[Snowball]

This is not the NBA it used to be and not the way
playoff basketball should be officiated.
Indiana shot 46 free throws last night.
46.
3 Knicks players fouled out. Melo was given 5.
Knicks players got technicals for expressing unhappiness
with calls that shouldn't have been made.
This is in an elimination playoff game ? Not the playoff
basketball I remember.

I'll pass from now on. Sure, this has been brewing for years
but after last night I have no respect for the league.
And for those who say I'm only saying this because I lost,
well, you will get yours. This is a 50/50 betting proposition
where perceived edges and envisioning matchups are often
interfered with by the zebras.
When you bet Indiana against the Heat and LeScam gets
to the FT line 25 times, you will lose.

[pouyasophy]

This is not the NBA it used to be and not the way
playoff basketball should be officiated.
Indiana shot 46 free throws last night.
46.
3 Knicks players fouled out. Melo was given 5.
Knicks players got technicals for expressing unhappiness
with calls that shouldn't have been made.
This is in an elimination playoff game ? Not the playoff
basketball I remember.

I'll pass from now on. Sure, this has been brewing for years
but after last night I have no respect for the league.
And for those who say I'm only saying this because I lost,
well, you will get yours. This is a 50/50 betting proposition
where perceived edges and envisioning matchups are often
interfered with by the zebras.
When you bet Indiana against the Heat and LeScam gets
to the FT line 25 times, you will lose.

Nothing new.
Lebron was called for 2 fouls in the entire series vs the Bulls.
2006 NBA finals....MVP was Bennett Salvatore.
If I remember correctly Wade shot 7,000 free throws to the Mavs 6 in those finals.

[SWBET]

Thanks Stern

[face]

am used to refs favoring the popular teams. they used to be so predictable.

[gshock1]

I agree with this post. What I don't get though is why would the league favor a small market team? Pacers do not have the appeal of Knicks vs. Heat.

[Snowball]

in all truth... the book i made the Knicks series bet with
misgraded my bet as a win. The payout is in my account
as of now at least. I won't use it to bet, have plenty of
other available there to bet with... but after the month is
up I think I might bet with it if it's still there.
Sorry, i won't say the name of the book in this post.

[GoBlue77]

in all truth... the book i made the Knicks series bet with
misgraded my bet as a win. The payout is in my account
as of now at least. I won't use it to bet, have plenty of
other available there to bet with... but after the month is
up I think I might bet with it if it's still there.
Sorry, i won't say the name of the book in this post.

that happened to me, trust me it will be corrected sooner or later.

[No coincidences]

Nothing new.
Lebron was called for 2 fouls in the entire series vs the Bulls.
2006 NBA finals....MVP was Bennett Salvatore.
If I remember correctly Wade shot 7,000 free throws to the Mavs 6 in those finals.

Didn't LeBron go like 9 games during the regular season without being called for a foul?

This league is a joke.

[pouyasophy]

Didn't LeBron go like 9 games during the regular season without being called for a foul?

This league is a joke.

it's still fun to watch and can be unpredictable if the refs don't intervene....still fun to watch and bet on, whether or not I KNOW that the end goal is to help the more marketable players win

[ThaTopMoron]

wahhh! the Pacers shot 2x more freebies + probably the last 8 or so in the game when the Knicks were fouling in the last minute...

wahhh! i thought the league was rigged for the bigger market tho? so why would they favor the Pacers and not the Knicks?

wahhh! what the hell is going on?

maybe Hibbert knows how to play D w/out fouling all the time (hmmm, nasty block on Melo @ the rim )

maybe the Pacers just know how to play better D with less fouling... plus a lil edge to being at home.

maybe the Pacers drive to the hoop and have a big man inside who can score... maybe the Knicks should drive to the hoop more and stop shooting 3's... yeah, guys get fouled when shooting 3's all the time yo

maybe you dumb fuks should stop crying and have just picked the better team to win the game last night

[Snowball]

they corrected it. (the mismark)

oh well.. what's rly sad is they have ruined the game.
46 free throws and techs for frowns. pffff. had enough.

