Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[franco23x]

I suppose it's the refs fault Miami shot 50%

It's also the refs fault that the bulls were 1/7 in the 4th quarter in threes.

Also the fact that LeBron had one of his worst games of the year still ended up with 25/8/7

Not to mention Nate and Marco were 10/26, Nate was 1/7 from 3 himself, now we can go look at the free throw percentages, Bulls 68% to Miami's 86.7%.

Heat had 10 less fouls but 5 more free throw attempts?

That means the Heat had an opportunity for 5 more points, when they won by 10?

Bulls fans just mad at the facts, I could easily pull more out but I'm about to study :x

 

[100027]

People can be done with discussing the poor officiating all they want. My whole point is that the NBA continually leaves too much to be desired and they can be doing so much better.

Yessir.  No matter what your team is I think anyone who watches a lot of NBA basketball (and loves the game) is going to wish for better.

There's just so much inconsistency from game to game, play to play, team to team.  There are egregious violations you can get away with sometimes (travelling is pretty common) and then at the same time a guy will turn around and call a foul on a ticky-tack play or when there was no touch at all.  One team might get beat up and another can't be touched.  Or one night they might be bumping and grinding out there and the next it's the opposite.

As a fan it's just confusing and frustrating to watch.  Yes, Superstar favoritism is a huge problem with NBA reffing, but it's not the only problem.  Consistency is needed so badly and that's got to be obvious to anyone who watches the game.

 

[651akathepaul]

The calls were heavily skewed in favor of the Heat in the only stretch of the game that matters.

Agreed.

But I'm not sure how we're all surprised like this hasnt been happening for a while now.

I think with Inside The NBA and others calling out the officiating, its made even the casual fan aware of it which results in just about everyone being argumental about it. I'm glad the issue is being known, but its getting out of hand.

True and it's sad in my opinion. Guys like me and you and most on this forum will watch no matter what because we love basketball, but it's clear as day to see the problem and how much better the quality would be with the officiating bias and without some of the bogus calls.

 

[ballinsam23]

my main thing with refs is consistency. if you're gonna call a tight game, call it all game. if you're gonna let them play, dont call a touch foul or moving screen or some crap on the last possession of the game. just call it the same all game, and i'm good.

 

[addict4sneakers]

It's also commonplace to shrug off those that actually do have legitimate concerns.

Legit concerns? There were bad calls against both teams.

My dude was crying about the Noah over the back. Seconds later Battier fouled out on a clear charge by Gibson.

Earlier in the game Bosh did the salsa & hit a teammate for a wide open 3. Minutes later, Butler one-upped Bosh with another egregious travel & hit Gibson for a 3 point play.

Refs missed calls for both squads

But I'm done with the ref talk. Bottom line, MIA murdered CHI in the paint in game 2. 56 points in the paint.

Thibs countered by locking down the paint in G3 & forcing MIA to beat him with threes & long 2s and MIA was able to do that. Let's see if it continues in game 4.

he ain't lying

 

[JD617]

When calls go against the Bulls, it's the reason they lost. When calls go against the Heat, it took place during an imaginary stretch of an NBA playoff game that "doesn't matter." Duh.

 

[Bert.]

excited for the Knicks game tonight

 

[Methodical Management]

Will I think the rule is I cant post till a month after my SN DBD was banned.

They might just keep bannin the new SN I make till then.

It might've been possible for you to received a second chance if you'd waited a full month WITHOUT creating any new accounts.

Instead, you've made a complete nuisance of yourself and so long as that's the case you will never be welcome on our forums.  

Go away, DBD.  Go.

 

[duba169]

I didn't see the 4th I was watching hockey so I dunno who is right. But I do know that the NBA let this all get out of hand for years and years. You can't blame the fans for thinking the NBA isn't "kosher"

Between the drafts, preferential treatment to the max, officials going to federal prison, basketball reasons, Gift trades, incompetent refs, refs throwing out players on the bench for laughing, refs anger management problems, refs running into players in a game 7 and calling fouls, (oh wait the last 3 have all been Joey Crawford), collusion, Ticky tack fouls one one end, physical play on the other. Flopping

The NBA only truly has themselves to blame. They never addressed the public image problems that have been building up. They let everything snowball. And this is where we are.

