Yeah, I was watching, too, when the one ref couldn't get the ball in and instead threw it into the other ref's hands. I also loved the way that the refs hit the ground to grab loose balls. The Showtime Lakers used to get a lot more throws than the opposition, too, in critical games - usually against teams that didn't have their inside game, or that tried to stay in contention by playing brutal vs. the Lakers, who at that time had a deserved reputation as a (mostly) finesse team. I think what you found boring is that the Lakers won. I suspect it must also have been very painful for you to see the Spurs reduced to fouling Kobe and Shaq over and over rather than letting them have concession baskets. How many more times did Kobe or Shaq take it to the rim than anyone on the Spurs? I can hardly remember more than a handful of attempts by the Spurs to drive the lane. From the 2nd Quarter on, the Spurs were playing passively, and the Lakers were playing aggressively: The Spurs didn't get into a position to get any calls, and, when they were in a position to get calls, the presumption was against them. Never underestimate the stent of a champion.
Wrong again. I didn't enjoy San Antonio's victory, found it boring because of the bias. Here is what you don't understand, or perhaps you do understand it but you won't admit it. When a team knows, or believes based on the past performances, that either they or their competitors will receive favorable calls...it has an impact. You begin to feel like you can't win if you consistently don't get the calls, and you feel like you can't lose when you do get the calls becase of bias. This confidence, or lack of it, is the basis of champions these days in the NBA. Maybe the way Jordan was treated was the reason, I don't know. David Stern is a putz, anyone can see that, and he is behind the show. The game is all about show, not about consistency of play. The game is fixed, pure and simple. How many times today did you see a San Antonia player just stand with their arms straight up, have Shaq back into them, and Shaq was not called for charging or they were called for a foul today? Go back an look at the Boston/Lakers rivalry in the 80's. The officiating was never like this, never.
What a shock, Kings win, bringing series to a 2-2 tie...just like the Lakers/SA 2-2 series. Does the network want 7 games in each series? What do you think the ratings are on the Detroit/Philly series or Boston/NJ compared to the marquee series in the west.
Take a chill pill. You forget that Keon Clark averages 16 minutes per game in the postseason! He is a role player who does his job extremely well. I never said he was the Second Coming of Larry Bird, for chrissake, only that he isn't a huge drop in talent. In the meantime Sac has evened the series. Again, if the Spurs can eliminate LA, I think that Sacramento has as good a chance as any of the teams to win it all.
NO way man....Im not letting you off this easy!!! c'mon...admit it...you got a little carried away there....aside form being a decent shot blocker, he's never been a scorer or a rebounder.......Retract this statement or your sports input will have to have an asterisk next to it every time you post for possible drug interaction
Optional won't like this section of Charley Rosen's latest ESPN column, though he probably will like the earlier part in which Rosen re-tests his anti-Kobe stuff. full text at: http://espn.go.com/page2/s/rosen/030512.html
Heh-heh! Hey TM, I never said Clark is in Webber's league. All I said was he isn't a huge drop in talent. There is no doubt that he is a drop, but hey, he's not Jamie Feick for cryin' out loud.
Dallas is pathetic...they should be cramming it down the kings throat....I give the queens credit though