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re: The NBA is so fixed
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:46 pm to TulaneTigerFan
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:46 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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I've watched a lot of games since the playoffs started, and in almost every one I felt like the home team was getting the calls. Is that a conspiracy to extend the first round, or are the refs just impacted by the home crowds?
You do realize that in this game, OKC has taken 14 free shots and the Lakers have only taken 7
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Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:47 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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Is that a conspiracy to extend the first round, or are the refs just impacted by the home crowds?
It's a conspiracy for the NBA to get more $$$ by extending series.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:48 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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The Lakers do this EVERY SINGLE YEAR if no one has noticed. They win when they need to and do not always show up at other times. Like game 4. Kobe barely even attempted any shots and the Lakers didn't really give a shite knowing they would just go back to LA and blow them out in game 5.
Happens every year. Lakers win game 5. Game 6 will be close and either team may win, then if it goes 7, the Lakers will blow them out in game 7.
The difference is that this year the Lakers were demonstrably worse than they have been at any point in time during the previous two seasons.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:49 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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the refs just impacted by the home crowds?
This as a general rule. And it is because the home team plays with more energy in general and does more little things to get the calls.
All the conspiracy theory stuff is retarded.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:49 pm to SPEEDY
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You do realize that in this game, OKC has taken 14 free shots and the Lakers have only taken 7
Free throw discrepancy doesn't tell the whole story.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:50 pm to SPEEDY
I haven't watched this game, so it isn't included in my statement. Also, posting FTAs really doesn't prove anything. OKC was one of the top free throw shooting teams in the NBA this season, LA was 17th.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:50 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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The difference is that this year the Lakers were demonstrably worse than they have been at any point in time during the previous two seasons.
You say that now. I say they are the defending champs and better than last year's team, but only motivated when they need to win. I think they lost interest in OK City and now are going to blow them out just because they can and are a little pissed.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:51 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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This as a general rule. And it is because the home team plays with more energy in general and does more little things to get the calls.
All the conspiracy theory stuff is retarded.
Yes that is why Oklahoma has shot more free throws than the Lakers in every game, including all 3 in LA.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:51 pm to macatak911
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Free throw discrepancy doesn't tell the whole story.
keep telling yourself that A 2 to 1 difference tells a lot
You have the Lakers driving to the basket in this game and getting no calls
On the other end of the floor, you have Durant throwing up a wild jump shot while literately slinging his body into a defender standing a foot from him and getting a shooting foul
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:52 pm to theunknownknight
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Yes that is why Oklahoma has shot more free throws than the Lakers in every game, including all 3 in LA.
They are much younger and playing with more energy, so yes. What part of "general rule" and playing with more energy gets the calls did you not understand?
This post was edited on 4/27/10 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:53 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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You say that now. I say they are the defending champs and better than last year's team, but only motivated when they need to win. I think they lost interest in OK City and now are going to blow them out just because they can and are a little pissed
I was talking about their performance in the regular season. Post all-star break they had something like the 6th or 7th best record in the west IIRC. Last season they crushed it after the all-star break. Maybe they'll turn it around. Just saying that I could see more reason to doubt them this year. I knew Houston never stood a chance last season.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:53 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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in almost every one I felt like the home team was getting the calls
exactly
When the crowd gets roaring, the refs let it affect their calls.
The general idea is that home/road records are so different because role players can't make shots on the road. After watching games this year, I think it's because refs tend to make calls that please the crowd (not saying they do it on purpose).
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:54 pm to TulaneTigerFan
Stern isn't gonna let the Lakers lose the series.. So this is not a surprise.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:54 pm to SPEEDY
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You have the Lakers driving to the basket in this game and getting no calls
Because they are getting wide open dish offs. Bynum has like 5 of those already.
They're getting the calls now because of the score differential. Same situation wouldn't have been a foul in the first.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:54 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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I was talking about their performance in the regular season. Post all-star break they had something like the 6th or 7th best record in the west IIRC. Last season they crushed it after the all-star break. Maybe they'll turn it around.
I'm just saying they are not as motivated and feel like they can turn it on whenever they want. I personally think they can turn it on whenever they want, esp against an inferior team like OKC.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:55 pm to macatak911
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Because they are getting wide open dish offs. Bynum has like 5 of those already.
Wide open? The last time Bynum scored, he dunked over 3 people
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:55 pm to Woopigsooie20
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Stern isn't gonna let the Lakers lose the series.. So this is not a surprise.
That the Thunder have twice as many FTs as the Lakers
You are so fricking annoying
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:56 pm to Woopigsooie20
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Stern isn't gonna let the Lakers lose the series..
Has nothing to do with it.
Explain how Stern has gotten the Lakers out to about a 20 point lead so far.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:57 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Explain how Stern has gotten the Lakers out to about a 20 point lead so far.
First quarter officiating.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:58 pm to SPEEDY
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Wide open? The last time Bynum scored, he dunked over 3 people
Wide open in the NBA = no contact.
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