[YoungAD7]

yea there was alot of bullshit in that game

[Jikos]

wahhh! the Pacers shot 2x more freebies + probably the last 8 or so in the game when the Knicks were fouling in the last minute...

wahhh! i thought the league was rigged for the bigger market tho? so why would they favor the Pacers and not the Knicks?

wahhh! what the hell is going on?

maybe Hibbert knows how to play D w/out fouling all the time (hmmm, nasty block on Melo @ the rim )

maybe the Pacers just know how to play better D with less fouling... plus a lil edge to being at home.

maybe the Pacers drive to the hoop and have a big man inside who can score... maybe the Knicks should drive to the hoop more and stop shooting 3's... yeah, guys get fouled when shooting 3's all the time yo

maybe you dumb fuks should stop crying and have just picked the better team to win the game last night

because the pacers gave the heat a good series last year. i picked the better team to win last night and lost. the pacers are shit.

[panik]

Ok, see you tomorrow.

[Pauulzcappin]

snowball the knicks are a jump shooting team. snowball pacers play a lot inside and are very physical so they get foul calls. snowball the knicks are shit.

[Mr Handicapable]

One guy against 5 is not the better team....sorry. Even Jordan never won anything without Pippen and Melo is no Jordan.

As for the fouls...I get why 46 attempts to 18 seems fishy but look closer at the 2 teams. Hibbert went straight up while Chandler kept getting out of position and was pushing guys in the chest when they went up because he was out of position. Slow the tape down and you'll see it 95% of the time. Indy also has a true pwr forward in West. Chandler doesn't...he had to take on 2-3 big guys on every board by himself most of the time. LOOK AT THE TAPE. George is 6'9"...Stephenson is a big dude with a serious vertical....much much bigger than the Knicks guards.

Finally its not the refs fault that Kidd played so much. He's worthless now...everyone can see it but Woodson. They'd have Kidd, Martin, and Chandler out there....none can make anything outside of 5 feet so of course Melo will get swarmed. Thats on Woodson. Copeland makes damn near every open 3 he gets so Woodson plays JR Brick 10x more than Copeland. Thats not on the refs....sorry!!

[Lilfotoman]

Knicks were shooting 3's all night, while the Pacers were driving to the hoop and playing aggressive. Theres a reason why they got more freethrows.

[GoBlue77]

snowball the knicks are a jump shooting team. snowball pacers play a lot inside and are very physical so they get foul calls. snowball the knicks are shit.

please dont try and speak logic with a knicks fan. losing battle every time

[bubblebuttluv]

The Playoffs is the only time you can bet on the NBA. Though yes, NBA betting sucks and everyone is eagerly awaiting the return of football.

[ThaTopMoron]

because the pacers gave the heat a good series last year. i picked the better team to win last night and lost. the pacers are shit.

says the guy with Anthony as avatar... lol

the team that's shit is the team that played like shit in the series and in the last 5 minutes of last night's game... the 3p shooting junk, 1 on 1 team of Melo & JR Smith... the NY Kshits!

[TheMLBKing]

please dont try and speak logic with a knicks fan. losing battle every time

so much this.

[texhooper]

please dont try and speak logic with a knicks fan. losing battle every time

snowball is a celtics fan, i hope he doesn't overreact to this.

[Romerowned]

You're only saying this because you lost.

[StevenSuarez]

snowball the knicks are a jump shooting team. snowball pacers play a lot inside and are very physical so they get foul calls. snowball the knicks are shit.

This.

[Sport_Fish]

Odds he places a wager on MEM/SAS game on Tues, -2500

[pouyasophy]

because the pacers gave the heat a good series last year. i picked the better team to win last night and lost. the pacers are shit.

the heat would sweep the Knicks
The pacers will probably take 2 from Miami.
Every team that made the playoffs in the West is better than the Knicks, whether delusional Knicks fans want to admit it or not

[Seto]

snowball the knicks are a jump shooting team. snowball pacers play a lot inside and are very physical so they get foul calls. snowball the knicks are shit.

[face]

grizzlies outscored the spurs in the paint, but lost the game by 22 points.

the difference between the knicks and the spurs jump shooting is that spurs move the ball to create open shots, while knicks take contested jump shots.

