Game 5, 2nd Half LIVE THREAD: Nuggs @ Lakers
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stressful
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:20 PM MDT up reply actions
pretty good so far
but everything looks good on 62 inches of HD glory
"Have you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?"
- "I don't listen to hip-hop"
"Born like this / Into this"
by BroncoJoe311 on May 27, 2009 8:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Each team had good stretches and bad stretches
Tied is about where it should be.
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
"Both teams played hard." -- Rasheed Wallace
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
You gotta admit that the old Denver Nuggets have come along way.
Who would’ve thought that Magic Johnson would be saying that the Lakers should be feeling good about a tied home game against the Denver Nuggets in a 2-2 WCF?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
In case you didn't know....................
As far as a majority of Laker fans are concerned, Magic Johnson is quickly becoming persona non grata around here.
For a player who has flown the Laker banner for so long to now become a complaining, Benedict Arnold constantly calling out Laker players in the media to further his attempted “broadcasting” career has definitely changed his status with fans and the media around here.
We never thought it would happen.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 8:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks for the update. At least I got here in time for the second half.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
Got my rum cocktail....
put it in a Superbowl 33 glass. Gotta conjure up the mojo.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Wilbon is a tampon.
Can I say that?
He’s saying that the fact that the Lake show is tied at half when Pau and Kobe hardly got any touches is a good thing for the Lakers. Making the assumption that the help is going to continue to score and on top of that, Kobe and Pau are still going to get their 40 and 20.
I say Props to the Nuggs for limiting their touches. Keep it up and these secondary buffoons will crack under the pressure.
This is where I buy TP...
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
It wasn't until after I'd posted it that I caught the true meaning... liquors... hmmm...
Pushing the envelope of questionable taste.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
You can say that...
facts are facts.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
What was the problem in that first half....
Turnovers….
Poor transition defense lead to some easy hoops for the Lake Show.
And…
3 pretty random fouls on Chauncey?
What else?
Keys for the 2nd Half
1. Need to regain control of the defensive Paint
Odom and Bynum, are posting up more and more. This is where we need Kenyon on Odom and Nene on Bynum to crowd the box a bit more to force more jumpshots.
2. Careful contact
The Refs have their sensitive whistles so we need to be more careful with the contact, and be smarter when defending (See LK fouling Bynum as he was dunking)
3. Interesting Player Rotation
Even though it was for only a minute, I could see some interesting matchups with the lineup of Chauncey, LK, Anthony, Birdman, Nene. Birdman on Gasol seems to somewhat work and LK on Ariza and Anthony on Kobe has been interesting this series.
4. Score more points than the Lakers.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions
5. Trip Kobe
oops, that was last game.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
We're the better team
we just have to play like it.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
How's Carmelo doing? Better than the last game I hope.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
meh…so so.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:31 PM MDT up reply actions
He struggled early ... but getting it going a bit.
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by Nate Timmons on May 27, 2009 8:31 PM MDT up reply actions
He doesn't have the runs and isn't vomiting...
so he’s doing better, yes.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Hence the NuggBucket, yes?
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Nothing makes me laugh more than diarrhea and vomiting.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
...and of Pau vomiting..
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Jeff Van Gundy
looks like he’s be a superb butler or matre d or something….
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
That or one of those creepy guys I see at the porn shop all the time.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
I wonder if that’s what the other people in the porn shops say about you.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 8:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Probably. I knew the trenchcoat would only make things worse.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
I don’t think it’s so much the trenchcoat as much as it is the lack of the pants.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Van Gundy and the leg hug of shame
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/vangundy.jpg
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
Here we go...
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:36 PM MDT reply actions
wow
"Have you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?"
- "I don't listen to hip-hop"
"Born like this / Into this"
Nice three, Melo.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:37 PM MDT reply actions
3 fouls on Bynum.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:40 PM MDT reply actions
Let’s go at him.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah…I don’t know why he’s arguing. If he got T’d up that be really dumb.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions
ariza is my least fav
something about his face
"Have you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?"
- "I don't listen to hip-hop"
"Born like this / Into this"
Are you sure it’s not the jersey?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions
well this sucks
justintv/channelsurfing seems to have died. so much for the 2nd half…
http://www.justin.tv/big_bad_3
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions
http://www.justin.tv/big_bad_3
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions
That's working pretty well.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Nice play there.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:45 PM MDT reply actions
Have I mentioned that I like this Birdman character?
