Refs To Blame For Garnett Suspension

[DisAsTerBot]

so....if the refs make the call, pierce doesn't act like he's hurt?

[Dex]

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

[Obstructed_View]

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?

I must have. He has far fewer tees than I would have thought, and I made a completely incorrect assumption.

It does lend some weight to the theory that the league thought he was an intense compe or when they were letting him get away with his , which led to him thinking he could get away with doing it in a playoff game. Maybe it is the fault of the refs. Surely a hall of flame player can't be expected to make smart decisions on his own.

[clambake]

you should follow up this thread with another thread that focuses on the redeeming qualities of ben rapesherfurburger.

[mogrovejo]

I must have. He has far fewer tees than I would have thought, and I made a completely incorrect assumption.

It does lend some weight to the theory that the league thought he was an intense compe or when they were letting him get away with his , which led to him thinking he could get away with doing it in a playoff game. Maybe it is the fault of the refs. Surely a hall of flame player can't be expected to make smart decisions on his own.

Why would you think that Garnett would have many techs? He's usually a very correct guy on the floor that doesn't spend the entire time whining around like Duncan, for example.

Your assumption that Garnett should have lots of techs is very telling and symbolizes exactly what I've been talking about.

[Blake]

This has to be the most re ed thread ever in the history of any internet forum.

na, there's at least two or three more re ed threads on page 1 of this forum alone.

[nkdlunch]

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.

sounds like your wife is the one with the brains in the family

[2Cleva]

Actresses.

[TheMACHINE]

Why would you think that Garnett would have many techs? He's usually a very correct guy on the floor that doesn't spend the entire time whining around like Duncan, for example.

Your assumption that Garnett should have lots of techs is very telling and symbolizes exactly what I've been talking about.

Yah...Garnett spends his time trying to punk little point guards yet acts like a when bigger players step up to him.

[Bob Lanier]

The NBA’s philosophy seems to be to allow the players, not the officials, decide the outcome of the game.

O ho ho.

I guess Knicks fans are going soft on us now that d'Antoni's arrived.

[Bob Lanier]

BASKETBALL IS A CONTACT SPORT.

[JamStone]

KG hasn't gotten a lot of techs the last few years, but there have been several years where he was at the top or close to the top of techs in a season.

2000-01: 16
2001-02: 9
2002-03: 17
2003-04: 16
2004-05: 7
2005-06: 8
2006-07: 13
2007-08: 9

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/player...s?playerId=261

As far as technical fouls are concerned, KG hasn't exactly been a choir boy.

[SomeCallMeTim]

KG hasn't gotten a lot of techs the last few years, but there have been several years where he was at the top or close to the top of techs in a season.

2000-01: 16
2001-02: 9
2002-03: 17
2003-04: 16
2004-05: 7
2005-06: 8
2006-07: 13
2007-08: 9

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/player...s?playerId=261

As far as technical fouls are concerned, KG hasn't exactly been a choir boy.

Agreed... this is the mark of St. Kevin's devotion to level-headedness on the floor? The guy runs his motor in the redline. Technical fouls come with that territory. Oh well. Not the end of the world but don't pretend as if he never gets rung up.

For the record, I'm equally disdainful of Kobe's past propensity at earning techs. There were a couple years he got within one T of the league-mandated suspension threshold...

[Obstructed_View]

Why would you think that Garnett would have many techs? He's usually a very correct guy on the floor that doesn't spend the entire time whining around like Duncan, for example.

Your assumption that Garnett should have lots of techs is very telling and symbolizes exactly what I've been talking about.

Oh please. Garnett's a who runs his mouth and thinks he can push people around, and the NBA has largely let him get away with it. If you want to blame the refs for his suspension, then blame them for not keeping him under control the last few years. If Garnett didn't avoid contact on the floor and actually played inside and got hacked the way Duncan did, he'd probably burst into angry tears in the middle of some games at the unfairness of it all.