NBA Referee Joey Crawford Suspended

[lickface]

I mostly read everyones responses here and either laugh or cry, but today I have something to say. For anyone who was actually watching the game and saw the foul call on Oberto you either had two different reactions. 1) You screamed your head off and threatened the TV with bodily harm, or 2) You laughed that maniacle laugh we all carry inside us and say WTF?!?! I think Timmy reacting how he did on the bench was justified on how the game was being called. Sometimes you got to laugh at the situation and say "what the "....

[judaspriestess]

]"I've since had referees tell me they felt the younger officials tend to be intimidated by Cuban and all the referee scrutiny he maintains with former officials on his staff and regular reports to the league."
From the Sam Smith article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18064691

This suspension also serves notice to mark cuban who is just as much to blame for his regular bull antics at every game and how he tries to intimidate the game and I am not simply referring to the Spurs, this jerk does it with every team.

[degenerate_gambler]

I thought Jack O'Donnel was the first ref to be fired for like this. That guy was such an asshole.

agreed...jess kersey, john vanak, jack madden, jack madden, ed middleton sucked but o'donnell took sucking to another level.

[IX_Equilibrium]

Good news for all NBA fans

Don't you come jump on this bandwagon now sport!

[ratm1221]

]"I've since had referees tell me they felt the younger officials tend to be intimidated by Cuban and all the referee scrutiny he maintains with former officials on his staff and regular reports to the league."
From the Sam Smith article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18064691

This suspension also serves notice to mark cuban who is just as much to blame for his regular bull antics at every game and how he tries to intimidate the game and I am not simply referring to the Spurs, this jerk does it with every team.

blah, blah, blah

[ZONACAT]

Let me just say as a Mavericks fan, I am very pleased that Stern came down hard on Joey "No, I'm the Star" Crawford. It's just a shame that the league didn't fire him.

See you in the Conference Finals.

[ponky]

]"I've since had referees tell me they felt the younger officials tend to be intimidated by Cuban and all the referee scrutiny he maintains with former officials on his staff and regular reports to the league."
From the Sam Smith article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18064691

This suspension also serves notice to mark cuban who is just as much to blame for his regular bull antics at every game and how he tries to intimidate the game and I am not simply referring to the Spurs, this jerk does it with every team.

get the over mark cuban, he had nothing to do with this, ing weak

[degenerate_gambler]

get the over mark cuban, he had nothing to do with this, ing weak

yeah i don't think cubes has a dog in this fight.

[judaspriestess]

get the over mark cuban, he had nothing to do with this, ing weak

I'm not the msnbc commentator who wrote the article, moron, so maybe you should tell him that. truth hurts though, so you get the over it. Re-read my post s-l-o-w-l-y. No one said mark cuban is to blame for this incident, but he can not also get away with his primadonna antics either.

[ratm1221]

get the over mark cuban, he had nothing to do with this, ing weak

Just ignore her. There are those that will try and turn every thread into something about Mark Cuban.

[ALVAREZ6]

ESPN poll:


1) Was the NBA right to suspend Joey Crawford?
87.8% Yes
12.2% No

2) Was Crawford right to eject Tim Duncan?
90.2% No
9.8% Yes

3) What would be the appropriate punishment for Crawford?
49.7% Suspended through playoffs
17.6% He should be fired
14.1% Suspended for remainder of regular season
8.8% A warning
7.3% Suspended through playoffs and part of next season
2.5% Nothing

4) Do NBA referees have too much control over a game's outcome?
78.6% Yes
21.4% No

5) Do you believe NBA referees hold personal grudges against certain players?
72.2% Yes, but only a handful of bad refs
19.3% Yes, most all of them
8.5% No

6) Who would win in a fight?
88.4% Tim Duncan
11.6% Joey Crawford

was this a true poll?

[ratm1221]

I'm not the msnbc commentator who wrote the article, moron, so maybe you should tell him that. truth hurts though, so you get the over it.

Someone stole your pacifier today?

[judaspriestess]

Just ignore him. There are those that will try and turn every thread into something about Mark Cuban.

Its ignore HER thats why I'm a priesteSS, not that you would know any better.

[degenerate_gambler]

was this a true poll?

maybe those 11% thought joey would cheap shot timmy and run up and bite his nuts before he knew what was going on.

