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^ This.
A superstar with 5 fouls in a compe ive game basically has license to maim and injure.
Not that I want anybody thrown out for T's, but it was interesting what long time official Steve Javie said about refs during the telecast when Tim got his T. He basically said something like... the officials know if someone (a star) has a T early in the game and that they are more lenient about calling a second T so they do not throw the player out. Don't get me wrong, I understand what he's saying, but if they have that kind of thinking for technical fouls, I think it's safe to say they have the same kind of thinking for personal fouls.
This is a star driven league, they don't want LeBron to foul out and they would like for him to put on an offensive show. He can't do that if he's not on the court or if Kawhi's draped over him. This goes both ways, but I think TD is the only one who gets superstar treatment for the Spurs, whereas the Heat have LeBron and Wade.
^ This.
A superstar with 5 fouls in a compe ive game basically has license to maim and injure.
I'm really against the "blaming the ref" thing, but I think this is more of set a tone and be consistent. It seems at times that refs were letting crazy contact go, and then they start calling touch fouls. Sure a few Miami scrubs picked up some fouls, but we rely on 8 to 9 players to make solid contributions for a win. If we lose two or three to foul trouble, it hurts us significantly.
I don't know how Durant gets all the hate when LeBron, particularly on D is allowed bump over and over and never gets called for blocking fouls. Not to mention clearing guys out with his left arm to drive and grab offensive rebounds.
I always wondered what would happen if someone flat out said it's rigged during the presser. I mean like a blatant call out on the NBA and the bull .
I didn't realize that was the first time in his 243 career games that Kawhi has fouled out.
I could see a coach saying something like that after retirement if they don't have a broadcasting career and are a guest on some show or something.
Kawhi has not been able to play real defense on Lebron yet this series. He has been hamstrung with fouls virtually the entire time. Glad Pop finally said something about it, in classic CIA Pop form of course.
Stop ing about the AC already. Didn't they lose power during a recent Super Bowl?
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I finally heard the whole answer and it is nothing controversial.
very proud of Pop to finally say something about the officiating, even if in a non-inflammatory way.
the lack of consistency has been a hallmark of the NBA for awhile. it becomes pointless after awhile to watch or play if the games are manipulated to this degree.
James was fouled on that last play. I mean he was foul by Ginobili, but still. Had Leonard been the one who tripped James, he would have definitely deserved a foul, even if it were his sixth. I don't like the idea that officials should be stricter or more lenient depending on foul count.
Leonard shouldn't have fouled out, but really, that was incidental to how the game ended. Pop would have still had Diaw and Duncan in on that last Miami play, which means the play would have happened the same way. Leonard would have played it like Green did, except perhaps less aggressively, since Kawhi would have been at five fouls. So yeah, Leonard fouling out didn't matter.
Does anyone ever really listen to the Spurs when it's not some kind of "controversial" We will win comment.
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