I won my play, but I can't watch this shit anymore. How can they call a foul on that Wade drive to the basket? He was barely touched. 26 free throws? What a frecking joke this league is. They are robbing the Mavericks blind.
Illusion
Restricted User
08-09-05
25166
#2
Dallas will get all of the calls when they return to home. That's just the way the NBA is.
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bigboydan
SBR Aristocracy
08-10-05
55420
#3
it's just the way this series has gone. i'm sure the mavs will probly get the calls in game 6 as ILL said. this one will go 7
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onlooker
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
08-10-05
36572
#4
Miami in six.
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goldengoat
SBR MVP
11-25-05
3239
#5
dallas is getting screwed hard
no way that was a foul
dallas had way more fouls on them
granted they hack a shaq but miami was at the line all day
add this to the B.S, suspension of stackhouse
something smells like sh.it about these nba finals
stern's punk @ss doesn't want cuban to win
stop babying D wade and sending him to the line everytime someone looks at him
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Illusion
Restricted User
08-09-05
25166
#6
Why are you guys so upset. Dallas still covered tonight.
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Seattle Slew
SBR Hall of Famer
01-02-06
7373
#7
I have a series play on Dallas (very small) and this was my first play in the finals. Despite the win, I just cannot stand it when refs decide a game.
I thought overall they weren't terrible tonight, but way too many fouls called to help Wade. What, he misses 8 of his first 10 shots, so they put him on the line all night so he scores over 20 for sure?
Dallas is getting robbed in this series. You can't call a foul in that spot with 1.9 left. I'm telling you watch the replay. He was barely touched and compare it to the fshot he made with 2.9 left in regulation where he got bumped twice. You could have defended a call there.
And dumbass Hubie Brown defends the call in OT, saying "he got hit on the leg" by (I think, Josh Howard). Then they call the foul on Nowitski, who didn't touch Wade!!
How about that Hubie? Oh, nothing to say after Breen pointed that out.
Originally posted by Illusion
Why are you guys so upset. Dallas still covered tonight.
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Dark Horse
SBR Posting Legend
12-14-05
13764
#8
The refs have decided plenty of playoff games this season. What else is new?
Is NBA fixed? Probably. To a large extent.
Does it matter? No. Dallas will win next two.
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Seattle Slew
SBR Hall of Famer
01-02-06
7373
#9
I'm not so sure. Miami got just about nothing from players other than Wade tonight and they still won. If Shaq has a big game, or Jason Williams gets hot from 3-point range, they could win this. I do think their best shot is Game 6.
Originally posted by Dark Horse
Does it matter? No. Dallas will win next two.
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goldengoat
SBR MVP
11-25-05
3239
#10
dirk should attack the basket every time he touches it in game 6 and if they don't call touch fouls like most of the ones D wade is getting then the fix is in and stern will probably be laughing at cuban
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Curse Fire
SBR High Roller
03-20-06
241
#11
Im agreed with yall guys slew and goat about the
refs fvcking us big time in this one. There going
out of there way to keep the Mavs from winning
cause of Cubans big mouth. But the refs blown
calls in in every game they do so why should they
be no different right now. Stern probaly told them
to stick it to the Mavs again in Game 6 just to
keep Cuban from making any money on a game 7.
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scottyy11
SBR Wise Guy
03-08-06
693
#12
i am really not a big fan of the 2-3-2 game format it gives the dog home court edge after 5 games
the nhl has it right 2-2-1-1-1
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bigboydan
SBR Aristocracy
08-10-05
55420
#13
i like the nhl format much better.
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Seattle Slew
SBR Hall of Famer
01-02-06
7373
#14
I never thought the NBA would stick to that format for 20 years. It first came in in 1985. I also think it sucks. But with the NBA, what else would you expect.
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priceperheadexpert
SBR High Roller
05-22-06
154
#15
ONLOOKER..Heat in 6 no picnic for me..If that prop kicks in, the house suffers..Shit happens..I have been touting the HEAT all year..Now we all see what the home court is worth..When leaving Dallas Avery was the next Auerbach..Now he makes a big mistake, and he goes from the penthouse to the outhouse..Still time to redeem and win..But I believe there is a learning curve, and you just dont take a team all the way in your first full year..Padre Riles making all the right moves.
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Dark Horse
SBR Posting Legend
12-14-05
13764
#16
Let's say the refs decide 2 points. That is just 1% of a game with a 200 pt total. But it is 50% of a 4 pt spread.
Compare this to football. If the refs decided 1% of a 40 pt game, that would be 0.40 points. For that to be 50% of the spread, the game would have to have a 1 pt winner (with 20%to spare).
Obviously, refs have a lot more influence in the NBA than in the NFL. This makes it easier to rig games, but it does not mean that games are indeed rigged. If anything, the temptation is considerable.