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^^Okay? And we're talking about tainted achievments here...This one is considered one of the biggest in the sport of basketball, a turning point for the game. And to be honest, Jordan's last shot just pretty much defined his whole career in the NBA, really. It was almost like a metaphor. That's the way he went out...It was great, but tainted (by refs), just like his whole career in the NBA...PeACe
^^LMFAO...You're joking, right?
Quote from: Now_I_Know on July 27, 2007, 02:44:54 PM^^LMFAO...You're joking, right?Jordan tried his best to not let him fall but Russell was to far gone.
the superstars will get the call or non-call 99% of the time though...its always been that way and always will be...did MJ push off? absolutely. Refs miss calls in every game,in every sport.favoritism no doubt, but its not a scandal.
Quote from: ^ReLentLess^ on July 27, 2007, 03:08:28 PMthe superstars will get the call or non-call 99% of the time though...its always been that way and always will be...did MJ push off? absolutely. Refs miss calls in every game,in every sport.favoritism no doubt, but its not a scandal.Exactly. It's a flaw in the system and why NBA officiating has fallen apart, the fact that we've come to accept that...Also, hated superstars do not get the same treatment, no matter how good they are.Something needs to be done.It's not in every sport, basketball is the only sport where someone falling with the closest person being 2-3 feet can be called a foul AND have it be accepted with no consequences whatsoever for the official responsible...Refs can take over the game of basketball when a player makes them mad. For example, imagine in baseball, if the pitcher said something to the umpire he didn't like, and he started calling strikes as balls...It only works this way in basketball. The officiating system in the NBA is more tainted than ANY other sport I can think of, and I'm sure you agree...PeACe
Quote from: Now_I_Know on July 27, 2007, 03:17:08 PMQuote from: ^ReLentLess^ on July 27, 2007, 03:08:28 PMthe superstars will get the call or non-call 99% of the time though...its always been that way and always will be...did MJ push off? absolutely. Refs miss calls in every game,in every sport.favoritism no doubt, but its not a scandal.Exactly. It's a flaw in the system and why NBA officiating has fallen apart, the fact that we've come to accept that...Also, hated superstars do not get the same treatment, no matter how good they are.Something needs to be done.It's not in every sport, basketball is the only sport where someone falling with the closest person being 2-3 feet can be called a foul AND have it be accepted with no consequences whatsoever for the official responsible...Refs can take over the game of basketball when a player makes them mad. For example, imagine in baseball, if the pitcher said something to the umpire he didn't like, and he started calling strikes as balls...It only works this way in basketball. The officiating system in the NBA is more tainted than ANY other sport I can think of, and I'm sure you agree...PeACei agree for the most part...but even the stars who seem to not be media whores still get the calls...instead of jordan and russell,say it was Kobe and Doug Christie,i doubt the result would be different.
Great pitchers and great hitters get a lot of strikes and balls called their way. It's especially noticeable if it's like Greg Maddux vs Cole Hamels, that's how it's always been.
Forcing pitchers to change their location of pitches is enough for me to think that the Umpires has taking over the game.