Chump, clearly you are among the many people who don't know that Dirk is a certified Rolfing therapist. He was only trying to provide Dwyane with some much needed stress relief after his long night of falling down and getting up:
He missed a point-blank, uncontested layup. He was twisting in midair and slightly out of control. None of that logically implies that he must have been fouled - and indeed, he wasn't.
Have you watched Wade play? He could have converted that shot 98% of the time, and probably over 70% of the time even if he were shoved to the ground. This was one of the times he just missed.
Methinks Bob is having a hard time dealing with a possible Heat le. He's as much in denial as the city of Dallas.
Look at the dangerous consequences of overtired and fussy hands:
Just plain tuckered out.
that. I was supporting the Spurs in the WCSF. I thought they were ed by the refs repeatedly, and the Mavs were awarded a ton of chances unfairly. But, I can acknowledge when the refs are ing my team's rivals as well, an impartiality that seems to have escaped some bitter Spurs fans here.
Kori, I agree with your take on the fourth quarter. It was the third quarter during which the refs pulled Miami back into the game. But, up until the final minute, the fourth quarter had been officiated more or less fairly. That the refs saved their best for last makes it all the more galling, because that flies in the face of all conventional wisdom about the ends of games and the playoffs.
It's a conspiracy against the Mavs.
Sincerely,
JonG, MavTalk moderator
Mike Mathis, NBA official says, per ESPN radio interview:
The foul on Wade was "an absolutely terrible call." Says Wade was out of control and thus contact was made. Says the officials basically blew the call, and he would have never blown his whistle. On plays that decide games, says NBA officials know the foul must be clear and indisputable, for this very reason, all the discussion today.
Also, says every official on that court knew AJ wanted a to after the second free throw, regardless of JHo's actions, and this should have been an easy issue to clear up with a simple referree conference. I know there are other threads about this, but I'm still so peaved that the Mavs were robbed of this game, and thought the words of an NBA official should be noted.
You said there was no contact.
Make up your mind.
I've seen a lot of ty calls in this series -- AND in the Spurs/Mavs series. Sucks being on the other end of it -- doesn't it?
Dumbass that's his opinion, and either way, it was a terrible call.
His mind is made up. It has nothing to do with whether there was contact or not.
I believe the refs knew what AJ wanted too. But I think Howard didn't know. And it's not up to the refs to refuse a player's request for a timeout. Especially when the said player asks twice. It sucks that Howard ed up, but I don't think this can be on the refs.Also, says every official on that court knew AJ wanted a to after the second free throw, regardless of JHo's actions, and this should have been an easy issue to clear up with a simple referree conference.
Oh the eight-years-removed-from-calling-games official?
Before Cuban's fabulous new rules?
Last edited by ChumpDumper; 06-19-2006 at 06:58 PM. Reason: twice as long out of the league as I thought
I'm sure Webber's coach didn't want a TO either, but they had to oblige his request anyway. Simple solution: don't signal timeout. If you do, you give the officials licence to do something crazy, like call timeout.
He's not one of the refs Cubano's hired to spam the league with video, is he?
Well, not him, but his son.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll...ST37/511080371
Try again, Mav Fan.He is in the NBA, working as the video coordinator for the Dallas Mavericks.
Mathis is more like an assistant coach than a VCR technician.
He handles player development. He scouts opponents. He rubs elbows on the team plane with Doug Christie, Keith Van Horn, Jerry Stackhouse and outspoken owner Mark Cuban.
If superstar Dirk Nowitzki has a flaw in his shot, Mathis works with him to correct the problem.
Heck, Mathis even gets the same meal allowance as the players - $102 a day - when he's on the road.
That is more money than he had in his checking account a decade ago.
"I'm really lucky to be with the Mavericks," Mathis said. "It's a great organization. There are no bad guys here, no prima donnas. Mark Cuban is a great guy. He doesn't have a bit of arrogance in him at all. He wears jeans and a T-shirt, and he welcomes people with open arms. He's great to the players and the coaching staff."
Mathis' biggest adjustment has been to the NBA's new dress code. His two suits get a steady workout.
"I have them on a rotating schedule," he joked.
Mathis gives a big assist to his father for helping him land a job in the NBA.
Mike Mathis was a long-time referee, working more than 2,000 games, 12 NBA Finals and three All-Star Games before hanging up his whistle in December of 2001.
"Dad helped me get my foot in the door," the younger Mathis said.
classic.
No, Mathis had to resign from the NBA after he plead guilty to tax evasion after airline ticketgate.
So it should read "disgraced former official whose son is on Cuban's payroll" Mike Mathis.
Coming up next: the official unbiased opinions of Susie Nelson and Del Harris III.
Followed with a summation by G. Gordon Liddy.
Disgraced former official whose kid works for the Mavs.
Hey, do you guys think that play at the end was officiated correctly?
Right, I edited.
Thanks.
in' pathetic, this is why I now hate the Mavs, their fans are a bunch of whinny little es. Heat in 6, Mav fans cry conspiracy for 6 years.
Six years, thats at least how long it will take before the kings are contenders. King fans have to reason to talk about the finals.
You reach out with a slightly closed hand on an adrenaline-surged, tightly-contested game. Weak.
Stop being a homer and look at Harris' hand in-contact with Wade's biceps.
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