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
What happened to his hair btw? He looks like he slept in a haystack.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
Nene too though. Kind of like trading rooks.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Awesome.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
This is a good timeout.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Agreed. Can’t start settling for jumpers and 3’s. Have to keep taking it hard to the hoop.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:48 PM MDT up reply actions
They have to at some point during a quarter.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 8:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Take Dahntay out
He’s playing hard but it would be nice to have an offensive player in with Shannon Brown
Pelham 123....
They’re missing a key plot point in the marketing with Jon Tuturro…
Nobody F’s with the Jesus.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
sneeky sneeky
"Have you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?"
- "I don't listen to hip-hop"
"Born like this / Into this"
Hope that one doesn’t come back to bite us.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
Take your chances on the Jump Ball?
You have a chance to nail down some momentum and you want to go with the jump ball?
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
too easy
"Have you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?"
- "I don't listen to hip-hop"
"Born like this / Into this"
CB has been really terrible this series. No nice way to put it.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions
You know, if the Nuggets had a guy like Allen Iverson to run the show…………
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 8:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Honestly, CB has been playing like AI without the points this series.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Denver losing some momentum here. Need a basket fast
Follow the Penguins on SBN @ Pensburgh.com and twitter.
At least 3 of those are on CB.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions
24 second violation
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Kobe complaining about an obvious charge
Guess he expects the Kobe treatment????
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
Can't blog the whole game
Too worked up.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:07 PM MDT up reply actions
He once got his 6th in a game vs. Portland
On a similar play, he went ballistic even though there was no question it was a charge…
Proud member of Duck nation!
Why does the NBA keep using the Magic baby hook in their commercials,
when it was an obvious travel?
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
This is a run for run game
Denver makes run to go ahead, Lakers respond , repeat ad nauseum, fun though…
Proud member of Duck nation!
A LOT fuglier for the Nugs in the last couple of minutes.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Agreed
Blew a 7 point lead pretty quick there.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:06 PM MDT up reply actions
GET THE MESSAGE JR!
Don’t jack up a 3 every time, you’re 1/7 for a reason dude…
Proud member of Duck nation!
Nuggets please play better...
also please points in the paint, stop shooting threes.
I live and die with the Colorado Rockies and the Denver Nuggets...
by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:05 PM MDT reply actions
This is it for the Lakers if Denver wins
Because they ain’t losing game 6 at home…
Proud member of Duck nation!
Just jumped on
Tied after three oh lord this is going to be a bumpy ride. Come on Nuggets!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:08 PM MDT reply actions
LETS GO NUGGETS!!!!!
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
I will make one guarantee
I don’t think Kobe Bryant will get the call LeBron got with .5 seconds left last night.
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:10 PM MDT reply actions
You may want to think again on that one.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions
That was a stupid call.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions
How as that a double tech?
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Jawwing back and forth between players.
What the hell is Nene doing?
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Kobe gets that call almost every night
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions
O-Damn!
From Odom! Yikes that isn’t good!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:11 PM MDT reply actions
Just wanted to throw this out there as a Rockets fan...
I hate the Lakers. I hate the freakin bandwaggoning fans that can’t even tell you more than two players on their team, just like them because they “won championships.” Especially when said “fans” live in Houston. Gasol’s entire game consists of camping in the lane, catching rebounds above his head and dunking. That’s it. If he posts, it gets stripped or he misses more often than not. Odom is only good on break aways and when he’s left open (ie – he stinks unless there is a star player – Kobe – taking most the defense). Vuja thinks he’s tough. But he makes Scola look like an MMA fighter. I hate the Lakers. Make their butts look like a baboon’s. Please.
Uh oh, refs starting to take over for LA. And I do mean FOR LA.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
Can we start the 4th quarter over?
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
What there is a Laker crowd!
They just woke up it sounds like? And what is the Tech on Nene for?! NBA referees are a f***ing disgrace!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:13 PM MDT reply actions
I suspect he’s sort of upset that the refs are clearly trying to fix this game.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Officiating may be suspect
but I’m never going to believe the refs are deliberately trying to actually fix the game. I’m just not.
