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" No Way Rockets Should Be Awarded The Victory" --Skip Bayless

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by macan, Dec 4, 2019.

  1. macan

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    The Skip meltdown from Houston being declared the winner over San Antonio is a noble enough pursuit for the Rockets to fight this.
     
  3. kkthksbai

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    I love the Rox but yeah I don't want it to count either. You blow a lead like that? Spend less time focusing on this and more time practicing.

    That 4th quarter performance..those turnovers...not even forced turnovers. Nah we deserve to hold the L.
     
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    I agree with every word

    7 minutes left with 13 point lead

    Refs had nothing to do with that loss
     
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    I agree with Skip. We definitely should not be awarded win, however, we should replay the final 7 minutes of the game and then determine a winner.

    I know Skip is speaking as a Spurs fan and probably speaking about us blowing a lead (I am assuming this is his argument since I won't give any clicks to his trash). Who cares about a blown lead, the call was wrong. End of story. Ridiculous if the NBA does nothing about it.
     
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    There's some stupid ass **** being said on these boards right now. Rockets deserved the loss?? We have no right to complain because we blew a lead?? Ok.....so **** the rules then, and let's just say nothing is reviewable and everything in the sport is subjective....including MADE ****ING BASKETS.
     
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    This right here.

    The Rockets played terribly down the stretch I fully acknowledge this. It is very possible they would have lost that game no matter what (I'd suggest even likely) but that is wholly separate from the fact that there are rules to games.
     
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    I am telling you, people are just being emotional. If this was game 7 of the NBA finals are we just going to sit here and say, "the Rockets deserved to lose that game, way to go blowing the lead." **** no, that's for sure.

    People are way to emotional and it does not allow them to be logical.

    Losing leads is part of the game. Whether is because of lack of effort or a shooting slump at the wrong time or the other team getting extremely hot. That doesn't make yesterday's outcome right.

    If a basket doesn't count when the ball goes through the basket with no rules broken, then what sport are we playing? The refs are idiots, Harden was all by himself, surely at least one of them was paying attention. Then the idiots make it worse by speaking after the game and completely contradicting what is on video.

    This game better be restarted.
     
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    KD out of bounds
    Karl Lane walking right in the middle of our crunchtime possession
    Klay allowed to undercut Wilt Harden at will 7 times in one half
    Donkey allowed to intentionally poke Wilt Harden in the eye multiple times no problem
    Games 6&7 WCF 2018

    there is a clear pattern of WTF moments that are clearly WTF moments to any basketball fan anywhere that are seeming to miraculously happen only to the only team that perennially threatens silver's featured/chosen teams

    ....but hey just let it go, we deserve to lose
     
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    The problem with this narrative is Spurs fans will also say that there were blatant missed calls in the Rockets favor such as a blatant backcourt violation on Westbrook that was missed at the end of the half that led to a Chandler lob score.

    So are they going to take two points off from that?

    And that is the problem with claiming that one two points play is enough to challenge the game. Because have we actually gone through the tape and examined both sides of the ledger and now are we going to to that for every game?

    The GARM can be rather annoying sometimes with the over the top homerism.
     
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    I get the whole "should have held the lead", and I agree it would have made things much simpler, but....they did, by 2 points...period. Points are points, the ball went THROUGH the net, they owe the Rockets two points so we win in reg. or play it again from there. How anyone can say it didn't cost us the game based on what should/could have happened (holding the big lead, calls both ways etc.) is speculative...The results should have been based on what ACTUALLY happened, which is us winning by 2...pretty simple when emotion is taken out.
     
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    Do you know as a Homer you are predisposed to just concentrating on the side of the ledger that makes the Rockets look like victims?

    Do you know how many fans from other teams b**** about wrong calls in favor of the Rockets game in and game out?
     
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    The Rockets’ odds of winning the game in regulation go up a lot if they have the two extra points. Instead of it being a two-possession game (115-109) with 1:07 remaining, it’s a three-possession game (117-109), and the Spurs have to start intentionally fouling the Rockets every possession. Unless you think James Harden and other Rockets miss every free throw, the Spurs likely lose that game by 5-10 points.

    Without the two additional points, the Spurs were able to keep it a two-possession game and never were forced to foul.
     
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    Imagine for a second Curry shot a wide open uncontested 3 and they just said, "naw fam, that doesn't count."

    I'll be saying this in every thread: There is nothing more definitive in sports than a basketball going in the hoop and clearing the net. NOTHING IN ALL OF SPORTS. There are no judgement calls.
     
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    The backcourt violation that led to the Chandler lob from Westbrook was as obvious and blatant as that dunk. Are the refs going to take 2 pts away from the Rockets also from that possession?
     
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    A backcourt violation is a judgment call. Even if a player is clearly passed the line, it is dependent on the refs actually seeing the floor and determining that the player crossed the line.

    The refs saw the basket go through the hoop which is why they went to go huddle. A made basket is two points. It will always be two points.
     
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    the back court violation is a judgment call not the made basket. This is a trash argument all over twitter. Don't get roped in, Rockets fans are smarter than that.
     
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    A backcourt violation isn't a "judgement call". It's rather objective especially in the case of Westbrook's violation where his entire body was on the other side of the half court when he caught the ball. That's an objective call that was missed just like the dunk was missed.
     
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    STFU Wilt Harden hater

    popabitch wasn't screaming at the top of his lungs trying to challenge an obvious made bucket which somehow and still for no apparent reason wasn't counted
     
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    These are arbitrary terms. The Westbrook backcourt violation was as blatant as KD running out of bounds to grab the loose ball and the GARM threw b**** fits about it. Thank God Harden won that game because that missed KD call would turn this GARM into a even more ridiculous victim complex mental institution.

    Also the missed backcourt violation DIRECTLY led to a lob score.
     

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