[ponky]

I'm not the msnbc commentator who wrote the article, moron, so maybe you should tell him that. truth hurts though, so you get the over it.

the truth, dumb , is that mark cuban already alluded to what he thought about this incident in his blog. he's gotten fined in the past for writing about the refs and basically said that he's learned that if you can't be honest in writing about the nba and its officiating without getting slapped with a fine then it's best not to say anything...translation: if he was honest about this incident and the officiating, he'd be fined


msnbc commentator didn't write the bull that followed his quote, which is what i'm referring to, try to keep up

[ratm1221]

6) Who would win in a fight?
88.4% Tim Duncan
11.6% Joey Crawford

Yeah.. I liked that too. Funny stuff.

[ponky]

Its ignore HER thats why I'm a priesteSS, not that you would know any better.

alright, that's pretty funny but still, doesn't negate the fact that you're a dummy obsessed with mark cuban

[ponky]

[mardigan]

get the over mark cuban, he had nothing to do with this, ing weak

Maybe not this immediate incident no, but Cuban has changed the overall landscape of ref-ing. His constant threats and sending tapes into the offices changed the world of ref-ing por vida

[ponky]

dang, they are going off on espn's the last word! trashing stern all up and down the floor

[ponky]

Maybe not this immediate incident no, but Cuban has changed the overall landscape of ref-ing. His constant threats and sending tapes into the offices changed the world of ref-ing por vida

which is one of the reasons that spurs fans have been bombarding him with emails asking him to comment about this incident. anyway, you are right, he has had an impact by highlighting the officiating but he's also done other stuff to impact the league, marketing, sports health, etc...everyone just focuses on one annoying aspect while he's toned down that side of him this season

[judaspriestess]

the truth, dumb , is that mark cuban already alluded to what he thought about this incident in his blog. he's gotten fined in the past for writing about the refs and basically said that he's learned that if you can't be honest in writing about the nba and its officiating without getting slapped with a fine then it's best not to say anything...translation: if he was honest about this incident and the officiating, he'd be fined


msnbc commentator didn't write the bull that followed his quote, which is what i'm referring to, try to keep up

dumb ? thats pretty small penis of you but not a surprise, but thats ok, a typical dumbing down of the thread and your teams owner is an asshole. you are just to small minded to read the article attached and actually READ the point being made. I don't take mark cubans blog as gospel but you go right on ahead. this is dumb and you are a , now moving right along......

[ponky]

dumb ? thats pretty small penis of you but not a surprise, but thats ok, a typical dumbing down of the thread and your teams owner is an asshole. you are just to small minded to read the article attached and actually READ the point being made. I don't take mark cubans blog as gospel but you go right on ahead. this is dumb and you are a

i don't have a penis so thank you! anyway, bringing cuban into this whole incident with duncan/crawford is lame as . you wanna about cuban, about cuban but don't throw fake fuel to the fire like it's actually relevant. while the article is recent, the statement by sam smith is not, it's played out and been used by sam smith before....sounds like he needs to get over it. cuban's blog certainly isn't gospel but it's relevant enough that the same league that suspended crawford sees fit to regulate what he says on his blog which is why i mention it.

[picnroll]

And if Kobe was doing as he was being escorted out by security after being ejected from the game on National TV...I'd say he was acting unprofessional and should (and most likely would) get suspended for at least one game.


I'm saying if the reasoning Stern is giving is becuase Crawford didn't meet "the standards of professionalism" than I don't think Duncan did either.

Nice Try. I'm not a biased homer fan like you.

Kobe's inaapproiate behaviour and escorting tends to be more related to courtrooms.

[mardigan]

which is one of the reasons that spurs fans have been bombarding him with emails asking him to comment about this incident. anyway, you are right, he has had an impact by highlighting the officiating but he's also done other stuff to impact the league, marketing, sports health, etc...everyone just focuses on one annoying aspect while he's toned down that side of him this season

Oh, and dont get me wrong, Cuban is a great owner, he might annoy the out of me, but that doesnt make him a bad owner. He turned that team around when no one cared about them. He has helped the NBA in many ways and seems like a solid person away from the court. It just sucks that anytime he is around the court he makes me hate him with a passion