Lakers whining about officiating

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I put the o/u tonight on Laker FTs at 50.

[LakerLanny]

I disagree. But I do wonder: when the Lakers outshoot the Celtics by some astronomical number of FTA in one of the games in LA, will you be here to whine about the officiating then, too?

You disagree about what? That the calls were not biased? Watch the video again, you can't be that obtuse.

I and all Laker fans don't want bias in favor of our team, believe it or not.

We know we have the better team and just want an impartially officiated game by professionals doing their jobs correctly.

Then we will let the chips fall where they may. Unfortunately in the NBA, that is the impossible dream.

[hater]

crybaby faker es. they never change.

@ these losers

[FromWayDowntown]

You disagree about what? That the calls were not biased? Watch the video again, you can't be that obtuse.

I and all Laker fans don't want bias in favor of our team, believe it or not.

We know we have the better team and just want an impartially officiated game by professionals doing their jobs correctly.

Then we will let the chips fall where they may. Unfortunately in the NBA, that is the impossible dream.

So when the Lakers outshoot the Celtics by 20 FTA, I'll see your posts decrying the biased officiating?

[GSH]

You disagree about what? That the calls were not biased? Watch the video again, you can't be that obtuse.

I and all Laker fans don't want bias in favor of our team, believe it or not.

We know we have the better team and just want an impartially officiated game by professionals doing their jobs correctly.

Then we will let the chips fall where they may. Unfortunately in the NBA, that is the impossible dream.

I don't give a damn how good or bad the officiating was. I just think it's hilarious that these morons can be so hypocritical. They tell everyone else that the refs have/had no impact on the outcome of games. But when they lose, the refs have full and complete control. Waahhh!

Whatever happened in the first part of the game, the refs swallowed their whistles in the 4th quarter, and gave the Lickers every chance to come back from the dead. It's a shame they couldn't take advantage of it. They just ran into a better team.

So when the Lakers outshoot the Celtics by 20 FTA, I'll see your posts decrying the biased officiating?

No matter who shoots the most free throws, you'll see posts saying that you and the other Licker fans are whiny babies. Because it's true.

Waahhh!!

[ambchang]

For your reference, this is how Laker fans normally feel about FT discrepencies in a game.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94534

[LakerLanny]

I don't give a damn how good or bad the officiating was. I just think it's hilarious that these morons can be so hypocritical. They tell everyone else that the refs have/had no impact on the outcome of games. But when they lose, the refs have full and complete control.

Who said the refs have no impact on the outcome of games?

You must have me confused with someone else. I think the refs are one of the biggest factors in the outcome of any NBA game, especially in the playoffs.

[Purple & Gold]

When Laker Haters can't believe the bull the refs were calling, it makes you wonder.....

[hater]

its ok for fans to whine about officials. But lakers just take it to another level. what a bunch of crybabies

[easjer]

I'm simply amused at how the tables are turned.

NOW the officiating is tragic and should be fixed, but when your team benefits, it's clearly because the team is better, right? Sure thing. Seems to me like I've seen this somewhere before - was it 2006? Spurs get ed around on calls, and lose (ultimately on their own, but any unbiased observer would admit that the calls made the situation worse or changed the course of the series and the Spurs were unable to recover), and the team that beats them (Dallas) goes on to have their asses handed to them 'by the refs.'

I guess the Boston 3-some is a bigger draw than superstar Kobe. Is that the next excuse?

Officiating needs to be overhauled and reviewed, plain and simple. Don't whine when it doesn't happen to be biased in your direction.

[Avitus1]

Looks like the shoe is on the other foot now!

[underdawg]

what a bunch of crap - Phil "the best coach with superstar players" complains about calls and what a surprise they get most of the calls and still barely come away with the game. Doesn't that tell you something about the valley between the talent level of the Celtics and fakers? Hopefully, the level of given calls evens out in the series and they just play basketball. Tonight's game was a perfect example of what a bs move that was by phil - yes it helped him but if he's honest his team lost the first two games because the Celtics are the better team. That was proved by the fact that the fakers got the calls tonight and still struggled to win this super important game at home. If the officiating is somewhat fair througout the series, there's now way the Celtics should lose.

[ambchang]

Lakers - 23 PF, 34 FTA (in a game which they scored 87 points)
Celtics - 28 PF, 22 FTA, a difference of 12 FTA in a game decided by 6 points.

The Celtics lost despite shooting 14 more FGA.

I am waiting for Laker fans to come out and say that the Celtics got hosed.

[temujin]

Lakers - 23 PF, 34 FTA (in a game which they scored 87 points)
Celtics - 28 PF, 22 FTA, a difference of 12 FTA in a game decided by 6 points.

The Celtics lost despite shooting 14 more FGA.

I am waiting for Laker fans to come out and say that the Celtics got hosed.

Why finish this series so early?

Who were the refs?

Surprise, surprise:
Crawford, Salvatore and Wunderlich.

The Wonder Trio.

I just find it UNBELIEVABLE that there are folks that arent' laughing at all of this.