Bogut was on Bay Area radio yesterday and essentially admitted this. Tolbert was asking Bogut about officiating and how you deal with different officials and their differing priorities as a player. Bogut (paraphrasing): "Well, you can figure them out within the first few minutes. Like if someone ever called a moving screen, it happened early in the game, and then you'd know to tighten up your screens that game." That was the first thing out of his mouth, LOL. "Tighten up your screens" = start setting legal screens for once in my life.
Kerr was answering the question "what allowed Lakers to comeback", Kerr first praised Lonnie Walker, and then said there were 3 or 4 illegal screens called that changed the momentum. Kerr reiterates he didnt get a chance to see the replays, the fouls could well be called correctly, but it felt disappointing to him during the game, so he was only implying that he felt the calls were debatable. So Kerr first answered what the Lakers did right, and then what the warriors did wrong that allowed the Lakers to come back.
I've seen plenty of times when the moving screen was completely unnecessary, that the defender was so far away anyways, but the offensive foul was called and took away the made-threes. I believe this tactic evens itself out even if it does sometimes gain advantages. Though I still think with all the quick releases and spacing, these shooters didnt really need the moving screens, and when the fouls are called, they lose three points. thank you very much.
If that dog is indeed the reincarnation of Paul the octopus i'm gonna go reverse John Wick and hunt that mf down. My heart can't handle another Curry ring.
Exactly this, their arrogance is just so unlikable. I remember Looney got called for an illegal screen that was so obvious, and they actually challenged it lmao.
Waiting for a clickbait Youtuber to drop a video about this (Illuminati and the coronation of King Charles and the Lakers win a measly baskeball games).
I dunno how others decipher his 'phrasing'…to me that equals to Bogut openly admits that the league using calls/no-call to let players understand who officials pick as the winner - if the league doesn't allow harden drawing fouls, they dunt want his teams to win; if the league doesn't allow GSW taking advantage of illegal screens, or give draymond Ts (warning), GSW got no chance to enter next round.
I know you guys are giddy to see the Warriors lose. I too am enjoying to see them suffer. But don't forget that the Lakers are as insufferable and as the media and officiating darlings as GSW and for much, much longer, way before the Warriors were relevant. I am rooting for the Lakers to lose the next two games and pushed this series to 7 games.
If next game when back to GS, draymond ain't permitted or ain't got any opportunities to get either bron or AD badly wounded, LAL will enter the WCF to face Suns.
I could recommend a video, if you're interested. The money, attention, and energy these basketball games and other sports capture make them anything but measly. That's unfortunate, maybe, but true.
Agreed, I will be rooting for whoever comes out of the East (likely the Celtics). Edit: And for the winner of Nuggets/Phoenix (hopefully Nuggets) vs. the winner of Lakers/Worriers
