Just call it both ways—it's really that simple. I don’t like complaining about the refs, but they let way too much slide. And Draymond has the longest leash in the NBA.
Will never happen - we are a young team, you can go back and look at Amen and Alpi drives and they should have been and 1s…. Warriors cry cry cry and with the Championship rep and multi all stars …. Things just lean against us
For the most part, I think how Draymond is officiated is the only weird thing about the officiating in this series. I just don't know how he gets the benefit of the doubt. Big guys are allowed to be hit, while small guys can't be touched, which is typical NBA officiating, along with more contact allowed away from the basket than the closer you get. The Rockets are a very physical team (i.e., the Rockets push what is and isn't a foul often).
The refs wear Golden State jerseys, just like the announcers and Adam Silver. We just have to play with that in mind and hope we can overcome.
yeah. just allow them to get handsy so long as it's not a push. They were known for the moving screens but what they're doing now. It's something else.Straight up leveling Amen. Oh just do that to them now problem...nope. In comes Butler looking to fly in to the pick so that he can draw the offensive foul. Vintage Utah Jazz crap.
Tbh, if they call it unfair again I genuinely think we should just turn into a team of Draymonds. See how many Warriors we can take out of the playoffs just to ensure they don't win a chip. Literally Amen bodyslamming Jimmy on his Diddy-sprain. Dillon breaking Donkey's ****ing d******d jaw.
The Warriors (Kerr in particular) learned years ago that once Steph made them media darlings, they could get away with a lot of things that other teams get called for. The league higher-ups loved seeing this team to deep into the playoffs every year. Illegal screens, dirty play, etc. It was telling that early in the series, their coach, their team and their fans were all freaking out about how much the Rockets were putting their hands on Curry to slow him down. Now all of a sudden, another team was using their own tactics and they were incensed and screaming for the league to shut down this ugly style of play. I truly believe they are the most hypocritical of all former NBA champions. Play dirty, but pretend you don't. Talk about how beautiful your game is, while one of your guys is single-handedly maiming other teams. No honor over there.
I haven't had any issues with refs other than how Draymond's antics have been officiated. He continues to get away with way more than every other player and he's done NOTHING to earn that grace. He's basically a certain child currently in charge, does so much crap to flood the zone, that refs are overwhelmed. The NBA seriously needs to empower them with regards to Draymond. That's my biggest issue.
I must say watching the amount of flopping is so strange because i was told its a bad thing Rocket River
The reality is that you shouldn't put yourself in position to give the ref an opportunity to make the foul call. If they are calling phantom foul calls, I totally understand the anger, but if the defensive player is making contact with the offensive player that could be deemed a foul, then it's best not to put yourself in a situation for the ref to make the call. I imagine this sort of move is likely a "veteran" move where if you aren't caught, freaking great, otherwise, not great. For the most part, refs do not call ticky tack fouls in a game winning situation. It happens from time to time, but most of the time they let them play. Dillon and Eason have a freaking tendency to make low IQ plays that cost us points. In this instance, Jimmy Butler was shooting up a prayer and Dillon did not need to make the contact but instead just contest with both hands up. Draymond Green definitely has the longest leash that I have ever seen on a player. His antics must fall under some ADA guideline where the league has to accommodate his outbursts towards the referees and also allow for his extracurricular activity when he is falling and he flails his hands and feet in unnatural positions which typically connect with the opposing player. It's extremely irritating that they let him get away with his BS.
That is flat BS. Defense in the NBA involves aggression and players should play defense without worrying about refs being loose with the whistle. If touching a player lightly is a foul, Sengun would have 20 missed free throws a game.
We want it but won't get it. The media ignored Jimmy Butler's egregious flopping last game because all they care about is more Warriors and more Curry. It's why no cares about the Rockets getting brutally screwed over in the 2018 series. They're all media shills for Curry. Draymond is his enforcer and his antics and illegal screens get ignored because they allow Curry to shoot those precious 3s that everyone loves. It's shameless fanaticism and hypocrisy.
No idea how Draymond gets away with what he does every single game. It's unbelievable! NBA officiating is the absolute worst.
I'd rather them just call it same way both sides (not happening) but I do kind of miss 70s-90s ball. Not as many ticky-tack fouls. It's also silly how they change the definition of a flagrant, play to play. I don't want a Detroit Bad Boys level of reffing/fouls, but I do prefer letting the players decide, it's just that it'll probably never be like that again. Especially with the amount of money/talent/sponsors involved now. They just need to make it consistent and not change it randomly during a game/series (this is mainly a side point from Warriors getting special treatment).
I've said it multiple times. Refs hate Dillon Brooks. If Dillon even looks suspicious in a play, they call it on him. That's the price you pay for having a reputation of being over aggressive. The only exception is Draymond Green. Somehow the league just ignore his well documented dirty plays. He can do anything he wants and still be given more than the benefit of the doubt.
