NBA Basketball

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

Yeah but the refs ruined that games on both ends... after Amar'e picked up his first T he continually kept yelling "AND ONE!" every time he touched the ball and he did all sorts of "inappropriate" air punching, macho skipping/hopping, etc. that easily could've been T material if they didn't want to get toss him...

D'antoni and Macmillan were both out past half court multiple times, blah blah blah...

short version: the T rules are junk, and the refs' enforcement of them is even worse.

related note: was it someone in here who posted that article about the NBA adopting soccer-esque advantage rules on fouls? I forget what blog it was on, it was interesting, since the point was that it's essentially what refs do already when they blow a late whistle when there's contact and then the shot doesn't go down.

edit: found it.

imo the best outcome of revising the rule would be that intentional fouls at the ends of games wouldn't be enough to stop the clock unless they are actually effecting the ball handler, which would mostly do away with games under 10 points coming down to a minute and a half long free throw shootout.

[DaBestSpoona]

NBA should just go back to 80s/90s rules. Allow hand checking and flagrants are just good hard fouls. When a defender jumps back to avoid a ballhandler who is trying to initiate contact it shouldnt be a foul.

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

agreed.

though I think "charge vs. block" is one of the most frequently miscalled types of fouls. The rule in itself isn't even the problem, it's that it's genuinely hard to tell sometimes, especially at full speed.

It seems like at least half the time a charge is called the replay shows that the defender had indeed set his feet, but only after the offensive player was already airborne.

What's a ref supposed to do though? Without genuinely being able to see both at once, which is impossible, the best they can hope to do is focus on one and catch the other out of the corner of their eye...

[chantheman]

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[conqueror]

oneHD in australia have gone from showing about 5-6 games a week to 2. its always usually a heat or lakers game, too. fuck this.

[Epoc]

get a league pass.

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[Christmas In A Submarine.]

that's what you get for wearing low tops.

[domdomdomdom]

The Clippers get the most random wins, I tell you.

Teams like the Spurs and Heat take them lightly and the Clippers play like crazy. crazy.

add the lakers to this list

[Aeroplane]

though I think "charge vs. block" is one of the most frequently miscalled types of fouls....

Last night in the Spurs/Nugs game the refs took it to a whole new level. Something I've never seen.

They called a charge and block at the same time.

huh? really? how can there be both?

[josh mullen]

christ, i'm glad rose plays for my team.

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[Dex_star]

^^lol @ "I wanna go higgggherrr"

[pepper davies]

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[lintmunro]

he always looks like he's dunking with a nerf ball, shit is too easy for him

[futuredwight]

Anybody else spend the day watching basketball?

[okonomi]

oneHD in australia have gone from showing about 5-6 games a week to 2. its always usually a heat or lakers game, too. fuck this.

What about this bloody "Andrew Bogut Presents the NBA" bullshit? Someone should tell One that the Bucks suck to watch.

[raspberries]

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also, did anyone see that shit paul pierced pulled in the 4th...

[suremanok]

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[DaBestSpoona]

Mike D'antoni is pissing me off. Now I know how suns fans feel.

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

Blake Griffin just slipped, fell down and LaMarcus tripped over him. Apparently that's a foul.

Even the TNT crew is bashing the refs... neat.

[suremanok]

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basketball is fun.

[twiceashard]

Who's ready for this Melo-drama to be over...?

[Aeroplane]

The league gets more and more star-diculous each year. my hat is off to the Russian for taking back control. If David Stern wants all the talent on 4-6 big market teams...well, good luck with that business model.

[DaBestSpoona]

If David Stern wants all the talent on 4-6 big market teams...well, good luck with that business model.

It worked in the 80s and 90s when there were fewer teams. Half the 1-8 seeds on both conferences arent big market teams.

[Epoc]

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Couldn't handle those C's tonight though.

[chantheman]

where were you?

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[chantheman]

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[chantheman]

this man is ice cold

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[Aeroplane]

I know the dunk contest jumped the shark years ago...but there is a little piece of me thinking Blake Griffin will go off ala Vince Carter. One can hope.

that kid's hops are plain stupid

[Aeroplane]

Was really bored this morning so I started reading the whole thread...the past is funny

4-22-07

The Lakers are burnt out. Kobe will last three more seasons, at most.

5-3-07

No worries. Portland looks like they will start making repeat appearances pretty soon. After the draft, they will have a ridiculously sick, young, talented, and potentially dominating roster. Oden, Aldridge, Roy. et al. Holy fuck.

6-26-07 ...on whether to draft oden or durrant

Odin without a doubt, they cannot take the chance of not drafting him and having it fly back in their face

5-21-08

Whoever picks LOVE is gonna regret it in a few years.