NBA Fines Doc Rivers $25K for Public Criticism of Officals

[Spur|n|Austin]

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating, it was announced today by Rod Thorn, President, Basketball Operations.

http://www.nba.com/2015/news/04/29/clippers-coach-rivers-fined-for-criticism-of-refs/ (http://www.nba.com/2015/news/04/29/clippers-coach-rivers-fined-for-criticism-of-refs/)

[ElNono]

changed link now. nevermind.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Huh?

[NASpurs]

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[look_at_g_shred]

Faggot it seems like every post season :lol

[ElNono]

Huh?

you had this link before:
http://www.si.com/nba/point-forward/2014/05/15/doc-rivers-fined-referees-clippers-thunder-game-5

[Spur|n|Austin]

you had this link before:
http://www.si.com/nba/point-forward/2014/05/15/doc-rivers-fined-referees-clippers-thunder-game-5

Whatever are you talking about??

:bobo

[ElNono]

Whatever are you talking about??

:bobo

:bobo

[#2!]

NBA running their shit like the Soviets. As a Spurs fan, what he said was annoying, but not totally obnoxious. Except for when he said "I never complain about calls," that's just fucking absurd.

[Dex]

Not surprising. :wakeup

[Jdspur20]

With how many moving screens his team has gotten away with this series he should just keep quiet

[ElNono]

Can you remember any other coach that talks as much as this dude? on and off the court? I really can't.

[look_at_g_shred]

Can you remember any other coach that talks as much as this dude? on and off the court? I really can't.
Scotty last year, we didn't get to the line :lol

[ElNono]

Scotty last year, we didn't get to the line :lol

"we're a free throw shooting team" :lol

[Beaverfuzz]

Should have been more.


Ballmer will pay the fine anyway.

[look_at_g_shred]

:lmao

[vander]

a lot of obvious bad calls in favor of the Spurs yesterday, one of the most spuref games I can remember, and it was in LA :wow

[DJB]

I immediately thought of Rick Carlisle's fining last week when Doc was on the podium.. it didn't matter that Doc sugar coated it, league can't pick and choose.

[Old School 44]

I immediately thought of Rick Carlisle's fining last week when Doc was on the podium.. it didn't matter that Doc sugar coated it, league can't pick and choose.

Yeah, but Doc should have got his money's worth like Carlisle. His complaining wasn't even close to what Carlisle said yet he got fined the same amount.

[Silver&Black]

"I don't complain much"....

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[DarrinS]

I can't remember Pop ever doing this. Am I right?

[DMC]

NBA running their shit like the Soviets. As a Spurs fan, what he said was annoying, but not totally obnoxious. Except for when he said "I never complain about calls," that's just fucking absurd.
Whomever you work for, if it's not yourself, make some derogatory public comments about them, see how they react.

[dbreiden83080]

Doc is such a fucking whiner with the refs.. Pop can be bad, but Doc is shocked whenever anything is called on his team..

[DMC]

Pop's problem is that he throws up a wall to reporters right away, and lowers is slowly over the course of the post game presser. Doc is just the opposite, he won't shut the fuck up. He's like a woman you just fucked who won't stop talking and thinks she's going out with you as you're showering and getting dressed... no, you're not. You're leaving too but not with me.

[milkyway21]

I can't remember Pop ever doing this.

If I can remember correctly, not even after that Brent Barry buzzer-beater foul in the play-offs that NBA reviewed as a non-called foul.

Well-deserved fine for Rivers.

[loveforthegame]

Interesting to read the final 2 minutes report. Glad they recognized that should have been a foul on Paul for grabbing Green's arm. Don't remember the Leonard travel.

[Arc]

Interesting to read the final 2 minutes report. Glad they recognized that should have been a foul on Paul for grabbing Green's arm. Don't remember the Leonard travel.

http://official.nba.com/last-two-minute-report/?gameNo=0041400165&eventNum=1368

he's sliding his pivot foot, but everyone gets away with that shit.

[hooperflash]

I can't remember Pop ever doing this. Am I right?

We just sit our players, no comments are really made about the zebras.

[SnakeBoy]

I can't remember Pop ever doing this. Am I right?

Pop works the refs in game where it might actually sway a call or two. No point whining at the podium after a loss.

[SpurPadre]

I have to admit, I didn't feel real proud of the team win last night. I just don't like the thought of my favorite team winning due to bad officiating because I want to win fair and square. I know how it is to see your team get jobbed by the refs such as that Game 6 WCF vs. OKC and I don't want my team to benefit off bullshit like that. That said, I changed my mind once I read this article: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/doc-rivers-decries--brutal-calls--against-clippers-in-game-5-loss-to-spurs-185956481.html, which reminded me how we were victims of bad calls ourselves in the game. And it wasn't like that Thunder game, either. Still, I'd like to see us win tomorrow and in convincing fashion.

