Officiating in the '09 NBA playoffs aka The Mafia thread

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gi bagnos man ang nawong ni kobe sa tatooed lawas ni k.mart. maygani wa mu lakra ang tinta

[bot_yok]

naa na tattoo ang dagway ni kobe ana hehehe...

physical kaayo ni denver murag ga wrestling ahahaha

[lunateec22]

Share lang sad ko sako nakit-an while surfing the net. Medyo taas2x sya pero its an interesting read about ref's calls:

From a viewer in Arizona.

We all watched Game 4 last night at a Buffalo Wild Wings bar here in Mesa (AZ). And we have never, never, seen a game, a series so poorly officiated than this game last night. Not to mention Game 3 - and don't give me that ORL had more FT 51 - 35 but blindly ignore CLE playing revised "Hack-A-Dwight" version 2.1 because if ORL had "Hack-A-LeBron" it would've been 51 - 70 in favor of CLE.

And please don't disagree if you thought CLE wasn't purposely fouling Dwight, because you don't want to see the thread I'll be bumping up.

If it wasn't already OBVIOUS that the Refs were blowing calls in favor of Mr. King, it was CLEAR last night. Like ESPN: First Take has said, "This game feels like it's being played 5-on-8."

The Refs were one fingher short of LITERALLY, and I mean LITERALLY handing the game last night over to the Cavaliers it was ridiculous! I mean we were all actually waiting for the Refs to blow a whistle every time Pietrus just held a finger somewhere close to LeBron's breath, or call travelling violations on anyone, on someone in a White uniform! Of course, the Refs aren't going to make it THAT OBVIOUS would they? Though it felt like they might as well have. But no one, not a real NBA fan, can argue that the Refs definitely kept CLE in this game as long as they officially could without going "Tim Donaghy Obvious". If CLE did their part and made their shots, it would've easily been a different series.

That's why, in reference to this Sports Illustrated - Refs Fawning Treatment of LeBron, I wouldn't be surprised if CLE still ends up winning this series despite being down 3 - 1. I'm starting to feel, like most Magic fans have already felt, that uneasy feeling that something may go awry knowing that the NBA would love to see the Cavaliers in the Finals, knowing that the Cavaliers have the "Ref as their Sixth-Man" as one sign has now infamously said, and that when the whistle blows there's a 60 - 40 chance it goes in favor of the Cavaliers, and 90 - 10 if Mr. King is anywhere around the vicinity.

Besides, seeing Mr. LeBron "who's game-winner rivals Jordan's shot against Ehlo and the best thing since Twitter" James make a huge come back, down 3-1, makes for good drama in the NBA media right? Just imagine all the NBA and ESPN headlines that can come out of this. Heck, it'll be talked about over and over on ESPN and NBA.com even during the WNBA season. Forget Twitter, this can be bigger than the invention of cellular telephones!

It's just funny to read about 99% of all the headlines of these Playoff articles. Win or lose, Mr. LeBron is always the first one mentioned up always in the first paragraph.

Watching that Game 4 last night in a bar in AZ, that made the casual 30+ NBA fan in attendance, who didn't have a team representing their city in the Playoffs, start cheering for another team on the other side of the coast, is something worth experiencing! I mean I've never experienced an almost neutral bar begin cheering for the Magic neard the final minutes of the 4th quarter as if they were our home team! It was that crazy! I've also never heard a more forceful "boo" when the refs rewarded LeBron for tripping on himself to send the game to overtime! And a more loud roar of applause when the Magic pulled away with a win! Everyone in the bar turned Magic fans for the night. There was not a single Cavalier fan in sight, and if there were, they sure were dead quiet. We were in AZ, but you could swear it sounded like we were from Orlando, FL.

Isn't that what the NBA should want? To see fans still watch and care for the game despite not having a team representing their city or state? Yet they keep, not just spoon feeding, but FORCE feeding Mr. King down our throats as if he is James "Father of Basketball" Naismith reincarnated in Michael Jordan form, as if he is the National Basketball Association himself. The NBA thinks LeBron is what we want. And I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a little assistance, oh yeah a little, to the top of the NBA's throne.

[DRL]

inyo sad na opinion guys...ako lang gusto ko CAVS vs LA sa finals...hehe...

[EvenStar]

Kani wa jud ni foul klaro kaayo!!! Kung foul pani gi-mafia na jud ta!

gi bagnos man ang nawong ni kobe sa tatooed lawas ni k.mart. maygani wa mu lakra ang tinta

^^ bai icon_king ayaw kaayo paklaro anang MAFIA bro kay hasta imong utok na apil ug MAFIA.kaklaro anang Anthony #15 ang uniform.K-Mart man hinuon.hahahaha! paila jud ka bro.

[ravits]

Uso pod sa NBA ron ang tawagan ug flagrant, nya the next day, after i-review kay bawion ra pod diay sa Commissioner's office.

unya ang puntos sa free throw gumikan sa flagrant kay dili apilon og bawi??

tinuod.. PAGKA LAWGAW!!!!! way klaro gid ning NBA..

[lunateec22]

is in the making.

[DRL]

hehehe mao jud mafia na ug huna2 mao wa na nakaila ni anthony..cla man tanan nuggets mga THUGS! hehee murag ila nlng coach ang way tatoo

[Onins]

Ang flagrant fouls if magAdd up to four man guro to, masuspend sad ka, just like 7 technical fouls, masuspend sad ka, so in a way kana irescind or iupgrade na mga fouls naa gihapon na sila effects sa mga next games.


LETS GO MAFIA!!!

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Ang flagrant fouls if magAdd up to four man guro to, masuspend sad ka, just like 7 technical fouls, masuspend sad ka, so in a way kana irescind or iupgrade na mga fouls naa gihapon na sila effects sa mga next games.


LETS GO MAFIA!!!

kung ma-suspend si anthony inig ka game 6, kay i-upgrade to flagrant ang iyang foul ni kobe ganina.... malas.... daghan gyud mosyagit ani ug MAFIA!!! hehehe!