Lakers vs. Thunder Game 5 Hmm, let's see, series tied 2-2. Lakers in a must-win home game. Don't want to be down 2-3 going to Oklahoma City. ... ... JOEY CRAWFORD or DICK BAVETTA will ref tomorrow's game. PERIOD. Who wants to put money on this.
JOEY CRAWFORD or DICK BAVETTA are the only two refs i can remember anyways. so i have to guess those two. xD
Dick Bavetta, Joey Crawford, and Bennett (how could you guys live him out) Salvatore (Guaranteed Lost for the Thunder) Violet Palmer, Tommy Nunez, J.Nies, the other Crawford, http://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/referees/referees.html&t=0 Need the home team to win a big game? Bennett Salvatore to the rescue. ~ Bill Simmons http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060620 NBA referees and NFL refs are equally as bad, but NFL refs have the instant replay system that can correct their wrong doings (or a coach's challenge). I wish the NBA could do something, like that where a team could challenge, at least 2-3 calls a quarter. It would take some power away from some these bast@rds. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sDM2eGpf5Hc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sDM2eGpf5Hc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
REFEREES REPORT FOR SUNDAY APRIL 25 Dallas vs. San Antonio Dallas is down 1-2 with the potential to go down 1-3 going back to Dallas and a possible Game 6 elimination in San Antonio. NBA will ideally like to see a 2-2 series back to Game 5. Prediction: Dallas will get referee's edge. Look for charging calls on Spurs' Ginobili and ticky tack positioning fouls on whoever is guarding Nowitzki. Denver vs. Utah Almost an identical situation to above. The only difference is that in the NBA's eyes, the thought of small market, no megastar Utah Jazz advancing at the expense of the Denver Carmelos is unpalatable. Prediction: Refs will pull for the Nuggets more blatantly than in the Dallas-San Antonio game. Look for 50/50 fouls that will receive no instant replay on TV. And the puppetmaster David Stern will march on.
*typo* = leave (live) <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lu1Wz5JQEz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lu1Wz5JQEz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wugrOmbsV3U&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wugrOmbsV3U&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> I have found out that there is not a God in the universe, or at least a just one. Or maybe Karma really does...unjustly choose favorites. Because in any fair universe, Joey Crawford would not be ref any pro level games.
It doesn't really matter what the results are going to be with these playoff games since i am kind of upset that these REFS are actually still giving LBJ traveling all around the court. Then these EXPERTS from BSPN has the nerve to put the CRAB DRIBBLE dunk right at the beginning of the highlight of the game. Now i actually feel lucky that the Houston Rockets are in the west coast because we don't have to play 5 v 8 on the court against LBJ & Refs more than just a couple times. Now this year the EAST COAST Finalist has already been predetermined. Even if Magic has a chance, the refs are not going to let them have it. Now are the Cavs going all the way? I don't know, it depends how hard the NBA wants to sell "YET ANOTHER FAILED FOR KING JAMES, BUT DON'T WORRY HE'S STILL GOING TO THE FINAL AGAINST A TOUGH OPPONENT IN THE WEST COAST PLAYING 7 GAMES IN THE FINAL SO THAT WE CAN GENERATE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE" I still think KING JAMES is still the best player in the league, but the league shouldn't give these superstars these privilege to the point where it alters the outcome of the game. Since they took that away, these games has became a show rather than a competition. Here's the video of today's game bulls-cavs game 4. I stopped watching right after the first 15 seconds of it. What a shame the NBA has become. <object style="height: 344px; width: 425px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LGsfTxdWe-g"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LGsfTxdWe-g" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></object> oh btw this is a youtube video but this is the same video as the the one in the cavs/bulls recap for game for in bspn.
Nothing better than a conspiracy theory where, no matter what happens, the person can say "SEE, I TOLD YOU! I WAS RIGHT!"
I predict that Fisher will offer up an intentional elbow to Nick Collison or Jeff Green (to send a message.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y8CzEjNVJw
Don't mean to digress, but check out these brawls- where was I when these happened?? <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tHeeWDDYAhk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tHeeWDDYAhk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
Do you even watch the NBA? Every player gets away with traveling all over the court. Kobe shuffles his feet almost every time he gets the ball. Same for Carmelo. Same for a ton of other players in the league. As for the refs handing the games to Lebron, did you miss the end of Game 3 when he was nearly decapitated by Noah on a free throw rebound at the end and there was no foul call? Or the questionable offensive foul call with less than a minute in the game? Lebron gets superstar calls, no doubt about it. But no more so than any other superstar player.
