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lol Pierce didn't even look like he was touched.
Refs to Blame for Garnett Suspension
April 19th, 2010 by Mike Kurylo, www.knickerblogger.net
I watched the Game 1 of the Celtics-Heat series at my local bar, and happened to catch Garnett’s elbow live. At the time I turned to my wife and mentioned that he’ll be suspended for the next game. I also had to explain to her who Quentin Richardson was, how important Garnett was to the Celtics, and how the league will review the tape to issue the suspension. Today the league has announced that Garnett won’t be allowed to play in Game 2, which really isn’t much of a surprise to anyone. However there is one other thing that I noted to my wife. Garnett’s suspension is partially the fault of the referees.
I’m not saying that I condone K.G.’s actions, and I think the league did the (obviously) right thing. However, I think should the front offices rewind the tape a little further, they’ll find something that contributed to the melee. Watch this clip, that shows the action on the court right before the melee began. Pierce and Garnett execute the pick & roll while the Heat switch and Udonis Haslem is responsible for guarding Pierce. Haslem’s defensive technique is perfect… for an NFL cornerback bumping a WR off the line of scrimmage. The Heat defender gets his hands into Pierce’s midsection and gives him a hip check altering Pierce’s trajectory.
Haslem’s actions are a clear foul in the NBA, yet the referees failed to make the call. The NBA’s philosophy seems to be to allow the players, not the officials, decide the outcome of the game. By allowing the zebras to swallow their whistles in the most critical moments, the refs actually alter the course of the game much more than if they called it uniformly. In this case allowing for such rough play directly led to Pierce lying prone off the floor. Had the refs made the correct decision and called the foul at the proper moment, Pierce doesn’t end up on the sidelines and Garnett doesn’t throw a frustrated elbow at Richardson.
Physical contact is a part of the game, and getting a foul called on the opponent vindicates the players’ action and allows for them to, for lack of a better term, vent some steam. You can see this by viewing how angry some players get when they feel they were fouled and no call was made. The league did the proper thing by suspending Garnett, but they still have some unfinished business. Referees should be blind to regards of score, location, player, or time. Games should be officiated using the same criteria whether it be the first minute or the last.
lol Pierce didn't even look like he was touched.
Refs to blame for not calling contact coming off a screen, fairly innocuous contact at that?
Talk about a stretch.
I've seen refs let games get out of hand with flagrant fouls, trash talk, and after-the-whistle contact, but wow...
Best shooter in the world
Yeps.Haslem’s defensive technique is perfect… for an NFL cornerback bumping a WR off the line of scrimmage. The Heat defender gets his hands into Pierce’s midsection and gives him a hip check altering Pierce’s trajectory
Oh, I get it: if the refs get a call wrong, Garnett gets to elbow people in the face.
Lol @ the description of Haslem's contact with Pierce. He barely touched the guy.
Paul Pierce and his fake ass is to blame. This guy is known for overreacting and flopping on OFFENSE all the time. Because of his exaggeration, his teammate is now suspended. People hate KG, and they probably have good reasons why, but I always liked KG's character. He brings a lot of entertainment to a game. Paul Pierce and his stupid oscar winning flops does not.
How dare Haslem make contact in a playoff game?
LOLOLOLOL
i swear everytime i watch that video i crack up
after KG elbows him he straight RUNS OUT of the melee....MAKES A BEELINE like the that he is for the exit
LULZ
This article is a fail. KG elbowed somebody. When you throw an elbow, you're suppose to get suspended. It doesn't matter if you're KG or if you're play for the Celtics.
So I wonder what frustration is to blame for all the other cheap thuggy KG does. Maybe someone will start writing an article about how all the technical fouls he gets aren't his fault either.
yes the refs are to be blamed but not those who whistled that game, not only them in rigorous words. All the refs should be blamed for conniving to KG's ing over the many years past. No one would have given a about the elbowing if it happened a couple seasons ago when he was still a top 3 in this league.
Garnett's assness to blame for Garnett's suspension.
Agreed. he was the one who ultimately threw the elbow. Did he mean for it to connect? I'm pretty sure he didn't. But that really doesn't matter.
And the legend of KG as a villain keeps growing. Since when Garnett gets a lot of technical fouls? Are you confusing him with Sheed or something?
Are you serious? Have you seen the play?
In the context of falling to the ground like he had been hit with a ball bat, yes, Haslem barely touched him.
huh? Who's talking about the reason he fell to the ground? The issue here is that Haslem commits a very clear foul.
In this case allowing for such rough play directly led to Pierce lying prone off the floor. Had the refs made the correct decision and called the foul at the proper moment, Pierce doesn’t end up on the sidelines and Garnett doesn’t throw a frustrated elbow at Richardson.
One could make an easier case for Pierce causing the elbow instead of the refs.
Now you got it!
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