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

[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-min...&eventNum=1368

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

[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 bull like that. That said, I changed my mind once I read this article: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...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 up. He's like a woman you just ed 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.

[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 up. He's like a woman you just ed 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 ed 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

paul hacks or flops on every play what the 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 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 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.

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 ulative 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 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-cont...-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.