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They just have to go all out and not let them get close.
BTW, I hammered your mom last night and she didn't make any calls either.
Is there any doubt who the NBA wants in the Finals?
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Nothin' but Steph
I don't think there is anyway that the moving screens will get called. At least not in critical junctures.
And Kawhi is going to get hammered around the basket and is not going to get calls.
They just have to go all out and not let them get close.
BTW, I hammered your mom last night and she didn't make any calls either.
Early foul trouble for Danny Green. Sublime. Simple.
Liar. She was with boutons.
Yeah. She got spit roasted
We gave her the ol' wobbly H
I had to look that one up. Wobbly H.
Very disrespectful.
The heart wants what it wants
If anything the refs will favor the Spurs. The Spurs are vastly outmatched against golden state and yet the league wants close games to keep a Spurs/warriors series entertaining.
Vastly outmatched?
The moving screens is worrisosme. TD and West move on screens too, but their game is more dependnt on screen than ours...
Was thinking about this awhile back....
Does anyone actually think the NBA wants Spurs v Cavs 2.0?
If GSW gets 73, it'll be damn near impossible to overcome the refs from writing theirgreat story
I've never seen an and-1 get reversed at the replay booth into a charging foul. The NBA said the rule book, help them at all co$t$
you can't be serious. They want Curry vs Lebron in the Finals.
We would they want the artist recently known as Curry Bryant in the finals?
Did any of you happen to watch the game last night IN OAKLAND? Minnesota shot 36 FT's, and Golden State shot 8? I guess the league doesn't want the Bulls season record to be beaten?
I'm sure you're driving at something, but I can't figure out what it is, as the number of FTA isn't an indication of officiating quality.
I watched the game. Minnesota went relentlessly to the rim all night, so they were going to be drawing fouls. The Dubs also turned the ball over 24 times, so there are going to be fewer opportunities to draw fouls.
What I saw was the officials overturn an and-1 with a minute to go by going to replay. I'm still bewildered that they did that. Chris Webber, doing color, was angry about that call. They awarded two phantom shooting fouls to the Dubs in the last minute, one of which was a touch on the elbow well after the shot was away. Then, finally, they allowed Curry to blatantly double dribble with 5 seconds left in a tie game. That's at least five points and a possession they took away from the visiting team in less than 60 seconds.
The Warriors have been getting this sort of late game treatment all year. Phantom calls one way, swallowed whistles the other... it's how they've pulled it if so many late game situations. It's easy to see the Curry highlights and heroics but they've come as a result of some very favourable treatment.
My point is that they didn't exactly swallow their whistles. How many times have you seen a team go "relentlessly to the rim", and NOT get those calls that Minnesota was getting? I'm remembering a couple of Spurs/Dallas games where the Spurs had to quit going at the rim because they kept drawing so many offensive fouls - meanwhile Dirk couldn't be looked at on the other end, without a whistle. Even with those strange calls at the end, I'll take that same officiating against Golden State tonight.
Overturning the and-1 is something I don't understand at all, and I expected to see a mea culpa coming from the league. I didn't think that there was any cir stance where they could review a foul call, except something like the foul came after a shot clock violation. Still, if the Spurs get to go to the FT line 36 times, like Minnesota did in that game, I like the Spurs' chances. Especially since 36 FT's means a few Warriors are in foul trouble.
From the "Last Two Minute" report:
Period Time Call Type Committing Player Disadvantaged Player Review Decision
Q4 00:04.9 Turnover: Double Dribble Stephen Curry CNC
Comment: Curry (GSW) takes a legal dribble on the play. His taps the inbound pass to the floor before gaining control. This does not cons ute a dribble.
Q4 01:09.0 Foul: Offensive Karl-Anthony Towns Stephen Curry CC
Comment: After communicating with the Replay Center, the officials determined that Curry (GSW) was outside of the restricted area when the contact with Towns (MIN) occurred.
Q4 01:09.0 Instant Replay: Overturn Ruling CC
Comment: After communicating with the Replay Center, the officials determined that Curry (GSW) was outside of the restricted area when the contact with Towns (MIN) occurred.
The NBA office has spoken...
I swear I thought that was not reviewable. Out of bounds, or 3P line, yes. But that's a charge/block call. Maybe he made it because he said that Curry was outside the circle, but it's still a charge/block call that they reviewed. They sure as don't review the restricted circle for everybody, even in the last 2 minutes.
I'll never forget Dirk stepping on Tim Duncan's foot and fouling him out.... that series Spurs-Mavs 10 years later
It's reviewable, but they are required to verify that the player's feet are outside the circle AND that he's in legal guarding position. Curry was not in legal guarding position, so there's no ing way you call that an offensive foul.
You know what else is reviewable? The clear path foul that the Warriors committed and the refs just completely overlooked.
Duncan and Horry constantly in foul trouble because Michael Finley and Manu were the power forwards. Ugh.I'll never forget Dirk stepping on Tim Duncan's foot and fouling him out.... that series Spurs-Mavs 10 years later
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