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We are ed
It was in awesome. not the getting ejected part, the "piece of " part.
We are ed
This is not bad at all. No way does Crawford dare to try and take revenge on the Spurs. The NBA pretty much showed they supported Duncan by suspending Crawford. Joey will have to tread carefully from now on, and he knows it. If anything, I reckon he will try and overcompensate...
I am a little surprised he is back but i guess after a long offseason of thinking about it, he loves his job too much to not want to come back. I will be shocked if he ever works a Spurs game again though. I am sure Duncan does not want anything to do with him and Joey wants nothing to do with Tim either. If they have him ref a Spurs game all anyone is going to be talking about during the game is that incident and overanaylize any call he makes against the Spurs, especially Tim.
I think the "verbal abuse" fine was also because of the interviews Tim did in the locker room after that game where he said something like Joey wants attention or whatever. It wasn't even that bad, but really uncharacteristic of Tim. " you, you piece of " probably didn't help though.(I, however, thought it was freakin' awesome!)
I really think both men are capable of being professional adults about this. It would be silly for Crawford to not ref any Spurs games this season. And I agree with whoever said the ejection seemed to make Duncan conscious of his complaining and that's not a bad thing.
Crawford is a good ref when his head is not cramed so far up his ass that he can see his own tonsils. The minute he calls a ed up game he should be called out, regardless if its the Spurs or not.
The NBA doesnt need refs with an ego problem on top of what issues they already have.
Can we say retribution?
It'd be impossible to keep Crawford away from Spurs games, they'll give him a Spurs game on the road against Atlanta or something else, nobody cares about, just to get it done with and then it will all be over.
My fear is when the playoffs roll around, game 7 v Mavs or Suns and one call can make a big difference. Why not go out with a bang!
Bad news for Timmy...
Just like when he said FIBA Sucks..
What have the Cavs done this offseason to bring them closer to not getting swept in the finals?
Maybe I misunderstand, but he made that comment AFTER Team USA was shafted. It's not the same situation.
Joey has to know that if there's another dustup with Tim, it's not going to go well for him. Timmy has to know that if he creates a dustup with Joey, it's his turn to face punishment. I honestly don't think it's going to affect either of them in a big way.
No big deal. I would think that other teams would be pissed about this, considering that the spurs playoff record is the best when Joey crawford is the ref. I am sure that Tim is over the incedent becuase it did not impact their season they still won the championship and I am sure Joey realized his mistake and has moved on. Joey and Tim are both stand up guys and I don't see this being a problem.
Tim is a poet
I wouldn't be surprised if the two pulled a Shaq and Kobe and shook hands or something before the first game the two ran into each other.
I would expect them to.
Tim bends over a LONG way, gives Joey a big hug, and kisses the top of his bald head.
"I love you, you fat, little piece of "
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And then TNT arranges either a race or a fight between them for All Star break!
I could see a Timmy/Joey All-Star Weekend stare-down. All whistles barred!
but in light of Joey's challenges last season, the fight would be the far more appropriate idea.
boo i cant stand power hungry es like crawford... and all this talk about crawford being a great ref is bs. i dont care how many good calls the man has made throughout his career; his power hungry mindset is what cons utes him as a horrible ref.
my proposal would be to rid ourselves of all refs currently in the sys and replace them not with more short, old, white fools but with ex-nba players who know the game and are willing to be back on the court not in the role of a player. what's with all these 5 foot, never play the game, old ass white refs anyhow? have they ever even played a second of bball before? what makes them the best fit as a ref?
Oh my God, that would be awesome!
And then TNT arranges either a race or a fight between them for All Star break!
Who'd you have in mind?
Barkley, Rodman and Spreewell - Would make in interesting team.
not so much high profile ex-players.
i'm just sick of seeing old man bevetta out there trying to run up and down the court at 120yrs of age. i mean come on! when is enough enough? retire his ass already.
if you are old, not over 6ft, and have never played professional bball then you shouldn't be able to act like you know the game and call all the shots. that's just my opinion.
The problem with your proposal IMO is that most of the guys who call NBA games right now are actually really good officials from a technical standpoint. If you watch closely, they really do get the call right a remarkable percentage of the time. What makes them good is that many of them have been doing it for a very long time -- they might not have played the game at the NBA level, but they've been officiating basketball games for 15, 20, 30 or more years and they've done thousands of games at all levels to develop an ability to apply the rules in the context of an amazingly fast-paced and physical game. I'd agree that there are too many times that some officials' personalities play a role in deciding whether to call something or not -- and the disparity between what some officials will call and what others won't can be a bit troubling -- but none of that suggests to me that the officials should be replaced. I think the point would be to have the already-good officials aim to achieve more consistency.
The last thing the NBA needs right now is a bunch of totally inexperienced officials calling games -- particularly in a marquee event like the playoffs or, heaven forbid, the Finals.
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