Eastern Conference Playoffs - Second Round Discussion Thread

[The 24th Letter]

Re: Eastern Conference Playoffs - Second Round Discussion Thread

I didnt see the game wwharton, wasn't home, and Jasong..... yeah as I said I know who wont be the ones having anything to say because their team gets the benefits of the calls being that they are in a certain city

So it goes both ways, acknowledge that then move on without trying to call out people who point out inconsistencies as if they dont exist which stretches far beyond just the 02 playoffs

Thats not "both ways" at all... agree your point, or acknowledge that your blinded b\c your team reaps the benefits? lol

come on now

[da ThRONe]

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Thats not "both ways" at all... agree your point, or acknowledge that your blinded b\c your team reaps the benefits? lol

come on now

At the same time you can't call people out, then bury your head at the awful officiating that seems way too often to be to the benefit of one team or the other.

[King_B_Mack]

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What's your point?

Lakers/Cavs the last two years was just as good money-wise because everyone was dying for a Kobe/LeBron Finals and we all know how that turned out, both times.

Seriously. At this point anyway, as long as it isn't a Memphis/Atlanta or OKC/Atlanta Finals, the NBA will be happy with anything they get, especially any combination of Boston/Chicago/Miami vs. the Lakers they can get.

[23]

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Thats not "both ways" at all... agree your point, or acknowledge that your blinded b\c your team reaps the benefits? lol

come on now

No, not agree, acknowledge both since he decided to come here talking about how he is tired of people complaining about refs as if they arent inconsistent

Give me a break that was a joke of a post, especially coming from a Lakers fan

As I said, you wouldnt be tired of it if they weren't consistently inconsistent

[ex carrabba fan]

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Oh OK, so it's acceptable to call people's posts "jokes" now? Good to know.

The one thing I agree with is what Jason said. This year, no team has won a series or game because of the officiating.

So as inconsistent or crappy the officiating has been, the one thing I can say is that they didn't prevent the better team from winning or advancing.

Yes we have all seen terrible calls and yesterday a terrible ejection, but Miami deserved to win yesterday and those other terrible calls haven't decided outcomes.

People should comment on whatever crap calls are made for sure, but IMO I haven't seen officials impact games to the point where someone was robbed. At least not yet.

[23]

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I wasnt talking about winning or losing a series, I was speaking on him coming in here out of thin blue air about "being tired of people complaining about the refs".

da throne came behind him and mentioned that its easy for him to say when his team has been one of the main ones on the beneficial sides of the calls so of course he's going to say that, so in turn yes it is definitely a one sided statement on more than one account

There are a ton of examples of why people are mentioning the refs here, and as I said, he can be tired of it til he's blue in the face, but it wont stop until they stop with their inconsistency.

[da ThRONe]

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Oh OK, so it's acceptable to call people's posts "jokes" now? Good to know.

The one thing I agree with is what Jason said. This year, no team has won a series or game because of the officiating.

So as inconsistent or crappy the officiating has been, the one thing I can say is that they didn't prevent the better team from winning or advancing.

Yes we have all seen terrible calls and yesterday a terrible ejection, but Miami deserved to win yesterday and those other terrible calls haven't decided outcomes.

People should comment on whatever crap calls are made for sure, but IMO I haven't seen officials impact games to the point where someone was robbed. At least not yet.

In an attempt to be unbias I won't bring up my poor Hornets.

It's not about the better team advancing, it's about calling an accurate consistent game. Denver could say the refs cost them games. The backcourt call and the non-goaltending where huge in that series

[ex carrabba fan]

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In an attempt to be unbias I won't bring up my poor Hornets.

It's not about the better team advancing, it's about calling an accurate consistent game. Denver could say the refs cost them games. The backcourt call and the non-goaltending where huge in that series

One could make an argument there were calls or no calls that benefited Denver in that game as well though...

If it really came down to it we could analyze each game and point out any bad calls or non calls so we could really see who got screwed out of a win or screwed into a loss.

[Jasong7777]

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Lol. I should have kept my damn mouth shut. Every team gets calls to go their way, yes even my Lakers. Every team gets shafted every now and again. But if calling out the refs after every game makes people feel better, then more power to ya.

[da ThRONe]

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One could make an argument there were calls or no calls that benefited Denver in that game as well though...

If it really came down to it we could analyze each game and point out any bad calls or non calls so we could really see who got screwed out of a win or screwed into a loss.

I'll just say this then leave it alone. In my years of watching the NBA IMO the refs at key times especially in key games seem to officiate to one side or the other. I could be completely wrong, but this is what my experience has shown me.

[23]

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Lol. I should have kept my damn mouth shut. Every team gets calls to go their way, yes even my Lakers. Every team gets shafted every now and again. But if calling out the refs after every game makes people feel better, then more power to ya.

When was the last time LA got shafted in big games?

It doesnt happen, and as I said, and if you can sit here and recognize a consistency problem then dont tell me that you're tired of hearing people mention it when its happening in front of your eyes over and over

If it was a post for an individual then you should've addressed that poster instead of coming in here throwing a general statement around like that...

[Jasong7777]

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I agree 23. I didn't it would be a big deal.

[Jasong7777]

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I agree 23. I didn't think it would be a big deal.

[wwharton]

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Thats not "both ways" at all... agree your point, or acknowledge that your blinded b\c your team reaps the benefits? lol

come on now

What is with all the talk about "your team"? That's what people are annoyed with. Everyone has an opinion on the topic, one way or another... but ANYONE would be annoyed with someone blindly saying "you only think that bc your team lost". Nine times out of ten it's not true, and it's even worse when someone's "team" isn't even involved in the game.

[airjoca]

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When was the last time LA got shafted in big games?

Most games of the ´08 Finals? Gasol looked like a crash test dummie...