When Tim got tossed, Bowen thought he was getting tossed. Did you guys see his reaction on the replay?
It's amazing to me how many news organizations are putting out incorrect information, it's not like it's that hard. ESPN just said "Duncan's on the bench because of a technical foul he received ..." Duh, he was on the bench before the first technical!
The amount of clueless/oblivious/purposeful misinformation on a game broadcast nationwide is simply stunning.
That reminds me of a Seinfeld episode ; Kramer comes back from a Knicks-Pacers games : "we (Kramer and e lee) got into a fight with Reggie Miller ; we got ejected ; then after the game, the 3 of us went to a strip club"To sum up what happened....
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
... three hours later ...
Cuban:
Crawford:
... fourty five seconds later ...
Mav Fan:
Crawford:
No, but I saw Elson's face when Duncan got the 2nd T, he looked so lost and confused, I thought he looked that way only when he's on the floor, but now I see that it's just a general look for him.When Tim got tossed, Bowen thought he was getting tossed. Did you guys see his reaction on the replay?
Also, I love how Parker seemed to get upset too...he was halfway up with Duncan when he got ejected.
To sum up what happened....
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
... three hours later ...
Cuban:
Crawford:
... fourty five seconds later ...
Mav Fan:
Crawford:
http://www.statesman.com/sports/cont.../16golden.html
COMMENTARY: CEDRIC GOLDEN
Ref wrong to steal spotlight from Spurs and Mavs
Clash with Duncan overshadows matchup of standout teams.
Monday, April 16, 2007
DALLAS — And you thought Manute Bol squaring off against William "Refrigerator" Perry was ugly.
Who could have imagined that in the middle of a Western Conference finals preview between the two best teams in the NBA, that docile Tim Duncan would be called out — not by Dirk Nowitzki or Jason Terry — but by the oldest man on the court?
Duncan said 55-year-old referee Joey Crawford challenged him to a fight before dropping a pair of technicals on No. 21 in the span of 76 seconds during the third quarter of San Antonio's 91-86 loss to Dallas.
"Celebrity Boxing" faded away years ago but with the garbage on TV nowadays, we may have something here. Who cares about Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr.? This is a boxing promoter's pay per view dream. Youthful NBA all-star meets grizzled, veteran ref who resembles Judge Mills Lane.
Let's get it on!
The 30-year old Duncan said the bad blood began after he told Crawford (in his 30th season in the NBA) that Nowitzki fouled him on a jump shot in the third quarter.
"He looked at me and said, 'Do you want to fight? Do you want to fight?' " Duncan said. "If he wants to fight, we can fight. I don't have any problem with him, but we can do it if he wants to."
Duncan went to the bench with 2:22 remaining in the third quarter and was teed up by Crawford while sitting, after a foul on teammate Fabricio Oberto. He was then spotted by television cameras laughing with teammate Tony Parker. Crawford pointed to Duncan, issued another T, and gave him the gate.
The Big Fundamental became the Big Exodus as the crowd roared its approval.
"I hit him with one (technical foul) and he kept going over there, laughing, and I look over there and he's still complaining," Crawford said. "So I threw him out."
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich declined to comment on the ejection but said he will share his feelings privately with the league. He did take a light-hearted jab at his buddy Avery Johnson's hosting skills. Apparently, sandwiches and pizza didn't quite whet his appe e.
"We were hoping to get some barbecue but there was none to be found,'' he said. "No brisket. No chicken. We were hoping to have that on our way to Memphis while we were getting ready for 'The Sopranos.' "
It's just as well the fight didn't happen either. A Duncan-Crawford throwdown would probably fall short of Bobby Bacala's TKO of Big Tony in last week's season opener.
As for Sunday, Timmy Bank Shots got ejected for only the second time in his career. Sure he whines about foul calls — he's an NBA player after all — but come on, the 20,444 who packed the American Airlines Center weren't there to see Crawford. You don't invite the pizza delivery guy in for beers, do you?
His job is to arrive in 30 minutes or less, deliver your Meat Lovers, and leave. Crawford's quick whistle may have cost the Spurs a win, considering they were leading by four before the technicals and ended up losing by five, though they had their chances down the stretch.
By the way, Duncan has nine technical fouls in 80 games. Three have come courtesy of Crawford. Duncan believes Crawford has a personal vendetta and said he only said three words to Crawford the whole game.
"That's his opinion,'' Crawford said. "He said nothing when he was walking off the court and he called me a piece of (blank)? Is that nothing?"
Nope, that's something, but there are other considerations.
Crawford is a hothead, always has been. The former postal worker is from a family of officials. Brother Jerry is a major league umpire while his father Shag umpired in the majors for 20 years.
But it shouldn't matter that he was born with a whistle in his mouth. The game is about the players, not the officials. It wasn't Rasheed Wallace complaining. It was Tim Duncan, a labrador retriever compared to Sheed's pit-bull-like tirades. It may be time to tone down the rabbit ears, Joey. I've met seedless grapes with thicker skin.
Maybe Crawford brings out the worst in the quiet ones. Another mild-mannered guy, Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem, actually threw his mouthpiece at Crawford in a playoff game last season before getting ejected. Could be a developing trend.
Of extreme importance: though not quite as juicy as the NBA's newest feud, the loss means the Spurs will be the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. San Antonio will meet the No. 6 seed, which would be the red-hot Denver Nuggets if the postseason started today.
The Mavericks (66-14) own homecourt throughout the playoffs and might end up playing Golden State, but the No. 8 seed is still up for grabs. Hopefully the Spurs (58-22) will survive Denver and then Phoenix in the semifinals to set up a conference finals matchup of the league's best.
And maybe the referee won't steal the spotlight from the players this time. That said, Duncan could be wrong about this ref's vendetta.
There may be a simple explanation. Crawford's angling to race Charles Barkley.
Someone post a link of the whole replay with the technicals and the reactions.. i just wanna see duncan say " you" on his way out haha
This whole thing reminds me of:
On you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGeNWwBN5bQ
Access to it has been kind've intermittent, but I think YouTube is just having problems - not taking the video down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g754dWS1FqM
(still processing though)
Thanks.
dammit video isnt clear enough for me to read his lips there hahaha
What?Crawford is a hothead, always has been. The former postal worker
Uh, I take back everything I said, you're a great official, PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME!!
Check out the WOAI feed in Kori's thread
Yea, it's pretty clear in there what Duncan was saying as he left. He said F U and you piece of a couple of times.
BTW, the last time Spurs fans were lip reading this much, Bob Hill was asking an official to throw Dennis Rodman out of a preseason game - and Rodman was on the same team!
Ah, 1994-95. That unforgettable season.
well, if it's any consolation the Dallas Stars might have just gotten bit in the ass by the bad karma that remained in the AAC after this afternoon's freakiness.
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Last edited by slayermin; 04-15-2007 at 11:59 PM.
I turned on the game right when he got ejected and was like WTF? When I saw the replay of why he got ejected I just started laughing because it was the funniest since the meltdown scene in Forget Paris. It was a classic case of a veteran official taking over a game and making it about him. Tim probably shouldn't have been that animated in laughing
P.S. ABC/ESPN absolutely suck at sports broadcasting with the exception of MNF. Mark Jackson is terrible.
I disagree. I think they ruined MNF as well
My bad I meant pre ESPN takeover
Yeah, ESPN has totally demolished Monday Night Football.
THAT IS HYSTERICAL!!!To sum up what happened....
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
Duncan:
Crawford:
... three hours later ...
Cuban:
Crawford:
... fourty five seconds later ...
Mav Fan:
Crawford:
ooooooo...I'd love to hear his take!
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