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Dolfan in NYC

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This dunk counted (Your reigning MVP playing some excellent defense here)

This one didn't 

How in the world does the NBA not have basic replay to determine if a ball went into the basket?  They can review if someone has a toenail on the 3 point line and take away a point, but not whether they actually made the basket?  Remember when you couldn't review whether a field goal went through the uprights in the NFL?  This is some basic fundamental shit.  

And as you can see, immediately after they made the wrong call, Harden and D'Antoni were immediately challenging it.  Total bullshit.  There needs to be bad ref accountability.  

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Okay, I certainly don't think you need three damned YouTube videos to illustrate your point.  

And to answer your pearl-clutching... There is accountability for bad reffing.  

Referees are constantly scrutinized in the league, with employees dedicated exclusively to finding where referees fucked up.  This is an egregious mistake (that the Rockets *did not challenge*), and the ref crew in question will probably be: severely fined, demoted off playoff duties, assigned to less competitive games, suspended, and possibly fired.

Your team lost, and that sucks.  But speaking as a ref, kindly stick it when you say there's no accountability for referees. 

It's one of the hardest jobs out there and the only time you will EVER be noticed is when you are human, and fuck up. 

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8 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

Okay, I certainly don't think you need three damned YouTube videos to illustrate your point.  

And to answer your pearl-clutching... There is accountability for bad reffing.  

Referees are constantly scrutinized in the league, with employees dedicated exclusively to finding where referees fucked up.  This is an egregious mistake (that the Rockets *did not challenge*), and the ref crew in question will probably be: severely fined, demoted off playoff duties, assigned to less competitive games, suspended, and possibly fired.

Your team lost, and that sucks.  But speaking as a ref, kindly stick it when you say there's no accountability for referees. 

It's one of the hardest jobs out there and the only time you will EVER be noticed is when you are human, and fuck up. 

If there really was accountability for bad referees, Tony Brothers and Scott Foster would be out of job.  Joey Crawford would have never had a long career. 

It's one thing if we're talking about a judgment call on a charge or blocking foul.  Or whether or not there was a foul on a drive to the basket. 

Whether or not a ball goes in the basket is a fundamental of the game.  Did the ball go in the basket?  There doesn't need to be an "official challenge" to determine if a basket is made.  And if a referee or three are too incompetent to tell if a ball went in the basket, take a moment during the conference afterward or during the timeout directly after the play to review it and see what's plainly there on the replay -- the ball went in the basket.  It didn't even come back out of the cylinder! 

Further, the Rockets were challenging it as soon as it was ruled a no-basket -- It's on the video.  We have the technology to make sure a ball goes in the hoop.  Why don't we use it? 

I don't know how the NBA expects gambling to be a big revenue generator when it's clear that the officiating is a) biased and b) incompetent.  

Jesus Christ. 

 

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1 hour ago, Infinit said:

Dude no Harden mark should ever complain or point out others flopping lol

There a better Harden flop this year?  Generally speaking, Harden goes to the free throw line because he actually gets fouled.  Yeah, he initiates contact, but he generally doesn't go full on Academy Award hunting like Lowry (or LeBron) does.  

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55 minutes ago, Lawful Metal said:

There a better Harden flop this year?  Generally speaking, Harden goes to the free throw line because he actually gets fouled.  Yeah, he initiates contact, but he generally doesn't go full on Academy Award hunting like Lowry (or LeBron) does.  

Here are some Academy Award examples (Lowry is nowhere near the acting levels of Harden and Lebron lol)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RP9wFKh55xg&t=39s

 

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Talk about a coach being set up to fail: "We expect wins with this roster" give him a roster that had arguably the five best players on the team all play the same position with very similar skill sets.

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33 minutes ago, Infinit said:

Here are some Academy Award examples (Lowry is nowhere near the acting levels of Harden and Lebron lol)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RP9wFKh55xg&t=39s

 

Those aren't from this year. Hell, some are so old he's on OKC.   And, strangely enough, he's being fouled in every single one of the examples.  Maybe not the one where he's on Michael Carter-Williams's back, but I wouldn't exactly call that a flop.  

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Fizdale was 21-83 in less than two seasons as Knicks coach, and he is owed the remainder of his four-year, $22 million contract. His .202 winning percentage with the team is the fifth-worst with a single team, with a minimum of 100 games, over the last 30 NBA seasons.

Since James Dolan's first full season as owner of the Knicks in 1999-2000, the team has had 12 head coaches -- tied for most in the NBA over that span with the Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and Detroit Pistons.

 

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32 minutes ago, Lawful Metal said:

Those aren't from this year. Hell, some are so old he's on OKC.   And, strangely enough, he's being fouled in every single one of the examples.  Maybe not the one where he's on Michael Carter-Williams's back, but I wouldn't exactly call that a flop.  

Even the ones where he clearly wasn't touched and throws his head back dramatically? Lol

Please explain the call vs DeRozan @ the 1:13 mark. 

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22 minutes ago, Infinit said:

Even the ones where he clearly wasn't touched and throws his head back dramatically? Lol

Please explain the call vs DeRozan @ the 1:13 mark. 

This may be difficult for you to understand, but there's a chin under all that beard.  Demar's elbow clearly hits him in the beard, ergo., it hits him in the chin.  Just because he has a beard doesn't mean it's impenetrable.  The Beard also clearly moves from the impact.  Try again. 

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