Honestly I am not as worried about this problem as much as how we consistently get screwed in officiating. I am sure somewhere there is somebody nerdy enough to go through all the replays and see were we stand in the +/- officiating points if there is such a thing. Harden you could hire me and I will do it for you. ;D People in NBA reddit complains about Harden getting crazy fouls but I think we get screwed over so much (in before everyone feels that way about their own team). Honestly I like what Harden did at the end of the game. I hope it brings attention to the problem. The Rockets announcers always say they need a 4th official as a replay official. I think this could easily be done without slowing the game down that much if worked out correctly.
continuation needs to get ****ing sorted out too, the rule use to be clear, but now it has grey areas where refs can just give what they feel like at the time. Too many rules in the nba with grey areas. Rules should be clear so that refs can get the decision right and not be ridiculed so much. Last 3 mins needs to be played
I hate to say it but Rivers might just be better than any other PG on this team not named Chris Paul or even James Harden. Yes he's definitely better than our beloved Pat Bev on the Clippers as well.
Wouldn't it be cool if the reason Tilman and Morey didn't protest immediately was because they spent time calling around to other teams to see what other GMs and owners thought. And the feedback was that everyone wants them to protest, because they want to punish the league officiating by putting them in the spotlight for such an egregious and embarrassing mistake. And I hope the media makes a big deal that Scott Foster officiated in both this game and the Shaq/2007 one. who am I fooling ... the media will say Morey is whining, and ignore Pat Riley did the same protest on the same officiating mistake.
114-109 (LAC). Game would pick up with Harden shooting 2 free throws. Interesting thing would be what would happen if it was replayed from that point and Paul was healthy. I'm pretty sure in baseball, he'd be able to play.
For the media to call the nba out...it will have to be a network that doesn't get affected by the nba ratings. Why would ESPN risk their ratings by making the nba look bad? Conflict of interest.
It's about sending a message regardless of the results. Rockets should not b screwed over so blantly.
Didn't the NFL player protests during the national anthem presumably cause a drop in ratings. Didn't ESPN cover that ad nauseum? imo, you might be overthinking that a network will not cover a protest, if it hurts the ratings of a sport they cover ... and this relatively minor protest won't hurt ratings anyhow. btw: I was partly joking about singling out Scott Fisher for officiating during both this protest and the Pat Riley/Miami one. But even still, ESPN covered the Donaghy investigation, no? So, although the aren't the same, it indicates they didn't shy away from covering Donaghy for fear it would hurt the NBA.
our direct competitors are the guys who got together on the 'competition' cummitee and authored these very Harden Rules
It’s fking Juwan Evans. I get it. It shouldn’t matter who the player is. Rules are rules. But when good teams are asked what they thought of a missed call or ref screw up; they should just say that they shouldn’t have put themselves in that position in the first place. You don’t lose a game over one play. You shouldn’t lose a game over one Juwan Evans. Suck it up and move on. Side note: For a forum that has a bunch of users that cry foul on refs and conspiracy theories against the rockets, you really think this would make crews like the Rockets more?
I'm really not understanding how people keep saying that you can't use replay to change calls..... If I recall correctly that's exactly what they did to harden in the Memphis game...correct... They made a call, then went to replay and changed it.... now I haven't seen it happen again in any other game we've played or any I've seen..... Just makes me wonder sometimes..... Plus I constantly hear announcers saying that you can't use replay to change calls but that is what clearly happened in the Memphis game
It wouldn’t make sense that the other owners would have gassed up Tilman to protest and go at the refs when our main competitors, who all have someone on the competition committee unlike us, used the refs to target Harden in the first place through the Harden rule.
Actually, I think the replay begins with a technical foul on Lou Williams for trying to deceive the officials. Then, Harden takes his shots...That’s potentially a 2 point game with a game participant fouling out. You have to replay that ending. This is about wins and game integrity, plus I hate losing. And I love the protest because OKC thrives on being physical with Harden. This gives the talking heads material for the WHOLE day. Clean up your fouls on drives, NBA. But, James please, be smart. Don’t flail. Respect the game. You do shoot more FT than anyone else.
What you're suggesting is a conspiracy even when the bad officiating is so clear, succinct and with precedence of successful protest in the past. What I'm suggesting (partly in fun) is owners and GMs sympathizing around a common cause (officiating disputes) in this unique protest scenario, that would shame the officials. I don't see them saying, "This protest could help send a msg to the league...but screw that...it's the Rockets...downvote....unlike"
nobody is helping the number 1 seed, heypee. maybe if we were the kings they might feel a bit of sympathy for us. but even more so than this past summer now, yes, they're out for harden's flesh and if anything making calls into silver with praise for the current program. the Harden Rules are no different than political tactics for incumbent powers worldwide, ie using the law (police-military-security services) to burden/eliminate your political threats from overtaking you. even in the states, as we saw w/ the irs, all options are on the table in this regard. so as i've posted here before, harden's run so far this season, particularly before CP3's return, has been historically mindboggling because he's been putting up those numbers and wins playing 5 on 8 essentially every game. morey's on his own.
