Dwight Howard suspended for tonight's game against the Heat

Why is anyone surprised? You can't slam referee's hand, no matter how bad he is. Dwight is stupid, that's all.

 

Refs are a superior breed of human who are incapable of error.

[Not defending Dwight's actions here. Just can't resist using sarcasm regarding NBA referees.]

 

We need to send the NBA a complaint in comic sans. This warrants it.

 

THIS type of play has at least 2-3 fouls not being called on the Warriors that would get 3 different whistles blowing on the Rockets.

I wish we would get the calls the Warriors get.

 

I'm firmly on Dwight's side. When healthy he's been nothing but nails for us, especially in the playoffs. This is strictly an us vs them situation, so screw them.

 

to be fair, i believe that gsw/cle video is from the last play of a finals game. pretty much anything goes on a play like that.

 

Those are the rules. It really isn't difficult, and the players know them.

As to 'why' the players aren't allowed to touch the officials - if you need it explained then there is a problem...

 

Disagree.

It's easy to view things through your own bias. If you step outside and lookout things unbiased, you'll see the Rockets aren't unfairly targeted. Dwight has these little "slapfests" (for lack of a better word) on a nearly nightly basis.

Dwight is constantly being caught looking like the instigator, even though its clear through the magic of watching it on tv and reply that he is just responding to constant pushing that he's not, but he is nonetheless constantly being too directly physical to get his point across.

We get it... he's being ref'd "unfairly" - welcome to being a crazy beast of a big man in the NBA. See every great big man ever.

You have to play SMARTER.

Similarly, with no biased glasses looking at the Warriors games.. sure you can see the moving picks, the grabs, holds, etc.. but you HAVE to be specifically looking for them. They are done subtly and smartly. They aren't obvious and right in front of your face, as many of Dwight's retaliation moves are.

The Rockets would be treated just like the Warriors, if they played just like the Warriors.

 

Not really dude, the moving picks, grabs and sticking out of hips are VERY OBVIOUS! Players and teams being treated differently has been a part of the game since forever. The Jazz of Stock & Mail got away with a lot more than 99% of the league. Rodman got away with a lot more than the rest of the league etc.