Even after they got caught doing it?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Where there’s smoke…
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Basically, I'm just not a conspiracy theorist.
And I think about 99% of conspiracy theories are total bunk. Including this one.
site your source
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
You said “99% of conspiracy theories are bunk”, so I asked you to site your source.
I don’t think I need to site my source that NBA refs have been caught fixing games…but I will if you’d like.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:26 PM MDT up reply actions
I said I "think" 99% are bunk.
I was stating my opinion.
And I’m not disputing that one official was caught fixing games. We both know there’s proof of that. What there isn’t is proof that it’s more than just one guy.
But whatever, I’m never going to be convinced, and neither are you.
no reason to watch then...
basically you and half the people here sound like they believe this is fixed and rigged about as much as Vince McMahon’s dog and pony show that got pushed out of Denver for Monday’s game…maybe we really just saw a different kind of circus with the NBA…if it’s rigged, why watch?
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I’m about at that point.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions
you'll keep watching though...
because in reality you know that if this was rigged…Cleveland wouldn’t be down 3-1 right now…because Bret the Hitman Heart would’ve tagged in for Lebron and won the game with a flying leg drop to Dwight Howard :D
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Lebron can't win it this year, or next
or else, how’s the NBA gonna get him to move to New York?
The NBA must also establish that Kobe IS the anti-hero, and he’ll never win another title. So who wins? Why Dwight Howard and the Magic. And it works in SOOOO many ways.
1) Howard is in a minor dispute with the last best big man in the NBA, Shaq, over who is the real Superman. By winning a title, FOR Orlando, Howard proves he can do what Shaq could not.
2) The NBA needs it’s big men. Although the sport may seem more geared for smaller players with hand checking rules and the prominence of wing players (LBJ, Kobe, Wade, Melo… even back to Magic, Bird, and MJ), big men still rule the sport. And finding athletic 7 footers willing to put 15-20 years of hard pounding on their weaker bodies is not easy. But it is if you have superstar CHAMPION big men.
**Note I really don’t believe any of the above, but it’s amazing how sometimes it can seem like Hollywood made this stuff up.
T may have been legit
The foul was total BS.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Back to basics on this next possession
Take it to the tin please!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Kobe missed T free throw
Will it be the start of the turnaround?
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
I am kind of hoping George Karl returns the favor for Phil Jackson's fine
And just opens his press conference with “That was some serious rats**t officiating”
Listen, this signature line is a big part of who I am.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 27, 2009 9:17 PM MDT reply actions
Oh come on Mike Breen
I guess he never saw playoff basketball in the 80s did he!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:18 PM MDT reply actions
NBA rule book
does not apply to Gasol
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
What the F
Shannon Brown are you kidding me!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:19 PM MDT reply actions
There is too much one-on-one
Where is the crisp ball movement I saw from these guys earlier in the series. Thankfully Melo drew the foul but the Nuggets haven’t run one good offensive set yet in the 4th quarter.
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:20 PM MDT reply actions
That was a pretty soft call
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Will the announcers please stop slobbering over Kobe.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Gasol fouled Melo
WAY more than Birdman fouled Gasol
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
ummmm….do you really think that matters?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
What game are you watching?
Oh, the real one. Not the one the refs are watching.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:24 PM MDT up reply actions
+1
I live and die with the Colorado Rockies and the Denver Nuggets...
by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
The Nuggets are beating themselves
with an assist from chicken s**t home refereeing.
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:23 PM MDT reply actions
Kinda like all the weird calls Cleveland kept getting late in the game yesterday.
But Magic figured out a way to win. At home…
The Stern sponsored 'W'
Listen, this signature line is a big part of who I am.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 27, 2009 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Stuff like this
and last night is why so many folks are turned off by the NBA. The folks who think the league rigs games are given power by the star system and outrageous officiating displays like we’ve seen.
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
And if not?
When is game 7, when I can actually celebrate?
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Gotta have faith.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
But you heard it and commented. Mmmm. Makes me feel warm all over!
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Nene . . .
Don’t try to draw the foul, just score the basket!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:27 PM MDT reply actions
True!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Nene sucks right now.
Bench him.
Both sides are getting really physical right now.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Great non call on loose ball
Unlike the other night when they whistled Melo for a foul when both guys were just going for the ball.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
Gasol just hammered Nene underneath
Going for an offensive board. No call, of course.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
And Linas Kleiza shall lead them!
