GAME 6 REFS: Joey Crawford, Mike Callahan, Ken Mauer

[Sasha]

Stern just doesn't care if people know the league is rigged. He doesn't want to give Popovich the championship in his last year. Im glad Hitler killed his parents

I don't believe you said that.

[perfectdark]

lol remember okc last year getting pretty much carried by the refs ?
yea......

[SA210]

I suck NBA office

So do I. always have

[td4mvp2k]

SA210 STFU!

[SA210]

^^ Yea, he can't resist me

[Sean Cagney]

crawford, callahan and mauer......crawford and mauer ed us out of game 2.

LOL no they didn't, do you guys blame every loss on Refs? We got our butts kicked late in that game, Mike Miller started hitting everything.

[Kidd K]

When your team loses in a blowout, it's hard to blame the refs.

It's when your team loses in a close game that the officiating becomes more of a valid question.

I'm not sure why you think it isn't possible for games to be effected by the refs unless it ended up close. When the Spurs got blown out, it wasn't a wire to wire blowout. They were without 5 in the 4th for one of them, and within 3 late in the 3rd for the other. They actually were close games. They just didn't end up that way.

Though I didn't even mention anything about them fixing either game in the post. Just that we lost every game those guys officiated.

[Mel_13]

More than six months after the alleged offense, Stern makes good on his threat to impose substantial sanctions.

[FromWayDowntown]

This is the sort of game that I always used to hope was a Javie game.

[SA210]

Javie from 2006 Mavs vs Spurs

[ElNono]

More than six months after the alleged offense, Stern makes good on his threat to impose substantial sanctions.

told ya back then... you don't around with David...

[Mel_13]

told ya back then... you don't around with David...

Spurs had to play 5 v. 8 in Game 6 last year. They were never going to get a fair whistle from Stern. Pop made sure that everyone in the NBA sees that.

[TheGreatYacht]

[HI-FI]

Mauer is the one that worries me. He sees what he wants to see.

This.

I remember reading Mauer was involved in some from 2010, and there are a couple of incidents, but this one is memorable....he officiated the game 6 of Boston/LA finals, the one where Lakers received a ton of help in an elimination game, per par. 19 FTAs to 10 for Boston. Mauer bothers me more than Crawford, who i can't stand but I think has mellowed a bit.

If it wasn't this particular Spurs team, I'd say, on to Game 7.

yep, after seeing this news, it confirmed the nervous feelings I've had after the elation over game 5. This particular Spurs team though has been executing at an amazing level, so it's possible we can overcome the that is coming.

[Brunodf]

No way the Heat loses this game

[Luxic]

Mauer and Callahan scare me more than Crawford... and that says it all!

[FromWayDowntown]

In the Big 3 era, the Heat just don't lose with Callahan. Something like 10-2 over the last 3 playoff years.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

The evil powers that be want the Spurs to lose. But the Spurs have destiny and the basketball gods on their side.

[Creation88]

get ready for the ultimate screw job in a Dan Crawford/Scott Foster/Bill Kennedy line up for G7. Spurs will have no chance unless we play with a healthy lead.

[PublicOption]

Danny Crawford gives us the best chance to win. We win when he is out there.

[TheGreatYacht]

Danny Crawford gives us the best chance to win. We win when he is out there.

I agree. Not only that but we need Danny Crawford and two other refs whose name is not Bill Kennedy and Scott Foster. Otherwise the Spurs are probably fuc*ed.