Oh, no doubt, I am honestly just surprised there's even a discussion happening, you know since after Tim Donaghy was removed, supposedly everything was "fixed" now. Kings/Lakers is definitely the best example, but Donaghy alone, ruined multiple playoff games (even non-po games).
I mean... this doesn't seem hard. Feel out the first 6 minutes and see what they call. If they're still not calling it, start getting way the f under the GSW shooters. Then in the post-game presser MDA can make fun of Steph and Klay breaking their ankles. The end. ......... In all seriousness, bad ref'ing or not... the Steve Kerr thing is one of the more pathetic things you'll ever see from a coach. I really like individually almost all the GSW players. I think KD is kind of a passive aggressive b****, but damn that guy is like the perfect basketball player. I think Draymond is annoying as f, but damn that guy is the epitome of defensive versatility in today's NBA. I have very few issues with Steph or Klay. I don't wish injury on anyone... but at this point... meh... what else can you do?? If Kerr thinks its not a big deal, tit for tat. Super simple.
Would you rather this happen in a game 7 or a game 1? At least it's still early and adjustments can be made.
Did you catch Windhorst's article on BSPN? He basically split hairs to make it look like both sides were equally guilty of infractions. But Windhorst has always been a bandwagoner-journalist. Kissing that "a" keeps him employed.
Definitely want to run up under GSW shooters for a while to see how the game is being called. Tucker run up under Durant 3 or 4 times.
How about it doesn’t happen at all? Why not have fair and unbiased officiating from the start of the 7 game series? Why does it have to start after they steal a game from the Rockets? Like Mudler used to say on the X Files, “I WANT TO BELIEVE”, but the adjustments that need to be made, start & finish with honest officiating!!! I just don’t see Silver ordering his minions to do that.....but I digress. Go Rockets!!! I want to believe!!! ....... ....... .......
Actually Nick Wright, Skip Bayless, David Jacoby, others have agreed there was weird stuff going on, that I can think of. And Mark "Clubbing With Parsons" Cuban.
@3:05 "Weren't watching close enough" They admitted their garbage first half to the team. How much more time do they need to correct their mistake? No phone calls from succokkass, NJ? Why don't they pan the camera to that useless "referee command station" about the issue?? #allcaps
BTW the bit where Ernie talked with Monty McCutcheon was total BS - not what Ernie said but what Monty said. Monty saying the missed the calls but the refs look at 3 things - contact above, landing and then rebound. Monty saying the refs just forgot to do step 2 which is absolutely false if you look at the replays if anything they forgot step 3. Courtney Kirkland is directly looking at Harden as he is getting his and falling to the ground in the first half multiple times and didn't say anything at all.
He made it sound like it was ok. My only question is can we do it to them? Of course not. Fosters there to protect Klay and Curry's ankles. If I were on the team I would take the those fouls, let them land on my foot. Old skool.
Yeah, He's the biggest NBA puppet there is...He actually took it personally that we did an Audit, like he's the president of the referee association...lol
