This team is in the god forsaken situation they are in due to their own incompetence. Stop trying to shift blame to someone else
eh, the nba did rob us of a title, the feelings would be a bit different if we had the 18 championship
Once they released the Kraken, it doesn't go quietly back into it's cage! There are consequences, and a terrible break in trust between the league and the fans. Most of my friends have quit the NBA, they refuse to even talk about the Rockets or anything NBA related. I'm glad I have the NBA community here at Clutchfans, but all my family members, most of my friends, etc are (at least so far) DONE with the NBA..... Sports used to bring us together, now it divides us within a fanbase. Truly a sad commentary on our current state.
the NBA hurt CP3 and then put that device on the rim that caused those missed 3s. they are without conscience.
true but with that logic we should have gone into the following season as favorites right? Except we didnt. Instead we broke up our "championship" level team the moment we could. We finished with the 4th seed after letting our starting forward walk for nothing and picking up bottom of the barrel vet min michael carter williams as our backup pg for 34 year old chris paul coming off a season ending hamstring injury
I don't know if it holds weight. Why would they give the New Orleans Pelicans, no rabid fanbase, no international presence, no big market Zion one of their most marquee stars in a while? Why would minnesota get another no 1 pick 2 times in recent history, Also do the suns have some connection to china that we don't know about? What about cleveland...we all know the chinese love to vacation in...cleveland? I'm for a more transparent live lottery, the nba does it in the dumbest way possible. But the facts aren't clear on any team being favored altough the suspect is the chances that drose got home in his no 1 year, as did lebron, but ultimately the heavy majority of em don't support it.
Right? I’m tired of all this negativity. They worked really hard to suck this bad... so hopefully it pays off in the end. Not every #1 pick is best. See MJ.
" Chris Paul wasn't directly asked about the officiating during his press conference following a Game 3 loss by the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers, but he alluded to it. "If I was a betting man, 11 games in a row," Paul said. "Eleven games in a row." The reference was to Paul's losing streak in the playoffs when Scott Foster is refereeing. Both Paul and James Harden were teammates in Houston, they each had issues with Foster. "
Tilman is a shill for China, he wrecked the Rockets to clear the west for LeBron and Curry. How else do you explain CP3 + 4 picks for WB?
Thanks OP, I really trusted the NBA and looked up to it as a model of integrity and transparency, but now I'm forced to rethink my life choices.
The uncalled fouls of Klay and Dray stepping under 3 point shooters (which impartial commentators were remarking on, and are called flagrant-1s by rule) were enough potential points to close it out in game 6 alone. The officiating was still godforsaken in game 7 (we ain't even talking about holding and moving screens) but they 100% extended the series to 7. There can be no doubt if you go back and watch the first 2 quarters of game 6 (I pretty much can't bring myself to, esp with that GSW crowd). In game 7 we choked and took it on ourselves to finish the job. I've known since I was about 12 years old during the infamous Lakers-Kings series that the NBA 'subtly influences' outcomes.
Great question.....if we get a top three pick I will be thrilled and believe that the “worst days” of this league doing the shenanigans we have all had to deal with may be finally ending. Hate to have this contrarian view, but the fix was clearly in on the Golden State series and now I have trust issues with this league.
I like how people spend so much energy to come up with arguments to not do something... ...when they could spend a fraction of that energy just not doing it. OP, if you distrust the NBA so much, then don't watch games. Do something you think is more productive with your time.
That and finals dont exist because James Harden team would cake walk against LeBron lmfao. Small city mentality around this sub, Rockets have more than enough opportunities to reach finals and give themselfs chance, refs are far from decisive factor they failed
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/06...y-phone-calls-refereeing-celtics-heat-game-3/ "“I made a list of things [Donaghy and I] could have been talking about. It was about 45 things. It could be a family thing or who was hotter, Betty or Wilma.” They just were best friends talking about their day damn it!
