Refs new strategy: Momentum changing stretch

[livinglegend]

Refs are back this year with a new strategy to make their favourite team win and that is the momentum changing stretch where they gave all the calls to one game. Probably, Silver s invention.

Examples:
-Tonight s game Pacers-Hawks. Hawks led, had all the momentum. Suddenly, refs decided to change the whole momentum. They called phantom fouls on Hawks giving Pacers many fts and on other hand, Indiana could get away with anything. That stretch changed the whole game.

-OKC-Memphis game 1. Memphis came back, had all the momentum and BOOM! Refs dropped their bombs and exploded Memphis. Foul trouble on Zach, phantom, touch calls on Memphis, no calls on fouls on Memphis players... They never could comeback.

Momentum is very important in the game of basketball. Refs realised this and are using it this year. Watch out Memphis in game 3.....and the rest of the series...

[inclinerator]

this isnt new

[NumberSix]

Keep the game close..... If the lower seeding is winning.

[atljonesbro]

Refs are back this year with a new strategy to make their favourite team win and that is the momentum changing stretch where they gave all the calls to one game. Probably, Silver s invention.

Examples:
-Tonight s game Pacers-Hawks. Hawks led, had all the momentum. Suddenly, refs decided to change the whole momentum. They called phantom fouls on Hawks giving Pacers many fts and on other hand, Indiana could get away with anything. That stretch changed the whole game.

-OKC-Memphis game 1. Memphis came back, had all the momentum and BOOM! Refs dropped their bombs and exploded Memphis. Foul trouble on Zach, phantom, touch calls on Memphis, no calls on fouls on Memphis players... They never could comeback.

Momentum is very important in the game of basketball. Refs realised this and are using it this year. Watch out Memphis in game 3.....and the rest of the series...

This is pretty accurate. Atlanta would have likely been up by about 20 going into the 2nd half against a demoralized Pacers team if we had a fairly officiated game.

[senelcoolidge]

It's funny how all of a sudden things just happen that make the game tighter. The league doesn't want any sweeps. They might allow one here and there but it's rare now. The longer the series the better.

[russwest0]

this isnt new

yup.

Tim Donaghy said they were taught this via 3 simple concepts. Key calls for/against key players in key moments.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

its absolutely fuqing retarded that 90% of the people now the NBA is rigged to some extend yet everyone( me included) keeps watching. Imagine if it was called completely fair with no superstar calls and no rigging just pure basketball. would be the most awesome thing ever

[andremiller07]

Against OKC the momentum changing stretch normally lasts 48mins and more if you go into OT.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Against OKC the momentum changing stretch normally lasts 48mins and more if you go into OT.

[Koontzy]

yup.

Tim Donaghy said they were taught this via 3 simple concepts. Key calls for/against key players in key moments.

Yep and it's ruining basketball for those of us who actually love the sport. And it's making it's way a lot more into college ball.

[russwest0]

Yep and it's ruining basketball for those of us who actually love the sport. And it's making it's way a lot more into college ball.

The worst part is with all of the evidence there is really even no case that the league doesn't fix games to some extent by trying to force certain outcomes yet the media just completely ignores it and ESPN even has people working for them (Steve Javie) who get paid just to try and justify this shit.

Game 2 between OKC/Memphis is about as good as it's going to get playoff officiating wise and it was still pretty bad. The only problem is the officials in that game are going to die off soon and by the time the Finals roll around we'll be watching the same corrupt cast of characters. Dan Crawford, Joey Crawford, and Scott Foster to name a few.

I mean, do people still actually believe this BS the league spews that the playoff officials are chosen strictly from their grades (which I don't even think exist) throughout the year?

Does anybody here honestly believe Joey Crawford has graded out as the best official every single year since 1986? (I say this because he has officiated in the Finals every year since then) Not only are the odds of that extremely low, almost impossible, but you can also just watch the man officiate for 5-10 minutes in ANY game and reach the conclusion that he's by far one of the worst officials in any sports league.

[JohnFreeman]

Against OKC the momentum changing stretch normally lasts 48mins and more if you go into OT.

[JohnMax]

Putting certain players in foul trouble is also another strategy. I gave up on Atlanta after Paul Milsapp got his 4th foul.

[russwest0]

Putting certain players in foul trouble is also another strategy. I gave up on Atlanta after Paul Milsapp got his 4th foul.

Reminds me of the NBA Finals where I saw Kevin Durant get sent to the bench in foul trouble for jab stepping and not even touching Dwyane Wade, yet later in the game shooting a game tying shot while getting blatantly hacked.... no call.

This "transparency" movement shit is stupid too. Like the Houston/Blazers game. The 4th quarter and OT consisted of like 10+ egregiously bad calls yet the league only comes out and admits the final one as being a mistake...

Accountability > Transparency. The league ain't fooling anybody with this shit.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Reminds me of the NBA Finals where I saw Kevin Durant get sent to the bench in foul trouble for jab stepping and not even touching Dwyane Wade, yet later in the game shooting a game tying shot while getting blatantly hacked.... no call.

This "transparency" movement shit is stupid too. Like the Houston/Blazers game. The 4th quarter and OT consisted of like 10+ egregiously bad calls yet the league only comes out and admits the final one as being a mistake...

Accountability > Transparency. The league ain't fooling anybody with this shit.

yeah durant is certainly a victim of the refs