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[hsxvvd]

Am I the only person who has been watching these finals games expecting David Stern to run out of the stands to take a metal chair to the back of Parker's head?

[pgardn]

Calling a NBA game maybe the most difficult of any team sport.

And the players certainly don't help. They know how to react during any questionable situation.
There are also so many unwritten rules as well. Think about it.

Much more contact is allowed under the basket compared to away from the ball on the perimeter.
Traveling is allowed as long as the offender does not gain some clear advantage. Think about how many times Duncan has traveled receiving the ball on the move as he comes down court at the top of the key.
Double dribbles are allowed. A player receives the ball while posting and fumbles the ball, it strikes the ground without hitting an opponent. The player gathers the ball and himself and dribbles AGAIN. I have seen this at least 4 times this series.

And much more. People who know the game can add to the list.

[The Reckoning]

Joey Crawford, Scott Foster, and Bill Kennedy will be the refs in Game 6, to further give the Heat the best chance to push this to 7...but we shall still overcome all that BS.

we want crawford on the road imo

[TampaDude]

we want joey crawford on the road imo

^ this, tbh

[SpurSpurSpurs]

Both true. My initial reaction to both was "Allen must have kicked his leg out", but both were fair fouls.

Cosigned.

[EVAY]

Heat fans who believe that the refs didn't help them last night should watch the post-game interview with Spoelstra where he just flat out said that there offense was horrible all night and that his team just bring their A game. The post games analysts, however, were saying that the Heat played hard all night long and that was what floored them about the Spurs outplaying them.

[Whisky Dog]

Of course Spoelstra will say the heat's offense was terrible when in reality the corpses of Battier and Ray Allen had their best night all year while lebron, wade, and bosh were all very good. If he admits they played very well but still lost then that demoralizes his team even further

[TJastal]

I think this game was very close in officiating, much closer than last game. When the calls equal out for the most part, the spurs will beat the heat, 6 out of 10 times IMO. One of the key calls in my view came when Tony Brothers whistled Miller for an out of bounds screen. This negated an Allen 3 and really stopped a huge heat run dead in its tracks. Heat were within 5 or 6 at that point and that Allen 3 would have gotten the heat within striking distance. The call itself was one of those odd calls you rarely see but is a legit call. That Brothers made this call shows he is likely not one of Stern's lap dogs, which is worth noting. Spurs also won game 1 with Brothers. Coincidence? Maybe. I think not however.

[TJastal]

With that said, I should expect we won't be seeing Tony Brothers the rest of this series.

[Kidd K]

How much do you want to bet Stern has some nasty tricks up his sleeves for game 6?

The Heat will probably get their most FTAs of the series and have their biggest FTA disparity of the series in game 6. I expect it to be a rough night with the whistle. Spurs are gonna have to shoot at least 55% or really kill it on the glass to win. Paging Dr. Green, report to the 3pt line STAT.

Plz no more yankee Spur fan pompousness, just, plz.

Please no more basketball fans misusing the Yankees name in their analogies.

Yankees pompousness (and why they're hated by non Yankee fans) is because they buy all stars to win every year rather than build a team normally and get heavily covered by ESPN, not because they frequently win every season. The Lakers would be the Yankees of the NBA (in almost every way they are), not the Spurs who's only similarities are the dark colors and winning seasons.

[PublicOption]

the ONLY way to stop NBA rigged games is to hit your 3 point shots. it takes the refs out of the game......did anyone notice how many times Danny was hit on those 3 pt shots and no calls were made....... the NBA.....Pop has figured them out. You just hope they can keep it up.

[PublicOption]

Foul call alert......someone has to tell the national media to watch the refs in game 6.

[Fabbs]

......did anyone notice how many times Danny was hit on those 3 pt shots and no calls were made....... the NBA.....

On the follow thru. Yes i did.
Manu and Kawhi also got hit on their trey follow thru.

If it's called both ways, fine. It was not.

[Fabbs]

I think this game was very close in officiating, much closer than last game. When the calls equal out for the most part, the spurs will beat the heat, 6 out of 10 times IMO. One of the key calls in my view came when Tony Brothers whistled Miller for an out of bounds screen. This negated an Allen 3 and really stopped a huge heat run dead in its tracks. Heat were within 5 or 6 at that point and that Allen 3 would have gotten the heat within striking distance. The call itself was one of those odd calls you rarely see but is a legit call. That Brothers made this call shows he is likely not one of Stern's lap dogs, which is worth noting. Spurs also won game 1 with Brothers. Coincidence? Maybe. I think not however.

I was also pleasantly suprised by Brothers making the correct call on Miller.
But i really think it was more the Spurs kicking ass then the refs. They tried to *&^ us.
Most notable f attempt was at 75-73 when Wade made the basket and they rung up Manu on an away from the ball foul for the funky 2+1.
Huge momentum play which was rammed right back up the cHeats bums when Danny Green nailed the 27 foot trey for 74-78!

[Kidd K]

the ONLY way to stop NBA rigged games is to hit your 3 point shots. it takes the refs out of the game......did anyone notice how many times Danny was hit on those 3 pt shots and no calls were made....... the NBA.....Pop has figured them out. You just hope they can keep it up.

Yep. Pop probably does formulate his strategies to work AROUND the refs. He knows he won't be getting the benefit of the doubt.

[Bill_Brasky]

I think this game was very close in officiating, much closer than last game. When the calls equal out for the most part, the spurs will beat the heat, 6 out of 10 times IMO. One of the key calls in my view came when Tony Brothers whistled Miller for an out of bounds screen. This negated an Allen 3 and really stopped a huge heat run dead in its tracks. Heat were within 5 or 6 at that point and that Allen 3 would have gotten the heat within striking distance. The call itself was one of those odd calls you rarely see but is a legit call. That Brothers made this call shows he is likely not one of Stern's lap dogs, which is worth noting. Spurs also won game 1 with Brothers. Coincidence? Maybe. I think not however.

I remember that. Wasn't that near the end where the Heat were making a final push, woulda cut the lead to 8 with a little under 3 mins to play i believe. Huge call, but correct.

[OldSilentHill]

- Leonard charge on Battier.
- Ginobili "euro-stepped" (aka traveled) a couple of times.
- James got hit on a couple of layup attempts that weren't called.

I still think it was slightly in favour of the Heat, but it wasn't all one way traffic.

The question is: if it has being slightly in favour of the Heat in Texas, what do we have to expect for Game 6 at Mami/Stern´s house?

[Wildcat67]

The refs were fine, bad calls sure, but some on each side.


Stop being such es.

[beallionaire]

http://www.hothothoops.com/2013/6/16...game-5-114-104 Oh, the comments is a fun read.

LOL at the thats a "spurs and heat fan" what a dip

[TJastal]

I remember that. Wasn't that near the end where the Heat were making a final push, woulda cut the lead to 8 with a little under 3 mins to play i believe. Huge call, but correct.

Can't remember for sure how close the heat were (8 or 6) but it seemed to really take the wind out of the heat's sails. Lebron was visibly sulking after that call and I breathed a sigh of relief because I knew barring a catastrophe the spurs would close it out at that point.

[Horse]

The problem is all the no calls that lead to miami fastbreaks. Turnover against the heat are suicide and alot of these "turnovers" are no calls.