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

  1. Reeko

    Reeko Member

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    The relevant question is how incompetent will the NBA allow their refs to be. They wouldn’t even allow MDA to use his challenge. They can review whether something was a 2 or a 3 after the fact, but they can’t correct their embarrassing mistake, something that would’ve taken 2 seconds of video review to see. It makes no sense.
     
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  2. durvasa

    durvasa Contributing Member

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    I agree it was ridiculous. But we are discussing the potential for the game outcome being overturned and what the criteria would be for the NBA allowing that to happen. It seems you and most others here aren’t interested in this topic.
     
  3. ApacheWarrior

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    Uhh?

    If doo-doo can do doo-doo, could we get a doo-over?

    WTH (what the....heck)?
     
  4. The Cat

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    It's also nonsensical that people seem completely unable to put themselves in the Rockets' shoes. Yes, we all know that people hate the Rockets, for whatever reason. But this could easily be anybody else in the future.

    It's a pretty dangerous precedent to just let officials unilterally decide that a reviewable play can't be challenged, basically because they don't feel like it. That's how you get into Ron Kulpa territory.

    https://deadspin.com/arrogant-dickwad-umpire-shouts-i-can-do-anything-i-wan-1833797994

    This shouldn't be just about the Rockets, though of course people are turning it into that based on their prior agendas. It should be about checks and balances on the system, which is in the interest of all teams. (And if Popovich had been denied the right to challenge in a similar manner, then we should be receptive to their ability to protest, as well.)
     
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    not sure if it belongs here, why is the blown backcourt violation that clearly led to a chandler dunk at the end of the third not more part of the discussion? Its not apples to apples but its not like its in a different stratosphere either.
     
  6. pahiyas

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    I can't wrap my head around what is your point. Maybe my intelligence level is not up to your grade.

    This is my take though: If the situation was reversed, I will advocate for the same. NBA should just do the right thing and give the two points to whom it belongs (and the win too :) but I can settle for a PUBLICIZED suspension of the ref(s) :D.
     
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    GTFO and go to Spurs Talk or some ****!!!
     
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  8. RustyHarden

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    I think his thread was psychological test for cfans. But the reality is. That single play was clearly disputed & wrong. In baseball we have a thing called protests. The Rockets organization is taking that route & I believe it's right
     
  9. durvasa

    durvasa Contributing Member

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    I guess the point is I don’t think there’s a clear cut argument that the NBA has to allow a change in the outcome. So I’m not as hopeful as the Rockets maybe are that it will happen.

    If it’s not as cut and dried as “allow a do-over because of the screw up” and how the play disadvantaged the team also factors in, then there is wiggle room for the NBA to argue that the Rockets were not disadvantaged enough.
     
  10. RustyHarden

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    https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3192421
    There is precedent for a claim by us.
     
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  11. Nook

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    It isn’t clear cut. The rule certainly isn’t and it does potentially open Pandora’s box. It is why I would be shocked if the Rockets prevail on an appeal. The whole dynamic of review does help their cause in some respects.

    There is no way the league gives the win to the Rockets. There is a minimal chance they play the last 7 minutes. Adam Silver is very bright (if nothing else) and won’t want this to set precedent.
     
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  12. durvasa

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    I guess but that was with under a minute left, and our thing was with just under eight minutes left. Should that matter? Again, would they allow a do over if the mistake happened at the beginning of the game?
     
  13. vlaurelio

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    Its clear cut they need to award those 2 points to the rockets
     
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  14. RustyHarden

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    We don't reach overtime if call is overturned. Therefore game. Blouses.
     
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    No liberal can justify the reverse double negative hypothetical presented here.

    Congrats, you made a post even worse than the OP.
     
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  16. D-rock

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    Your 30 seconds are up. Next.
     
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  17. napalm06

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    GET EM CLUTCH.
     
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  18. BackNthDay

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    We DON'T deserve to play that game over. It should've never been that close anyway. We played dumb and deserved to lose. Maybe our star players will play harder when we're up by 20 instead of jacking around with the basketball!
     
  19. durvasa

    durvasa Contributing Member

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    I would not underestimate the Rocket's ability to find a way to lose that game in the fourth quarter, even with the extra 2 points.
     
  20. Tfor3

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    It is not an issue of deserving to win

    The only issue is what, if anything will the NBA do to rectify this error.

    This error, if not committed could likely have led to a Rockets win.

    The NBA probably will do nothing because, well, they are who we thought they were.

    The NBA is hemorrhaging (losing) viewers (ratings) because the product sux.
    Bandwagoners are off the GS Worrier-bandwagon
    No one wants to see best-buds join to try and form super teams through free agency
    Championships are bought, not built

    Officiating is inconsistent from game to game, player to player, team to team, regular season vs post season, one year to next. Numerous examples show incompetence or down right corruption.

    NBA Machine including the biased media is just a cash cow and everyone is just trying to find an available teat to suck out all the money they can while pumping out a crappy, fake-product.
     
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