 

[49erholic]

Where that suspension at for nazr?

 

[antidope]

Will I think the rule is I cant post till a month after my SN DBD was banned.

They might just keep bannin the new SN I make till then.

It might've been possible for you to received a second chance if you'd waited a full month WITHOUT creating any new accounts.

Instead, you've made a complete nuisance of yourself and so long as that's the case you will never be welcome on our forums.  

Go away, DBD.  Go.

But how will he prove that hes no longer a "nuisance" if hes banned?

 

[651akathepaul]

I didn't see the 4th I was watching hockey so I dunno who is right.

I am.

Nah, I see the points being made and I completely agree that the Heat made shots down the stretch. I'm not even arguing the outcome of the game because it's not like the Heat always need the refs in order to win a basketball game. It's the fact that the refs made it much easier on Miami and completely killed the intensity and intrigue of that game that bugs me. As you mention though...This isn't anything new.

 

[uncharteddrake]

It's also the refs fault that the bulls were 1/7 in the 4th quarter in threes.

Also the fact that LeBron had one of his worst games of the year still ended up with 25/8/7

Not to mention Nate and Marco were 10/26, Nate was 1/7 from 3 himself, now we can go look at the free throw percentages, Bulls 68% to Miami's 86.7%.

Heat had 10 less fouls but 5 more free throw attempts?

That means the Heat had an opportunity for 5 more points, when they won by 10?

Bulls fans just mad at the facts, I could easily pull more out but I'm about to study :x

THIS!

 

[mronegative]

whoops

 

[do work son]

Uhhhh what?

 

[CP1708]

Will I think the rule is I cant post till a month after my SN DBD was banned.

They might just keep bannin the new SN I make till then.

It might've been possible for you to received a second chance if you'd waited a full month WITHOUT creating any new accounts.

Instead, you've made a complete nuisance of yourself and so long as that's the case you will never be welcome on our forums.  


Go away, DBD.  Go.

 

[mronegative]

what what?

you saw nothing

 

[Methodical Management]

But how will he prove that hes no longer a "nuisance" if hes banned?

That ship has sailed.  

The absolute earliest I'd even CONSIDER giving him another chance would be long after the season is over.

 

[al3xis]

Calls get missed, bad calls get made. Polarizing teams and people get others upset.

Circle of life.

 

[antidope]

But how will he prove that hes no longer a "nuisance" if hes banned?

That ship has sailed.  

The absolute earliest I'd even CONSIDER giving him another chance would be long after the season is over.

Well that settles that. You will be missed DBD

 

[imlive365]

The thing is its not even the calls the big three are getting that are hurting the bulls. It's the heat bench that's killing them. Look at the bench points between each teams in game 1 and 2.

 

[CP1708]

But how will he prove that hes no longer a "nuisance" if hes banned?

That ship has sailed.  

The absolute earliest I'd even CONSIDER giving him another chance would be long after the season is over.

Well that settles that. You will be missed DBD

......................................

 

[antidope]

Not gonna lie I laughed at that

 

[licensed to ball]

But how will he prove that hes no longer a "nuisance" if hes banned?

That ship has sailed.  

The absolute earliest I'd even CONSIDER giving him another chance would be long after the season is over.

Well that settles that. You will be missed DBD

......................................

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

Charmers is who they yell at when they don't want to yell at each other

Meg Chalmers

Grown *** man getting sonned regularly on national TV and he lets it happen. ***** has to grow a pair of nuts at some point.

This guy Nazr gets flipped to the ground, then waits until Bron turns his attention to the refs, gets up and shoves guy when hes not looking. And hes getting love for it

If he really wanted some, he wouldve gotten up immediately and did his, not wait until Lebron turns his attention to the refs.

Okay.

now I just gotta hope Thompson hurt his hand

Wish injuries is so weak.

Pretty sure you had a different stance on that when Kobe tore his Achilles against your Warriors but I'm schleep though.