NBA Refs for Game 6 @ OK

[TheGreatYacht]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html

Danny Crawford, Jams Capers,and Zach Zarba

[spursparker9]

Adam Silver needs to buy some resting time for Wade's knee

[Danny.Zhu]

And what was OKC's record with those refs?

[mudyez]

We just can focus on game7 now.

[TheGoldStandard]

I don't know Scott Brooks with the "Begging Part Duex" might be his undoing. Refs don't like to be shown up that way.

[Dex]

I don't know Scott Brooks with the "Begging Part Duex" might be his undoing. Refs don't like to be shown up that way.

I've never seen a coach so blatantly try to beg for calls. At least PJ made a point when he did it. It's like Brooks just sits down in front of the mic and says "Free throws. Free throws. Free throws."

[FromWayDowntown]

Adam Silver needs to buy some resting time for Wade's knee

Wade's rest time doesn't depend on how long SA/OKC goes. Finals start on June 5.

[benstanfield]

The reffing has honestly been fine all series. Spurs have shot way more FTA at home and vice versa, per par. Westbrook gets a lot of calls for going bulldoze mode but so will Lebron, that's just the advantage of superior athleticism (and the way the league officiates).

[KL2]

The reffing has honestly been fine all series. Spurs have shot way more FTA at home and vice versa, per par. Westbrook gets a lot of calls for going bulldoze mode but so will Lebron, that's just the advantage of superior athleticism (and the way the league officiates).


I disagree, OKC has been carried every step of the way. Fortunately they're so bad they can't take full advantage of it. Ive never seen a team carried so much by the refs, they're so bad that they should've lost in the 1st round where they needed ref help to beat both Memphis and LAC.

Okc can get away with murder on defense (I'm talking about OBVIOUS fouls) while SA gets called for touch fouls. Furthermore the refs allow OKC to stay in a rhythm all game long, can't score points? The refs got them, can't string together a great defensive sequence? No problem, refs got them.


The Spurs are at times completely unable to break away, make a run, because the refs are there. They completely neutralize SA's offense. Runs are how games are won/lost in this league, how you can maintain that lead. Example, KD and WB score on consecutive plays, the crowd goes wild, the energy is gaining momentum, suddenly Parker drains a jumper and the crowd is out of it. Now it's the same thing for OKC, but it's Crawford or Brothers bailing them out, silencing the crowd for them. The flow of an nba game can be quite sensitive, easily affected by anything, a single call can affect the momentum of a game.

OKC is just so bad that it seems like the refs just give up on them, and when they do SA breaks away.

[pgardn]

The reffing has honestly been fine all series. Spurs have shot way more FTA at home and vice versa, per par. Westbrook gets a lot of calls for going bulldoze mode but so will Lebron, that's just the advantage of superior athleticism (and the way the league officiates).

Lebron gets fewer calls with much more physical contact imo. Probably because he is so damn strong.

[T Park]

The reffing has honestly been fine all series. Spurs have shot way more FTA at home and vice versa, per par. Westbrook gets a lot of calls for going bulldoze mode but so will Lebron, that's just the advantage of superior athleticism (and the way the league officiates).


Outside of the third quarter of game 3, I agree.

People that keep blaming the refs in this thread are morons.

[Danny.Zhu]

The reffing has honestly been fine all series. Spurs have shot way more FTA at home and vice versa, per par. Westbrook gets a lot of calls for going bulldoze mode but so will Lebron, that's just the advantage of superior athleticism (and the way the league officiates).

Did you actually watch OKC's 3 series this year and the Finals last year and found officiating resemblance?

[Jimcs50]

We did win with Tony Brothers, my friends. There is no league conspiracy. Stop worrying about this inane bull crap and focus on our play.

[Dex]

Crawford is generally a pretty good ref to have on the road, tbh. He has the-fifth lowest Winning % for the Home Team in these playoffs at 0.364, while officiating the third-most playoff games at 11. (http://www.nbastuffer.com/referee_stats)

Granted, none of these statistics really matter and the game is still going to play out how it's going to play out.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

The reffing has honestly been fine all series. Spurs have shot way more FTA at home and vice versa, per par. Westbrook gets a lot of calls for going bulldoze mode but so will Lebron, that's just the advantage of superior athleticism (and the way the league officiates).

Lebron doesn't get anywhere near the calls that Westbrick does for bulldozing.

[Cry Havoc]

Reffing hasn't mattered this series because every game has been a massive blowout. However, a friend of mine is a Lakers fan and he thought Game 4 was a farce for OKC. Shrug.

If it's a close game down to the wire tonight, we're going to have to be perfect in just about every aspect of execution or the series will go 7.

[Cry Havoc]

We did win with Tony Brothers, my friends. There is no league conspiracy. Stop worrying about this inane bull crap and focus on our play.

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Cough cough.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

eJsdQazLi0c

Cough cough.

If fouls were called consistently, every single defending player would be guilty of fouling on every single play. That level of contact occurs all the time.

[ElNono]

Reffing will be whatever it is... the Spurs need to concentrate on playing well, making shots, rebounding... when they do that, they can beat any team anywhere.

[baseline bum]

Bitching about Danny Crawford? Half the board was begging for him in Game 5.

[313]

Bitching about Danny Crawford? Half the board was begging for him in Game 5.

[Hoops Czar]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html

Danny Crawford, Jams Capers,and Zach Zarba

You don't even know who the fuck two of those refs are yet, the premise remains the same. OKC is under .500 this postseason with Danny Crawford. No forum cries ref like Spurstalk.

[PublicOption]

Danny Crawford=Spurs win......I just hope he's here for game 1. Who were the refs in that first game in Miami last year.......I bet Danny Crawford was there. Anyone know?