[Malik Hairston]

Pop's problem is that he throws up a wall to reporters right away, and lowers is slowly over the course of the post game presser. Doc is just the opposite, he won't shut the fuck up. He's like a woman you just fucked who won't stop talking and thinks she's going out with you as you're showering and getting dressed... no, you're not. You're leaving too but not with me.

:lol

[SpurPadre]

Pop's problem is that he throws up a wall to reporters right away, and lowers is slowly over the course of the post game presser. Doc is just the opposite, he won't shut the fuck up. He's like a woman you just fucked who won't stop talking and thinks she's going out with you as you're showering and getting dressed... no, you're not. You're leaving too but not with me.

That's what fucked TP's relationship with Eva. Erin Barry kept texting him wanting that French D, tbh.

[Biggems]

Pop complains quit a bit about the officiating, but does it the right way..........during the game and in private phone calls to the league office. When dealing with the media, he always places the blame on the coaches and players, while also praising the opponent. He makes it so that his team has self accountability and acts with dignity and class, win or lose.

[weebo]

a lot of obvious bad calls in favor of the Spurs yesterday, one of the most spuref games I can remember, and it was in LA :wow

paul hacks or flops on every play what the fuck is your problem

[Mr. Body]

It honestly didn't seem that bad to me. The Clips have gained a rep for gaming the refs, so maybe they're on to them. Only the tech seemed out of place.

[mrtxstar]

Honestly, I think Doc couldn't help himself. His team is much like him in that way... mentally weak.

[UZER]

paul hacks or flops on every play what the fuck is your problem

Every time you take the ball from Paul, he turns into baraka from mortal combat trying to get the ball back and rarely gets called for a foul.




It honestly didn't seem that bad to me. The Clips have gained a rep for gaming the refs, so maybe they're on to them. Only the tech seemed out of place.

This shit always only gets scrutiny when a media darling team loses. When they win, the officials talk gets completely ignored, or gets referred to as whining.

[pgardn]

His vocal cords have calluses.
Hopefully they need removal.

[wildchild]

Interesting to read the final 2 minutes report. Glad they recognized that should have been a foul on Paul for grabbing Green's arm. Don't remember the Leonard travel.

That's the problem with the refs compensating one mistake with the next call.
They called travel on him in the first half, Kawhi arguing with them that it was a foul or block and he was right about the bad call. The next...pure compensation.

[Capt Bringdown]

Sucks that this guy ended up with a championship ring somehow. He comes across as one of those "legend in his own mind" kind of chaps.

[Skull-1]

With how many moving screens his team has gotten away with this series he should just keep quiet


Exactly.

[Skull-1]

Every time you take the ball from Paul, he turns into baraka from mortal combat trying to get the ball back and rarely gets called for a foul.




:lol

Best description ever.

[Maddog]

It honestly didn't seem that bad to me. The Clips have gained a rep for gaming the refs, so maybe they're on to them. Only the tech seemed out of place.

Isolated the tech seemed out place- however, I think it was probably a cumulative tech. Chris Paul is constantly complaining to the refs (sort of ironic since he depends on them for some of his flops and butt checks). We also don't know if he said something.
The Clipers had the most techs by a wide margin- and it doesn't look like their coach set's a good example.

[playbonner15]

Isolated the tech seemed out place.

Nope. CP3 shoved the ball to a ref and probably told the ref hes gonna punch him in the nuts thats why bitch got t'd

[TampaDude]

Doc is whining. Mentally weak coach of a mentally weak team. Clips are done.

Blowout win for the Spurs tonight. Book it.

[Chillen]

Should have been more.


Ballmer will pay the fine anyway.

25 grand to Ballmer I am sure is like chump change.

[TVI]

http://ak-static.cms.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/04/L2M-SAS-LAC-4-28-2015.pdf

According to the two-minute report, the Spurs got the short end of the stick.

[Beaverfuzz]

25 grand to Ballmer I am sure is like chump change.

That's like a 50 cent piece to us.

[moisaenz]

Some people say game 5 was a spurref game but is just a result of how bad refs can be biased, so when refs mess up both ways equally everybody thinks the Spurs got help.

[The Reckoning]

They fined carlisle. Have to be consistent imo.

[hater]

Tom CryRivers loves to hear himself talk.

[heyheymymy]

http://i.imgur.com/HqJZqU3.jpg