And that is a problem!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:30 PM MDT reply actions
put so much presshuh on tha lakas.
GO GO GO GO BILLUPS!
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Great defense by the Nuggets
Can’t believe they didn’t call a foul on that!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:30 PM MDT reply actions
Good
Get Nene out of the game.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
That is a load of F*****G RUBBISH REF
So Nene gets his sixth foul because he dared stand in Gasol’s way! That shoul’ve been no call!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:31 PM MDT reply actions
Good work Anthony.
Dude almost made work in TRIPLE coverage!
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
This is just sickening
The call on Nene stopped the Nugget run. I’ve never really believed this before. The fix is in.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
HOW DO YOU NOT FUCKING FOUL THAT?!
That’s horse shit. Fuck the refs.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Although it is actually pissing me off
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions
How about that foul call
bailing out the bad pass! Yikes this is shit!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:35 PM MDT reply actions
Another bail out call on Billups
and Kobe getting more face time with the ref.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
these refs are pissin me off.
Here we go…Apparently a few more refs have no business officiating in the playoffs.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Looks pretty rough for the nugs now
The reffing couldn’t be any worse. Suck call on billups
FUCK THESE REFS!!!!!
AND DAVID STERN, AND KOBE BRYANT, AND THE GODDAMNED NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION!!!!
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
oh that wasn't a foul?
that was NOT a foul?!?!?!
I agree with free. Fuck this bullshit.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
So they've stopped calling fouls on the Lakers?
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Good news
2 officials just made a boat load of extra dough.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions
How exactly are they "letting them play" Mike Breen? What a tool.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
Do remember that Mike Breen got his start
being Don Imus’ punching bag, so that should be factored in.
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh that is funny Mike Breen
they are letting them play except when someone stands in front of Gasol or Ariza goes to the basket and is barely touched and score anyway. Sometimes these announcers drive me freaking nuts!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:37 PM MDT reply actions
By them
He means the Lakers. They are also not letting the Nuggets play. Especially Nene, who fouled out tonight with 3 legitimate fouls.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Chauncey
He’s throwing horrible passes and not making any plays. If he gets back in the game there is still a chance to pull this one out
And im sorry whoever says this game isn't fixed or at least 90% tilted...
should look at the last minute couple of minutes. Kmart HACKED, MELO HACKED! And they are letting them play alright…letting the LAKERS get away with murder.
I live and die with the Colorado Rockies and the Denver Nuggets...
by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:39 PM MDT reply actions
Hitting Melo in the face is not a foul.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
seriously then...
why watch??
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Because you start out the game
hoping that this time the refs won’t show you the elevator and give you the shaft.
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Long time no chat...
Fuuuhhhh to this game… grrrrrrr… idk idk idk ,
but, yall checkin out my big lithuanian ; ) mmm hmm
My magic Team ; ) xoxo -MommaMia
The ESPN studio is across the street...
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
What, they should have the postgame outside Pepsi Center?
When the game is in LA? ESPN already has anchors in LA.
They have a West Coast Sportscenter
So some of their anchors don’t have to stay up until 2 or 3 a.m. in Bristol
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Theyve been biased all series and all game...
just like the refs…the post game is the least of the problems. They can hold it wherever…All they want is Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, and Phil Jackson…who they love and drool on all night long.
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Lakers go inside
automatic foul call. Nugs go inside, no death no foul.
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I'm confused
Why are three of the Lakers’ players wearing gray shirts and slacks?
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Payola
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:43 PM MDT up reply actions
+100,000,000,000
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Time to put in Petro
and show these asshole refs what a real foul is. All over Gasol’s ugly mug.
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There is some serious 1984 stuff going on with the announcers
“This officiating isn’t terrible. It’s double plus good.”
Listen, this signature line is a big part of who I am.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 27, 2009 9:43 PM MDT reply actions
Only Hubie Brown criticizes the officiating when its bad
Because he’s old enough that he doesn’t give a damn if the NBA asks ESPN to fire him for doing so.
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:44 PM MDT up reply actions
speaking of 1984....
this was just a foul call in 1984 I believe…not a tech, not a flagrant..just a foul…crazy how things have changed.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Well, I'm done watching this mockery of the game.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
Well, I guess we won't win this series in 6
We’ll win it in 7. Fixed games be damned.