[PublicOption]

You don't even know who the fuck two of those refs are yet, the premise remains the same. OKC is under .500 this postseason with Danny Crawford. No forum cries ref like Spurstalk.

Danny is probably the only one I trust. When the Spurs see D. Crawford out there they will go for the throat.

[PublicOption]

The league wants this over tonight.

[FromWayDowntown]

Who were the refs in that first game in Miami last year.......I bet Danny Crawford was there. Anyone know?

Monty McCutchen, Tony Brothers, Jason Phillips.

Danny Crawford had games 3 and 7 of the 2013 Finals.

[FromWayDowntown]

The league wants this over tonight.

Just to be sure, the idea of Danny Crawford calling this game was predictable on May 19, when he called Game 1. So, it's not like the league just decided after Game 5 to send Danny Crawford to OKC tonight. The rotation of the crew chiefs is really very predictable at this point and figuring out who else is likely to be with a particular chief isn't an exercise in crazy speculation.

Whether there's a Game 7 or not depends on how these two teams play the game tonight, not on who is blowing the whistles.

[cd021]

Lebron gets fewer calls with much more physical contact imo. Probably because he is so damn strong.
Lebron doesnt get as many calls as people think he does. Miami in general gets to the line slightly less than we do.

[DarrinS]

Dan Crawford is a good ref, IMHO

[will_spurs]

Blowouts are the only way to beat OKC, as they negate the officials influence. We just need one more of those.

[gospursgojas]

D crawford is decent. Zach zarba is a douche.

[mercos]

We won with Tony Brothers against OKC. No more fear.

[Spur|n|Austin]

I've always felt Dan Crawford has always had a spurs bias, not sure why but I like him.

[heyheymymy]

I've always felt Dan Crawford has always had a spurs bias, not sure why but I like him.


agree, but zarba can be a turncoat sometimes.

[hsxvvd]

I'll save my judgement until after the game.

[hsxvvd]

Blowouts are the only way to beat OKC, as they negate the officials influence. We just need one more of those.

This.

[Horse]

I disagree, OKC has been carried every step of the way. Fortunately they're so bad they can't take full advantage of it. Ive never seen a team carried so much by the refs, they're so bad that they should've lost in the 1st round where they needed ref help to beat both Memphis and LAC.

Okc can get away with murder on defense (I'm talking about OBVIOUS fouls) while SA gets called for touch fouls. Furthermore the refs allow OKC to stay in a rhythm all game long, can't score points? The refs got them, can't string together a great defensive sequence? No problem, refs got them.


The Spurs are at times completely unable to break away, make a run, because the refs are there. They completely neutralize SA's offense. Runs are how games are won/lost in this league, how you can maintain that lead. Example, KD and WB score on consecutive plays, the crowd goes wild, the energy is gaining momentum, suddenly Parker drains a jumper and the crowd is out of it. Now it's the same thing for OKC, but it's Crawford or Brothers bailing them out, silencing the crowd for them. The flow of an nba game can be quite sensitive, easily affected by anything, a single call can affect the momentum of a game.

OKC is just so bad that it seems like the refs just give up on them, and when they do SA breaks away.
Not only have they been carried this series but the entire playoffs. We all saw the clippers series they suspend zbo but ibaka can punch anyone he wants in the nuts.

[smaka]

Dan Crawford is a good ref, IMHO

[Beaverfuzz]

Glad Bill Kennedy is the alternate, fuck that guy. Zarba is fine when you're at home.

[Horse]

I disagree, OKC has been carried every step of the way. Fortunately they're so bad they can't take full advantage of it. Ive never seen a team carried so much by the refs, they're so bad that they should've lost in the 1st round where they needed ref help to beat both Memphis and LAC.

Okc can get away with murder on defense (I'm talking about OBVIOUS fouls) while SA gets called for touch fouls. Furthermore the refs allow OKC to stay in a rhythm all game long, can't score points? The refs got them, can't string together a great defensive sequence? No problem, refs got them.


The Spurs are at times completely unable to break away, make a run, because the refs are there. They completely neutralize SA's offense. Runs are how games are won/lost in this league, how you can maintain that lead. Example, KD and WB score on consecutive plays, the crowd goes wild, the energy is gaining momentum, suddenly Parker drains a jumper and the crowd is out of it. Now it's the same thing for OKC, but it's Crawford or Brothers bailing them out, silencing the crowd for them. The flow of an nba game can be quite sensitive, easily affected by anything, a single call can affect the momentum of a game.

OKC is just so bad that it seems like the refs just give up on them, and when they do SA breaks away.
Not only have they been carried this series but the entire playoffs. We all saw the clippers series they suspend zbo but ibaka can punch anyone he wants in the nuts.

[Horry Hipcheck]

I'm fine with Danny Crawford, he's made it most of his career without a lot of controversy. Better him than Brothers or Joey in OKC.

The reffing has, at times, been atrocious, but the 3-2 lead isn't a direct result of that. The Spurs played poorly in Games 3 and 4, and while there have been numerous instances of horrid officiating, the margins of victory have largely been irrelevant to the free throws. Obviously there's more to officiating than free throws, and at times in OKC the Spurs' offense was stagnated by the timing of fouls and ref-related turnovers. Still, the Spurs trailed by as much as 20 in both games at Chesapeake. The starters contributed nothing in either loss. Refs may contribute but the Spurs weren't going to win like that. Winning Game 6 will come down to the Spurs playing the way they've played in Games 1, 2, and 5 - aggressively and as a functional team.

[vander]

I have been pleasantly surprised by the officials in this series, they have favored the Spurs in SA, and were non factors in OKC. if they give Westbrook the calls today when he lurches to the rim, then Spurs just need so make sure that those fouls ARE FOULS!

[TheGreatYacht]

Danny Crawford getting Kawhi in foul trouble. NBA wants a Game $even