re: Pelicans vs. Rox Hype/Game Thread Special Edition: Return of the Pelihornets

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Awarding him free throws on that is fricking bullshite. He was not attempting a shot.

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Whenever we play the Rockets it helps illustrate to me how fricked the discrepancy in the way the game is called for perimeter players and big men in this league.

Why is the "over-compensation" that refs apply to offensive low post big men not equally applied to flopping perimeter players????? That possession where Harden swings to get three followed by the mauling of Cousins down low illustrates it perfectly.

One gets the easy whistle and 3 free throws, Cousins has the whistle swallowed.

Same goes with the offensive fouls, Harden and CP3 both should of had offensive turnovers from traveling multiple times tonight, meanwhile our big men like Cousins get slapped with travels and looked the other way when their arms are slaped and grabbed on drives constantly.

It is really just frustrating the way the norms of officiating seem to be designed to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Giving the leeway almost exclusively to the players that need it least.


....Rant over.