Bingo we have a winner!! That is exactly what happened and Bogut has been getting away with a lot in this series thus far(moving picks, grabbing players arms jerseys, and pushing).
They just bulldozed people out of the way to free Curry. Freaking shame on NBA. Curry is the MVP because NBA lets him. I don't usually complain about officiating, but this series has been in favor the Warriors to a point that is absurd.
If Capela did that he would have been ejected. D12 got a break because of who he is. I'm not complaining just saying. Joey looked out for us
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It doesn't include them getting into position but... He's definitely holding Howard's arm after he shoves him with 2 hands.
I mean Dwight had an opportunity to get a loose ball on that play. Bogut is constantly allowed to push prod and pull the guy. It's such bs the way the Golden state Moving Screens are officiated. Bogut, Green, and Iggy can literally hack at will anytime someone goes in the lane, while Dwight gets touch fouls all game long.
There, how about Bogut's two hand push on Howard that led to Howard's push. A normal person would do react ... Howard's been pushed, fouled (not called) in all these games. A couple of more rebs here and there that should have been ours would have completely changed this series. That said, Howard should've know BETTER than that.
I'm assuming the video hasn't been posted. Different angles from the broadcast. [YouTube]N_-26J6OT1o[/YouTube]
That wild punch Shaq threw at the back of Brad Miller's head in the early '00s was the definition of stupid.
And that's my biggest issue with this...Dwight absolutely has no choice but to keep his cool from here on out. It's his fault that he's racked up so many technical fouls throughout the playoffs. I dont really care what other teams are doing, at this point, Howard just needs to shut up and play without all this extracurricular activity. Any suspension now until the end of the playoffs would just be the nail in the coffin for the Rockets and we cant afford for that to happen.
One of the things I hate most about the NBA is how much the way it is officiated encourages flopping. Look at Dwight. If he flops on that Bogut push/grab , then that is a foul on Bogut. But Dwight doesn't flop very often, retaliates, and gets called for a flagrant. Dwight is constantly getting hacked and fouled, but, since he doesn't flop when it happens, they don't get called. Then, when he plays through such contact using his strength, the opponent that was just hacking him flops, and Dwight gets called for the foul. It is infuriating. As much as I hate on someone like LeBron for flopping so much, the way Howard is officiated shows how it is as much the fault of the NBA as the players that flopping is so prevalent. Simply put, if Howard flopped more he would be hacked less and get less fouls called on him. If LeBron didn't flop, he would be hacked more and have more fouls called on him. The NBA has created a stupid situation where players are being encouraged to play in a way that makes the game less enjoyable to watch.
It was really more of a fore-arm slap to the face than a vicious punch or elbow, but it was obviously intentional... not sure if it makes a difference to the league when they review these things.
There were a lot of people saying it was worse than what Horford did, but it's just the media hating the Rockets. Horford literally elbow dropped the guy intentionally. Howard was trying to get free with some force, he does that all the time were he flings his arms to get free. I agree Bogut and the Warriors get away with murder, and I don't know why. Every single rebound and screen there is a foul that I can tell. I hope if he does get suspended, Capela shows up and they start blowing the damn whistle.
Oh, and there was this... <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9oUJV8ApL58" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe>
Bogut got away with murder but Howard was just trying to get free with some force and accidentaly his arm found Boguyt's chin? LMAO plz it was a clear retaliation. Or you think that if someone doesn't look where he swings his arms he didn't mean it?
Play by play: Howard tries to setup in the post and bumps Bogut back (not even a push) Bogut retaliates by giving Howard a hard push in the back and then grabbing his arm With Bogut still holding his arm, Howard throws his elbow back to free his arm and clearly frustrated with Bogut
Yes, a leader would do that. OTOH, it kills me to see guys on their side like Green overachieving but doing the right things.
Also funny how much they (everyone) are comparing it to JR. Smith who literally threw his arm back fast enough to knock someone out, which this was no where near that intent or force. It's been said, but it's also odd how no one that analyzes it really talks about all the contact before it, or how he's still holding his arm when he breaks free. I'm guessing if he wanted to hurt the guy, he could have. Amazing what Bogut and Green have gotten away with this series. With all the poor analysis of it and calls for it being so egregious, I will be surprised if they don't suspend him regardless of the real perspective and differences between this and other more intentional and less called for moves.... also, all the bad flagrant / tech calls on DH prior to this... just seems like they've been setting him up for this fall all along. Hate to see it, hate to say it, but doesn't look good. Perhaps if he'd let all this happen without getting angry he'd be in better shape, but I'd like to see anyone else in the league put up with all this and not getting calls without getting frustrated. Then there's the fact everyone calls him soft for so long... I don't know, just seems unfair all in all. Hashbrown agenda.
So let me get this straight, Dwight should know better but 3 other guys who's job it is to watch get off the hook? And Green and Bogut also off the hook. That doesn't seem fair.
Yes, unfair indeed, but sports isn't fair. Competing under duress isn't for the average folks like us. It's not fair, but he's gotta find a way to manage it and let it out positively. He is a 11 year veteran too.