[Jikos]

the heat would sweep the Knicks
The pacers will probably take 2 from Miami.
Every team that made the playoffs in the West is better than the Knicks, whether delusional Knicks fans want to admit it or not

you must be retarded. the knicks and the spurs are the only two teams in the NBA that can beat the heat in a seven game series. and how are the lakers, warriors, rockets, nuggets, clippers or grizzlies better? do people just like to ignore everything the Knicks have done this season? what expectations have to be met for you to be impressed by them? perfect record? this team was brought together this year for the most part and they're not the first to choke in the playoffs. they played their game in game 6 and if they had done that from the getgo a loss like that wouldn't have mattered at all because it would have been over in 5 games. i understand they played like shit but you people are the delusional ones; talking about a 54 win second seed team like they don't deserve to be in the playoffs.

[Pauulzcappin]

you must be retarded. the knicks and the spurs are the only two teams in the NBA that can beat the heat in a seven game series.

knicks fans

[Snowball]

snowball is a celtics fan, i hope he doesn't overreact to this.

that's right.. and they got ripped off in game 7 of the 2010 finals.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...4173827AAYiDcQ

to those who say Indiana penetrates, Knicks jump shoot, bla bla bla
been watching bball many years I know what I'm watching guys
Knicks were shafted by the refs. 46 FT's it was disgusting
can't even frown in this league. had enough like Sheed did.

btw Front Office already deemed Heat championship streak too
valuable a marketing tool. No idea why Indiana is even showing
up, contractual obligations only.

[Seto]

that's right.. and they got ripped off in game 7 of the 2010 finals.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...4173827AAYiDcQ

to those who say Indiana penetrates, Knicks jump shoot, bla bla bla
been watching bball many years I know what I'm watching guys
Knicks were shafted by the refs. 46 FT's it was disgusting
can't even frown in this league. had enough like Sheed did.

btw Front Office already deemed Heat championship streak too
valuable a marketing tool. No idea why Indiana is even showing
up, contractual obligations only.

not saying whether that game was called fairly or not, but that link you provided is supposed to convince people to agree with you?

[forzuto13]

grizzlies outscored the spurs in the paint, but lost the game by 22 points.

the difference between the knicks and the spurs jump shooting is that spurs move the ball to create open shots, while knicks take contested jump shots.

Yup, and too much iso by Melo like he is used to doing all his career.

[pouyasophy]

you must be retarded. the knicks and the spurs are the only two teams in the NBA that can beat the heat in a seven game series. and how are the lakers, warriors, rockets, nuggets, clippers or grizzlies better? do people just like to ignore everything the Knicks have done this season? what expectations have to be met for you to be impressed by them? perfect record? this team was brought together this year for the most part and they're not the first to choke in the playoffs. they played their game in game 6 and if they had done that from the getgo a loss like that wouldn't have mattered at all because it would have been over in 5 games. i understand they played like shit but you people are the delusional ones; talking about a 54 win second seed team like they don't deserve to be in the playoffs.

Winning 54 games in the East is like winning 34 games in the West. You Knick fans can't be serious. You must be mad at me for cashing in big on the Pacers series bet... It's ok...reality will set in next year when you are back to being the 4 seed in the East (when Rose returns).

BTW Nice decision on signing Amare. He sure seems like he's got something left.

[2daBank]

you must be retarded. the knicks and the spurs are the only two teams in the NBA that can beat the heat in a seven game series. and how are the lakers, warriors, rockets, nuggets, clippers or grizzlies better? do people just like to ignore everything the Knicks have done this season? what expectations have to be met for you to be impressed by them? perfect record? this team was brought together this year for the most part and they're not the first to choke in the playoffs. they played their game in game 6 and if they had done that from the getgo a loss like that wouldn't have mattered at all because it would have been over in 5 games. i understand they played like shit but you people are the delusional ones; talking about a 54 win second seed team like they don't deserve to be in the playoffs.

gotta love ny fans..lmao ("beat heat in 7 gm series")..tell us how the jets are primed for a run please