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Originally Posted by Larks
Welcome aboard Mr. Cuban.
Was at an officials camp this weekend and heard from a reasonably realiable source that the game 5 questionable calls in the last few seconds were both CCs and that the crew received one of the highest ratings for a NBA playoff game ever.
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Welcome to the NBA.
I have lined up calls where they were considered CC or NCC one game and ICC and NCI the next game. same play, different call. Both were called correct by the nba. thats the way it works.
i saw the commentary they gave online. its NBA 101. They called the DWade pushoff a "slip" by Terry. Now i was there, saw jason fall back. It didnt look to anyone anywhere he slipped. Avery is right there as well. So is bennet.
In the NBA, when the offensive player puts his hand on the defenders hip, then extends his arm, even if by an act of God there was a gust of wind that pushed the defender back while the offensive player slipped forward arm extended, they will call an offensive foul. Particularly when the official is staring right at the play.
With the benefit of replay, not only can you see the push, and how terry reacts, but you can see the effort by Wade to regain his balance after he pushes him. It was an offensive foul.
Then in the same desc of the same play, where the foul is called on Nowitzki, every replay angle shows dirk had the same bend in his elbow throughout the play. so unless he is on roller skates or much faster than he is laterally, he didnt push him. Nothing in wades body language suggest he did either.
Wade was on his way down to the floor and looking at a travel if he didnt toss it up. watch the replay.
But the best of all, is watching Joey Crawford. Joey has the eye on it the entire play. You can see where he is looking. How he is following the play. Like a complete pro. When he hears the whistle from Salvatore. Watch what he does. It says it all.
The NBA will only rarely admit in public its wrong. The clock malfunction. It ALWAYS malfunctions. So the officials know to track it. But when the game lost 2.9 seconds, only the clock was wrong.
The time outs by howard. You show me anywhere in a tape, any tape from any angle where Josh Howard said a word to Joe Derosa. Not only is he not in his vicinity, but given how loud the arena was, there was no chance he shouted anything to him.
Then read the official statement that came after the game Good for joey for taking the heat and sticking by his guy. Thats admirable. But the bottom line is that its the NBA.
As happens so often when i ask folks inside the NBA...."come on mark, what did you expect ?"