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Karl should make a $25,000 donation so we'll get some calls.
Seriously, if all you have to do to get some call in the next game is to bitch. Then lets bitch! Who wouldn’t pay a fay fine to buy some calls?
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
+1
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh it is time to go to DEFCON 5 in the press conference
Let me start out by saying that this officiating crew is the biggest pile of horses**t I’ve seen for many years. How is it right or fair that we have to contend with the best team in the West and three blind mice too . . .
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by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Seriously…we should start a ‘pay off the refs’ fund. How much to win the WCF?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions
JR Smith
is a fucking joke. What a loser.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Yes, the refs were the reason the Nuggets lost.
It had NOTHING to do with JR’s horrible shot selection or Dahntay being unable to cover Kobe.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions
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You’ve been in hiding and so we’ll greet you with open asses.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Refs suck
Lamest officiating I’ve ever seen.
Kick as at PC
I hope for the sake of the series
I hope that JR Smith isn’t allowed to touch a ball past the 3 point line next game.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Wow was he off tonight! :-(
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on May 27, 2009 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Disappointing.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 9:48 PM MDT reply actions
If ESPN shows Kobe hugging his wife in the tunnel
I will absolutely puke.
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Ah but Kobe's wife is gorgeous to look at
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Not gorgeous enough
to prevent adultry, I guess.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Too late
Projectile, all over my laptop
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
There's our fake kiss of the wife.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Can't wait to hear the Altitude guys
They’ll tell it like it is, unlike certain 4-letter networks.
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Haha…they’re already going off on it.
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by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Well Nene was all kinds of worthless - He goes into a shell on the road
Then again, when you are T’ed up and given a foul for looking at Kobe then I guess I would be too.
Let's just move on and focus on the next game.
We now need to win two in a row, which neither team has done in this series.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 9:50 PM MDT reply actions
Ahhh that's adorable.
she was out spending daddy’s money at Chanel while daddy got away with murder for 48 minutes.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Nene and JR not showing up was probably why they lost
Going for 11 points combined will NOT cut it. JR jacked up 10 threes, made 1. Yikes…
Personal fouls: DEN 30, LA 22 (Phil Jackson pulled the ref card after last game….)
Let’s see how the Nuggets do at home.
Turnovers killed them too
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Called, of course
I’m sure the actual would be about even if not reversed. Seriously, it was brutal. Totally gutless crew out there tonight. Wonder if they were high fiving celebrities along the sidelines?
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions
The fat lady isn't singing yet!
And I still have hope for the Nuggets winning the last two days. This Wizards’ fan is with you! You can do it!
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on May 27, 2009 9:57 PM MDT reply actions
Thank you for the kind words...
I haven’t given up hope, but we have to shoot more in the paint and be the team we are capable of being.
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:59 PM MDT up reply actions
+1
No need for doom and gloom just yet.
"A spaceman. That’s what they say I am."
by Tempestuous Binary on May 27, 2009 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions
I would have liked to see more Bird...
and less three point shots. And JR didn’t need to be watching the Magic game…
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 9:58 PM MDT reply actions
Live by the three, die by the three.
That’s what Barkley said about my team.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on May 27, 2009 9:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Not that I care too much about what Barkley thinks.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on May 27, 2009 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Lol...
but I am starting to think he says less BS than the rest of the national guys and does make some practical points, like his support for the magic thru the cleveland series.
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
True
and he doesn’t seem to have a crush on K0be, and LeBron.
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by OCBlazerFan1 on May 27, 2009 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes this...
I know they are both great players and I have never denied that, but the media drooling over them makes me sick. It’s one thing if it’s the hometown announcers, but on supposedly neutral nationwide coverage it is just sick. Plus it goes against team basketball which is part of why the Cavs are losing their series.
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm with Hastings
This series isn’t over, if you think so you must be from LA. The Nuggets will win Game 6 and can win Game 7.
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Yep.
Laker fans thought the Rockets series was going to be four games. Then they took game one, so it was definitely going to be a 5 game series. Oops, they almost lost the thing to a beat up team missing 3 of its best players. Whoopsie daisy. Kick em in the throat next game. Good Luck Denver. I am pulling for you. As is most (if not all) of Houston.
by divinebovine on May 27, 2009 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Thank you...
