggot :rollin You're not like us bold "pure bloods" :lmao


If Spermdouche had actually watched the game and seen all the questionable stuff in context, he would know how fucked up it really was.

:cry :cry :cry

Y'all right, I can't compete with this level of intellect.

:yield

[Seventyniner]

:cry :cry :cry

Y'all right, I can't compete with this level of intellect.

:yield

Never argue with fools. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

It's even worse when they band together.

[mclinejr]

We can only hope that the Clippers miraculously take this series.

[100%duncan]

:lmao

[poop]

Ref-flle westbrook mvp of the game so far

[davidbowie]

This is insane. Getting bailed out every other call smh

[UZER]

Every time the spurs start to pull away, someone is at the line for okc.

[hsxvvd]

Here we go