Ten Second Free Throw Violation In NBA ...
 

He picked up the same violation the night before.

Is he the only guy in the NBA getting called for this?

He's the only one that's been called for the violation...and for good reason. He's the only one in the NBA who's even close to approaching 10 seconds...not since Karl Malone have I seen anyone take so long.

Classic......
 

Many of us here have admitted to never having called this violation, and an NBEer gets its twice in a week?

Bwahahaha!

It's the third time Dwight has been called for it. His first violation came on a Christmas day game. It's not as if the call came as a surprise to Dwight as he and the Orlando Magic have been warned from the League previously that he was taking too long.

Two games in a row ought to serve as a warning for the playoffs. We'll see.

Yep.

On the one on Christmas Day, I think it was like 15 seconds and he didnt even look like he was thinking about starting his shooting motion.

I don't know how long he took with the last 2 violations but for him to still be getting called for this and toss the ball for an easy T afterwards shows his immaturity. It will be interesting to see if this is a message before the playoffs and if he gets that message.

Forget the violation for a bit.

Anyone here ever have a T for throwing the ball away like Howard did?

Most of us I am sure never get close to having to ever call this. I have only been involved in a game once where this was even an issue and my partner called it appropriately. Then every time I see him I give him crap about it (we still find it funny). But that does not mean that he was wrong, just something we never see regularly or even have to fight with ourselves to make this call.

Peace

Was the T for throwing the ball or for something he said? I tend to not just take the media's word for anything in these matters.

Peace

I've had this just once in my career. It's was in the local men's league and I rang him up before the ball made it's second bounce.

Dwight Howard received a technical foul for that toss.

Dwight - thank you for being an idiot and getting your 18th T of the season & getting suspended for your next game.

signed,
Chicago Bulls

P.S. We think you're just scared to play us...:)

The technical was well deserved and any other NBA official would have called it rightfully so. I would have called it. He was pouting and whining like a child. He says he understands and is going to work on not getting technicals and yet does things to get himself technicals. He is either a hypocrit or a liar. And how does it take ten seconds to put up an awful looking free throw? This isn't just fun and games Dwight. This is your career, your profession. I understand it is the game of basketball, but try to make it appear you take it seriously. Unless you don't want to win a Championship and just want to entertain people on the court.

Naw, he's just one of today's average NBE players. No better, no worse. And that's just one of the reasons imo the league is not worth watching anymore.

JMO

But I watched parts of two games this past week and saw a carry called in one and traveling called twice in the other! Something weird is going on. :eek:

you guys should watch more NBA games...it's where the best players inthe world play and best officials in the world work.

Don't even try...a lot of people here don't like the NBA game (as is their right) as they feel it's all "entertainment" to them. Some on here even go so far as to call it the WWE (by calling it NBE).

I was at the Christmas day game. It was more like a full twelve. Bob Delaney rung him up. He had bounced the ball twice and wasn't even starting his motion.

How dumb do ya have to be to get rung up THREE TIMES for that violation in the same season?

Maybe.

Nope.

I've always thought of the NBE as the NB A-E.... a combination of the A and the E. If it was fully like the E in WWE, then Donaghy was right! :D

Cool? :confused:

At least he got in his "two cents worth." ;)

PS - I have Tix to the Hawks and Wizards tonight in the ole "phone booth" in DC - lower section. They're practically giving the Tix away......for obvious reasons. :rolleyes:

ok..you hoooked me...where do you think the world's best basketball players play? what league do the world's best basketball officials work?

Finger Lickin' Good ...
 

On a side note, World Wrestling Entertainment will no longer be known World Wrestling Entertainment, and will no longer use the acronym WWE. It will simply be known as WWE from now on, with the letters WWE not standing for anything in particular.

Didn't Kentucky Fried Chicken do this several years ago?

WWE News: WWE Planning Name Change; Wrestling to Be Removed from Name | Bleacher Report

On another sidenote, that was posted on April 1st. :)

Live, From Connecticut, It's Saturday Afternoon ...
 

I didn't believe it back then. I thought it was an April Fool's Day Joke.

Did you hear about the FIBA official, from Norway, who is only three feet, four inches (1.016 meters) tall? His name is Loof Lirpa.

On another side note to the side note, April 1st or not, it's actually true. ;)

The New WWE® | Business Wire

Is he an Oompa Loompa?

If so, let the record show that I've been a proud member of PETOL for many, many years. I joined to support both Chuck Elias and RockyRoad from further exploitation.

PETOL - People for the Ethical Treatment of Oompa Loompas

It's true, it's true.....

Even Wore His Uniform Backwards ...
 

No, but he did everything backwards.

It's true, it's true.....

Hawks vs Wizards Action
 

- Six travels were called in the game. SIX! Two in the first five minutes. Remarkable. Andre Blatche's was the best as they showed his "fancy footwork" on the jumbotron screen. He got the ball on the perimeter and established his rt foot as the pivot......and then moved it twice. TWEET!
- There was actually a three second call late in the third quarter. The lady next to me called it before the ref actually blew the whistle! Funny.
- Actually had a jump ball with 1.13 left in the game.
- Whack! Flip Saunders got T'd protesting a non-foul call in the first quarter.
- I don't know what a charge or block is in the NBA.
- For one night the Wizards actually had a good game. They shot 54% in the first half and won by 32!
- John Wall can play!

I had a good time.

interesting post..."somewhat" similar to high school games I see:

- There were six traveling calls that the officials got wrong. SIX! Remarkable. Too bad they can't show A1's "legal footwork" on a jumbotron. He caught the ball, established his left foot as his pivot foot...jab stepped to the right, then used his right foot to cross over to his left to beat his defender...TWEET!
- Despite a single player not knowing how to post up, there were several 3 second calls made. Each time, the opposing coach was yelling "3 seconds! 3 seconds! 3 seconds!" before the official blew the whistle! Funny.
- Tons of jump balls were called. Every time a defender put his hand on the ball, an official called a jump ball. Players were surprised each time because they simply played through it to continue their shot or pass.
- Several T's in the game for comments like: "that's not a foul!"; "if you saw it why won't you call it?"; and "just be consistent!".
- High school officials don't know what a charge is. 98% of the block/charge plays are called a block.
- For one night, HS kids actually had a good game. Each team shot higher than 31% and had fewer than 20 turnovers.

I had a good time.

This is a pretty broad statement, isn't it? So, should it be more like 50/50, or what?

I won't go that high.

But, I would agree, from my location on the court and in the stands, and from my angle, I believe we call too many blocks too.

On what planet? :rolleyes:

Great question in Norman Chad's column in the Washington Post today. It went something like...

"If Lebron James were involved in a single car accident, would Dick Bavetta whistle the tree for a blocking foul?"

:D

Was his mom around?
 

Nice! :p

Strange Bedfellows ...
 

I really didn't understand it, but I recently heard on the radio that, somehow, Lebron James, the Boston Red Sox, and the Liverpool Football Club, are sleeping together. I don't believe it either, but it's true, it's true. Kind of reminds me about a priest, a minister, and a rabbi that walk into a bar.

The world's best basketball players play in my video game system and the world's best basketball officials work in my driveway.