I think that Houston put up one hell of an effort and that if you guys had had Yao or the rest of your injured guys for a couple more games that you would have beat LA.
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Alright…this game is over and I think we got officially screwed (pun intended).
But the series isn’t over and there will be a game 7 in LA. We’ll just have to beat the Lakers so badly that the refs can’t influence the outcome.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
I agree...
Refs aside… This is the first game all series that we truly lost. We didn’t give this one away (the refs on the other hand…) we were just outplayed.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
Gotta play better on Friday
I wonder if George will publicly question the officiating, just like PJ did the other night? I agree, it would be worth the 25K if it worked like it evidently did for Phil.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:03 PM MDT reply actions
I like that, too.
I’m not watching the press conference tonight, but I don’t care what the officiating was like. I don’t want a coach that goes to the same place PJ went last game. Especially when there is so much about the team’s play that he can talk about.
But do you think it worked?
Watching what I just watched, I do.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Good point
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but the 4th quarter officiating was TERRIBLE. Consistent all game, then they let everything going.
by Colin Neilson on May 27, 2009 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Only on one end
Nugs got hacked inside, no call. Lakers just got the ball inside, automatic call. It was pretty sick. And 3 of Nene’s fouls were total BS. Why do refs hate on Nene?
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
There were still relatively few fouls overall.
The Lakers were getting more fouls, certainly, but they weren’t getting called every single time they went inside.
It's hard to say.
Because they were also the home team and weren’t before. And they did play better than the Nuggets did. So it would be total speculation whether his comments had any effect or not.
And after my previous comment, I did go to the press conference just in time to see Karl asked about the fouls in the 4th quarter and he made some comments. Nothing close to what PJ said, which I’m glad about. I’m okay with him expressing frustration, but I’m glad he didn’t get as pointed as PJ.
Spoke to soon
Karl is playing the officiating card in the press conference right now.
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by Gils_Keloids on May 27, 2009 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions
No, not to the point of being fined
But he’s complaining. He’s saying he doesn’t want to complain, but he’s complaining.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
by Gils_Keloids on May 27, 2009 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
I just think he was trying to say what we all believe. What Phil did worked. And it shouldn’t have. But NBA refs in general are gutless, so it worked.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh I don't blame him
He doesn’t want to do the PR, he wants to do Xs and Os and that’s very pure of him.
But I would say if you’re going to complain go all the way, or don’t do it at all, the middle road is not as effective.
Just my opinion, apparently $25K goes a long way, given today’s economy.
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by Gils_Keloids on May 27, 2009 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Refs stole this game
Plain and simple. It’s gonna be very hard for the Nuggets to beat LA playing 5 vs 8. Not impossible, but very hard.
No, they did not.
JR going 1-10 from 3 and combining for 11 points with Nene did.
The officiating was only bad in the 4th.
by Colin Neilson on May 27, 2009 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
It was tied through 1, tied through 2, tied through 3, and the Lakers went like 11-0 or something to open the 4th. THAT'S where the game turned...
I think a bit of calm reflection and a glance at the box scores will help illuminate what really happened in Game 5.
Were there homer calls? Of course!
Just like there will be homer calls in Game 6 in Denver. It is human nature and the refs are humans…
This is why winning home court advantage was so decisive for Denver and losing it back in Game 3 was so critical.
Houston also lost their 7 game series in Game 3, when LA came to town and took the home court advantage back…
This has every indication of a replay of that series.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
GK just said
“I thought they got the benefit of the whistle.” But he’s now ragging on PJ for “gamesmanship in press conferences related to the officials.” Saying it shouldn’t come down to that.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:12 PM MDT reply actions
I’m sure he won’t say it while this series is still going, but does anyone else think that Melo is clearly hurt?
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
Yes
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions
It’s not just his performance that I’m talking about but also the amount of time of the bench. He rode the bench for much of the 2nd half.
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by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
That’s what it seemed like anyway…haven’t checked the boxscore.
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by PosterNutbag on May 27, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, you're right.
He was on the bench to start the 4th when LA went on that 11-2 run. That probably helped the Nuggets lose
I wonder if he's still also a bit under the weather.
Being sick even if just for a day can drain your energy for a couple days after.
