Lakers are getting ALL the calls and I am sick of it!!

Everyone--

Sorry for my very COACHlike response to the post. For all the regulars on this BBS, it is no secret that he and I don't really get along.

As a matter of fact, I have yet to miss a game this year, and there were many calls tonight that I found questionable. But can we honestly say that the referees took us out of the game? Did they take us out of a position where we could win? Absolutely not. WE did that.

COACH--Fine, good, whatever. I'm really tired of arguing with you. One question though--there have been other games where there were questionable calls, and you were nowhere to be found (no, wait, you're STILL watching last year's finals, trying to find all of those bad calls). Why is it you only come out of your cave when we play the Lakers? Such an instance would imply not that you were that upset with the calls hurting the Rockets, but rather helping the Lakers. Many people here hate the Lakers--but try not to go overboard here.

As much as I hate to, I have to STRONGLY echo The Cat's sentiments on this matter. We had every opportunity to win this game, but couldn't execute down the stretch and couldn't guard Kobe all night long (what was he, 20-26 or something?). That kind of thing happens. We lost to a better team.

Sorry if I've pissed all you guys off, but I think it's a cheap cop-out to blame the game on the referees when there's SO many other places to point the finger...blaming referees is never going to change the way a game will be called in the future...hell, what we say here probably doesn't matter at all. But I think it is much more helpful to look at OUR OWN players, and see what we can fix there.

To Mo's credit, this guy looks like a much different player to me lately...much more aggressive. Don't get me wrong, I think he can get better...but I am MUCH RELIEVED at what I'm seeing.

Who thinks I'm wrong here? Seriously, if there is anyone that thinks that there is NO WAY we could have won this game as a direct result of bad calls, be heard. Other than you, COACH, we know where you stand. Don't get me wrong, the calls didn't help, but I can't blame the refs when the team should be held more responsible.

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Jazzkiller

 

COACH SAMPSON

hey can u let us in on the infamous david stern written storyline on how the playoffs will go? who will be cheated this year? comon man whats the story? and how come the lakers havent gone 82-0 man? isnt david stern supposed to set up their new dynasty?

seriously coach has the thought ever occured to u that they are a pretty good team? u come around here every month with some foolish rant about how the refs suck. yes some refs do suck and yes bad calls are made. but stop w/ ur "CONSPIRACY THEORY #1313 HOW THE ROCKETS/PACERS ARE CHEATED"

why are you dissing the cat? kobe made jumpshots and dunks? what calls are involved in that?

geez man itz basketball not The David Stern Story.

we lost and itz our fault...



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--TEX

 

SLC cringe and i cringe in fear of the almighty coach's knowledge

i agree w/ SLC. players should stop making excsues. i think the refs suck too at times. but coach sampson has a funny idea that the every game is determined by the officiating.

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--TEX

 

So, Coach . . . Any thoughts about whether Bush won Florida fair and square?

 

Bush LOST Florida, but won the Supreme Court Vote.

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"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning how to put food on their family while being put to death."

 

"Stop trying to get other posters to agree with you about your blind opinion...dont try to twist peoples arms into agreeing with you"

How am I twisting anybody's arms? Does anybody feel violated? Oh, it must have been my "Be heard" and my sincere "Who thinks I am wrong?" I guess next time I'll just try a simple COACHlike "F U M-F" so that nobody will be offended.

"some people actually have common sense"

Couldn't have said it better myself, COACH, and, you ain't one of them. Individual calls, no matter how damaging you think they may be, do NOT dictate the outcome of the game, with no input from the players whatsoever. Do you ever think the Lakers do anything right? Do you ever think the Pacers do anything wrong? No? Well, then who's lacking the aforementioned common sense?

"Your the type of guy no matter how bad the games are refed teams should still win, What kind of crazy way of thinking is that?"

I guess you're right, man. Damn, I'm nuts, considering that is the main principle behind the NBA, IMO. If you don't share my opinion, that's just fine, but what is your goal, COACH? You want everyone to think your way? So that no one watches basketball anymore, because all of the games are "fixed?" If so, this is the wrong place for you to be, because NOBODY will share your opinion. Stick to what you think, I don't care, but don't expect everyone else to bow down and agree with you.

"O.K. here it goes"

Thanks for preparing me, man, I can barely wait to get to the question...

"Why should teams have to play better because another team is getting the close calls and preferred calls, Why cant that team(the Rockets) just concentrate on playing their game instead of worrying about other teams getting special treatment from biased refs.
answer the question SLC"

First of all, your "unique" form of writing takes WAY too long to decipher. Quit skipping school and learn how to write a legitimate freaking sentence!!! Third grade wasn't that hard when I was there, and it shouldn't have changed much.

OK. A team shouldn't HAVE to play better because another team is getting "preferred" calls. However, until we as a human race can learn to conquer human error, the element WILL ALWAYS EXIST in all phases of life. We can try to control it, yes, but expecting a referee to NEVER make an incorrect call is pure ignorance. Until you become an official NBA referee, you have NO PLACE trying to tell us what is right and wrong. By saying "Why can't that team (the Rockets)," you are showing just how immature and silly you really are. Are you implying that the ONLY TEAM getting screwed by calls is the Rockets? Oh, no, of course not, the Pacers are the victims too. And everytime, the Lakers are the villains. Damn your black heart, David Stern. I'm sure you have nothing better to do than screw over the Pacers and Rockets, time and time again.

As far as I'm concerned, the Rockets did concentrate on their game as well as we can expect a young, immature team to do. The referee's calls had NOTHING to do with Rudy's playmaking. The Rockets tried to play their strategy down the stretch, and the Lakers defense stepped up (Yes, COACH, the Lakers did something right). And the Rockets failed. Damn. I know it sucks, but move on!!! The referees did not walk into the huddle and tell us, "Hey, uh, Rudy, we'd appreciate it if you gave the ball to Mobley every play, and forced him to shoot. We know his elbow is hurting him, so it will give the Lakers the better opportunity to win this game." Just as Rudy would not have responded "Sure thing, buddy. I know my role in this league." Individual calls can give one team a slight advantage on a particular possession, but cannot be blamed for the outcome of the entire game!!! On the day where the Rockets do every single thing right, including shooting 100% from the field, perfect from the line, totally outrebound their opponents, defend every shot, and perfect every aspect of their game and STILL LOSE, then and ONLY THEN will I have respect for anything that comes out of your mouth. No, on the last possessions of the game, the Rockets didn't spend the whole time worrying about what kind of special treatment the Lakers were going to receive next. Sorry to disappoint you, COACH, but it doesn't work that way.

For someone who thinks that NBA games are "nothing more than a soap opera" and are "no better than professional wrestling," you are doing something very alarming. If you are indeed correct, and basketball is no different than wrestling, you are the one thing worse than wrestling...a wrestling fan. Make up your mind. Either accept your own notion that the NBA is fixed and quit watching it (because, what's the point, the Lakers are going to win anyways, right, COACH?), or else turn the outcome of the game over to the players, where it rightly lies. You obviously don't fully believe your own notion about the NBA, because you seem so literally shocked EACH and EVERY time someone is "slighted" by David Stern.

This concludes another one of my "foolish" posts.

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Jazzkiller