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    Ref ripping out of hand?

    You get on these forums after every game and its just a free for all on the referees.

    Yesterday's Knicks/wolves game is the perfect example. Knick fans complain all game how one sided the game was called, then you go the the Minnesota board and they lost because of the bad calls.

    Bulls fans, lakers fans, nets and mavericks fans, its the same everywhere after every game.

    Someone posted that Lebron didn't get called for any fouls in 5 games...is that even true?

    Do people really believe the zebras have it out for their team?

    When does your team just lose because they actually got outplayed by the other team?

    The whining from fans of every team is just getting ridiculous after every game now.
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    Yea, I couldn't believe all the whining in the MIN forum last night claiming the NBA wants to give NY wins... just ridiculous.

    Did the NBA want to give NY the win when CHI came in and got alot of questionable calls?

    Knicks lost to CHI, I didn't go around saying they lost to the refs...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Moroni View Post
    You get on these forums after every game and its just a free for all on the referees.

    Yesterday's Knicks/wolves game is the perfect example. Knick fans complain all game how one sided the game was called, then you go the the Minnesota board and they lost because of the bad calls.

    Bulls fans, lakers fans, nets and mavericks fans, its the same everywhere after every game.

    Someone posted that Lebron didn't get called for any fouls in 5 games...is that even true?

    Do people really believe the zebras have it out for their team?

    When does your team just lose because they actually got outplayed by the other team?

    The whining from fans of every team is just getting ridiculous after every game now.
    Yes, he went 2+ weeks without getting whistled for a personal foul.

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    The officials have a bad rep for a reason. You have to assume that there will be wrong calls made each game, but that they will also likley be balanced out by the end of the game.


    That said, I have to admit, as a fan of the game, I felt that the officials had a big bias in favour of the Bulls in the 90s, and I'm inclined to believe that was under the instruction of the league, after all, Jordan and the Bulls made up 60% of the league's revenue at the time (the rest of the league made up 40%). And the ratings were SO much higher when Jordan was playing (just look at the 90, 94 and 95 ratings for proof). Was the league helping Jordan to protect their own interests? I think so. The NBA is a business after all, and I honeslty believe that Stern runs it as such.

    Also, during the Lakers three-peat from 00-02, I found the officiating to be horrid and blatantly in favour of LA.

    I also thought that when Miami won with Wade and Shaq that the officials helped them (and most especially Wade) a LOT.

    I also thought that LBJ got a lot of calls when he played in Cleveland. I remember the Boston/Cavs series... and I think without the officials Boston would have put the Cavs away in 4 or 5 games instead of 7.

    But that said, I think the officiating has been good in many years as well. 03, 04 (Lakers did get a lot of calls), 05, I think Boston and LA since 08 earned every titles they won, as well as Dallas in 2011 and Miami in 2012. So the past few seasons I've been pretty happy with the officiating.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Moroni View Post
    You get on these forums after every game and its just a free for all on the referees.

    Yesterday's Knicks/wolves game is the perfect example. Knick fans complain all game how one sided the game was called, then you go the the Minnesota board and they lost because of the bad calls.

    Bulls fans, lakers fans, nets and mavericks fans, its the same everywhere after every game.

    Someone posted that Lebron didn't get called for any fouls in 5 games...is that even true?

    Do people really believe the zebras have it out for their team?

    When does your team just lose because they actually got outplayed by the other team?

    The whining from fans of every team is just getting ridiculous after every game now.
    LeBron James hasn't committed a personal foul in his last 250 minutes and 4 seconds played.

    That was as of Saturday, not sure where it is at now.

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    When your team loses its easier to blame the refs then your own team. But usually it's your team who just played bad. It always happens. However there are times when the refs do have a bad night or have very bad calls at a bad time of the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by InRoseWeTrust View Post
    Yes, he went 2+ weeks without getting whistled for a personal foul.
    That is quite remarkable...wow
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    LeBron Doesn't foul.

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    So I guess fans aren't aloud to have an opinion now? Okay cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I Rock Shaqs View Post
    So I guess fans aren't aloud to have an opinion now? Okay cool.
    Huh? So your opinion is on opinions. Ok.
    Last edited by Captain Moroni; 12-24-2012 at 11:54 AM.
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    i mean the refs do miss a lot of calls but we as fans have the luxury of slowmotion replays that the refs can't always go to. the refs do a good job without having to stop the game after each play, but i don't think the refs purposely throw games. i just don't think the owners of the league would allow that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rome View Post
    LeBron Doesn't foul.
    Lebron is perfect!!! No foul in 2 weeks he is truly able to do the impossible.

    Below is what Shaq thought of the officiating in his time as a mega star...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajcY_MJHLng
    Last edited by ghettosean; 12-24-2012 at 11:48 AM.


    Quote Originally Posted by knicksfan42 View Post
    ...For me a large part of it is that they were rivals. LeBron vs Wade was a great rivalry and for them to team up just doesn't sit right with me. It would've been cool if LeBron had gone to the Bulls.....
    and Bosh to the Heat to join Wade. That would've been awesome... I would've respected LeBron way more if he went there.
    Why have great rivals when you can join them and have none.... Lebron James where losing the spirit of competition happens!

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    Quote Originally Posted by I Rock Shaqs View Post
    So I guess fans aren't aloud to have an opinion now? Okay cool.
    allowed.

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    Go read the last 20 GT's in the Wolves forum. You won't see any complaining about the refs. The refs were terrible to close that game last night. Not even going into specifics, they have been covered, and I dare you to find 5 posts in my history where I complain about the refs. But they were that bad.

    NY fans complain about them all the time from what I can see, nothing new there.

    I am not getting into a fight over this, but the refs hosed the Wolves down the stretch. That being said, good teams find ways to overcome, so a loss is a loss.

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    only time I have complained about the refs was that jazz vs clippers game when Chauncey clearly flopped(he got a warning/fine for it) besides that refs are going to miss calls and things might not go your way, but you have to deal with it

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