Karl did say 3 or 4 of Nene’s fouls don’t exist.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:14 PM MDT reply actions
I thought 3 out of the 6 were total BS
Among the worst calls of the night. Why the league directive to foul Nene out?
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Nene always does seem to have phantom fouls..
Dwight Howard for the magic seems to get some too.
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by AtkinsandTulofan on May 27, 2009 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Last 2 fouls on Nene were total BS, especially the 6th one which should have been an offenise foul on Gasol
by C's09Champs on May 27, 2009 10:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Gasol
May be the only player in the league who rivals Kobe and Lebron in getting calls his way. And I have no idea why. You would think that refs would get sick of his flopping, whining arse.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I personally think floppers should be T'd up, which would have ended Nene's night on that play.
My opinion.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Karl really ragged on PJ during presser
Something about not being as philosophical as he is and as clever with words. Didn’t use “manipulative” but may as well have. I like what he did. Gotta at least plant the seed.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:16 PM MDT reply actions
I think Altitude will play it later?
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions
GK on Altitude now
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:28 PM MDT reply actions
Is just a replay from the press conference?
Or new interview? If the latter, will you post anything noteworthy? I don’t have Altitude.
replay of the press conference
I think ESPN plays it live then Altitude plays it later.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
“I’m not going to get fined.” Then he proceeds to get fined … probably.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:30 PM MDT reply actions
Ha ha, exactly.
Houston and Portland were going back and forth about the refs during their series and it seemed to work. Costs a little money though, but in NBA terms, $25,000 = 0.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Other notes from GK: Melo got beat up. Nene fouled out and 3 or 4 of the fouls did not exist. Something about Gasol defending 20 drives to the hole and only getting one foul. Our bigs playing the same D inside and getting 16 fouls. GK saw the same game I did.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:34 PM MDT reply actions
Interesting. That DOES sound like the crying Phil did after the last game.
GK apparently does stoop to PJ’s level.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 10:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Tone and manner doesn’t have anything to do with content, Holly.
He’s doing the same thing as PJ.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions
They’ve been getting them at home already.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Basically he lowered himself to PJ's level
Because, in his words, he felt he had to. He really sounded like he wished it weren’t part of the game. But what PJ did worked. In an amazingly obvious way.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions
That's sort of what I got, too.
He seemed far less eager about and it and took far less pleasure in it than PJ did. I got the sense that if PJ hadn’t gone there first, GK wouldn’t have either.
I don't know, I guess we'll see.
To me tone does matter. Don’t know if it does to the league office.
Pau Gasol plays 45 minutes with 1 foul
The NBA, where amazing happens
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
One called foul
With a real officiating crew, he would have fouled out instead of Nene.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions
No, in DENVER he would have fouled out instead of Nene. It’s the way the officiating has been going all series.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
I thought the Nugs were screwed in game 3
At home, nonetheless.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
What was the foul differential, Bob? It seemed pretty even to me, but then again the Lakers winning probably had something to do with it.
by DJ Bento Box on May 27, 2009 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Wasn't that the game
where the foul diffential in the 3rd quarter was 11-3 in LA’s favor? And LA took 51 free throws?
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes
The refs kept LA in the game in the 3rd. Then the Nugs lost it in the 4th.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Bill Hanzlik
“I think David Stern had that little buzzer…”
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
Melo on Altitude
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:42 PM MDT reply actions
Good night, Nugget fans..............
Great game, respect, no matter how angry you are.
Remember, it’s only a game peeps.
I'm not sure what was great about that game ... Nuggets performance was less than desireable for me.
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by Nate Timmons on May 27, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Hi Nate
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions
What's up Bob ...
I’m sort of glad I was wrong … said Nuggets in 6 and if I was right that probably would have meant hell was going to freeze over!!!! Nuggets in 7 now? I didn’t see that coming!
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by Nate Timmons on May 27, 2009 10:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Agree
Nugs in 7. Dammit. Can’t have another stretch like the one between the 3rd and 4th again. And we shouldn’t see CB7 throwing the ball away on 2 straight possessions again.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
For sure ...
I’m going to be working on my recap and watching the movie HITMAN for the next few hours … the violence in the movie should help me out.
