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I think it was a ulative comment, but yeah . . . Sean's a homer. I can't deny that.
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Playoff experience > Free throw attempts
Saturday night, Mavs had both of those in their favor.
Lakers-OKC last year, the Thunder shot more than twice the number of FTs than the Lakers. In the end, experience and veteran leadership win out.
Brandon Roy has to take a page from the book of Chris Paul: When the Mavs switch off of screens and he has Chandler on an island with the game in balance he's got to make the Mavs pay like Paul did with Gasol. Portland needs him to be their closer again rather than kicking the ball out to Batum for contested 3's.
Brandon Roy can't even keep up with Jason Kidd.
No one on Portland could keep up with Kidd Saturday, but on offense he's got to go work when those bigs switch onto him. His knees weren't a problem.
Damn Craig, that suit is killing my eyes and messing up my reception...Easter's on Sunday.
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Blazers did get hosed, in the 4th. But Blazers left kidd open (rightly so) and he made them pay. IF Kidd is making 5 3's in a game they are hard to beat they beat us in Dallas the same way. I would not stop doubling off of Kidd if need be, but you cant just leave him wide open at least a late contest has to be made.
Kidd was the bigger factor than the refs TBH, but they did the Blazers no favors.
how did the Blazers get hosed? Maybe they should stop fouling.
if they got hosed, it would be on refcalls.com
Personally I dont see why Mavs fans care, let the Blazers or NBa fans . The only team that has gotten hosed worse than the Mavs in the Finals was the stern Decision that screwed the Suns with those suspensions. Again evens out.
If Mavs fans care remember how you felt when Heat got those calls in the Finals? That is how Blazers fans feel so you should have empathy, if you want. Or you could say , it's about time I was waiting for to even out after my team got hosed in the NBA finals ...
But the Blazers aren't getting hosed. There's no need to feel empathy
And then there's the officiating. McMillan was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Monday for his comments after Game 1, when he cried foul over the discrepancy in free throw attempts between the teams -- particularly in the fourth quarter, when the Mavericks held a lopsided 19-2 edge. Dallas held a 29-13 advantage in the game.
The Blazers on Monday were preparing a handful of video clips to send to the NBA for review and although no one in the organization would offer specifics publicly, the consensus within is that LaMarcus Aldridge and Wallace endured more than their fair share of rugged fouls that went overlooked. The Blazers wondered how Aldridge, who worked most often inside the key, could only draw four free throw attempts, while Nowitzki, who did most of his damage from the perimeter, could draw 13 -- all in the fourth quarter.
He repeatedly had a step on Chandler in the 4th on those switches, but instead of forcing the issue he kept kicking it out to Batum for long range jumpers. He's still got it, but the confidence is lacking.
lol @ thinking the game 1 officiating is at all comparable to the horse of the '06 Finals
Ask him if he wants to dance, Ty. And if he does, dance with that motherf'er.
*Crickets*
Sean isn't a national broadcaster. When ESPN or TNT commentators homer up, that's really pathetic. Sean does Spurs commentating for the Spurs, he says "we". Of course he's a homer. He's not a ref.
Your team is getting the kicked out of them. They are the champions of the moral victory contest amongst the lower echelon teams. Kudos to them and Nate, but this is the playoffs. Nut up or shut up.
This.
The gap in playoff experience in this series is glaring. I think it's been a pretty fair series but the Blazers just try and whine after every call while the Mavs are loaded with veterans who just play on. Not a good sign for Portland imho. No way this series goes past 5
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