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by Nate Timmons on May 27, 2009 11:13 PM MDT up reply actions
21-3 run
between 3rd and 4th quarters. Ouch.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 27, 2009 10:51 PM MDT reply actions
Yes, I was tracking that as well ... just awful right.
Billups usually stops the bleeding, but I didn’t think he played very well at all tonight.
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by Nate Timmons on May 27, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Very surprised he missed that corner three off the inbounds
That is usually money.
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by Gils_Keloids on May 27, 2009 11:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Enough with the officiating complaints...
It’s getting ridiculous. Any time any of the 4 teams remaining loses, the fans complain that it’s because of the refs. I agree that officiating has been incredibly inconsistent, especially the technical/flagrant situations, but it really hasn’t been geared towards favoring any one of the remaining teams. If the refs were trying to help the Lakers out, they would have called that beyond obvious jump ball violation in game 2, or the flagrant on the Jones push/trip, or the Billups stepping out of bounds in game 1, or not called the Bynum flagrant during the last game. I could go on and on, and I’m sure Denver fans could come up with just as many situations where the Lakers got away with stuff.
I think tonight the Lakers were the aggressor and that’s why they won. Guys stepped up and helped Kobe out, while Denver didn’t really have any players other than Melo that they could rely on. In game 4, Kobe had virtually no help, and the Nuggets’ role players stepped up big. That was the difference. Denver had like 15 more free throws, but that’s not why they won. They won because of JR Smith, and Andersen. That’s what it’s gonna come down to, is role players stepping up. Tonight, it was Odom, Fisher, Bynum, and really no one from the Nuggets, so they lost, even though they were right there at the end. They just came up short.
Bottom line is Denver has gotten 8 more free throws in the series, so it’s been pretty even officiating-wise, and if anything, it’s Denver that has the edge. And Laker bigs have been in foul trouble all series long, so I don’t buy George Karl’s we were going to the hole all night and Pau only had one foul. Uh…Bynum had four fouls in less than 20 minutes of play. The reason Pau doesn’t get in foul trouble is because he shies away from contact. If someone’s driving to the basket, he’ll just get out of their way. Coaches of both teams need to hold their team (and themselves) accountable for their losses instead of blaming it on the refs.
Anyways, great game tonight. Hopefully the Lakes can close it out on Friday but don’t worry, knowing my Lakers, this thing is probably going seven.
Says the guy whose team just won
On the subject of officiating complaints, George Karl hit the nail on the head:
“I thought they got the benefit of the whistle. Every player in my locker room is frustrated, from guards to big guys. Gasol goes after at least 20 jump shots, 20 shots to the rim and gets one foul; our big guys have 16. Nene has six fouls, three or four of them don’t exist.”
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
try reading this guy’s full post next time:
George Karl’s we were going to the hole all night and Pau only had one foul. Uh…Bynum had four fouls in less than 20 minutes of play. The reason Pau doesn’t get in foul trouble is because he shies away from contact. If someone’s driving to the basket, he’ll just get out of their way.
and he’s 100% on the mark. As fans, we love Gasol’s offensive skillset, but his defense leaves alot to be desired when it comes to 1on1 or post defense. He doesn’t foul alot, but he does give up ALOT of easy shots.
If you can remember when Shaq was on the Lakers and they were tearing up the league… well, Gasol makes every big man look like Shaq with his matador defense. It’s immensely frustrating, but his saving grace is he makes up for this weakness with silky smooth points at the other end. He’s not perfect, but he doesn’t need to be.
We already got Kobe. :)
wah wah wah
exactly my sentiments. This entire thread is “wah!!!!!!!! the officials SCREWED us!!!”
well, maybe you know how Lakers fans feel most of the series that the Nuggets were allowed to get away with alot of grabbing, slapping, undercutting, pushing, and tripping, while if the Lakers even MOVED near a player near the basket, it was a foul.
Oh wait, what is that you say? You beat us those two games, fair and square?
Well, take some of your own medicine.
The refs didn’t lose this game for you, or win it for the Lakers. The Nuggets missing on 11 consecutive possessions cost them the game. They came back on a mini-run, but by then the hole was too big, the momentum not enough in their favor.
Waiting for Game 6, totally believe the Lakers can close it out, just like we did last year in Utah after that series was tied 2-2 (and we had lost both games in Utah badly), and most people had begun to jump ship to the Jazz.
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