Dan Crawford Bails out Blazers pt 2

by Rockets on Apr 28, 2009 11:18 PM CDT

is he the worst ref ever the fouls that were called in that 4th quarter were atrocious why do we have to get him... its almost as bad as palmer/javie

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Let's calm down

There are about 90 things Portland did right this game. The Rockets forced stupid shots repeatedly and turned the ball over too much. A few calls don’t make or break this game.

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by UofTOrange on Apr 28, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions

I agree we played poorly, but I'll have to beg to differ with you....

Momentum has a huge role in making or breaking a game. Just as properly called timeouts affect the game, so does a momentum breaking (stoppage of play) “call” affect the outcome of the game. In the fourth quarter the Rockets had taken the crowd out and gained the momentum, not to mention a 4 point lead. That is when Roy went to the basket missed the shot and was rewarded with points by the officials. (We had the rebound) The next 6 possessions were marred by non calls for the Rockets and calls for the Blazers. In a 9 to 2 swing the Blazers made just 1 basket and were whistled for no fouls. Come on, 9 free throws to 0 in the fourth? Any person watching could see the officials take a different approach to calling that game in the fourth. Calls that were not made and rightfully so, in quarters 1 through 3, for some reason where made in the fourth and made incorrectly at that. I’m sorry, I have played in and watched too many sporting events in my lifetime to go with the old cliche “a few calls don’t make or break the game”, sure they do! Not saying we were for sure going to win that game last night, but all our opportunities of winning were significantly depleted with those calls in the fourth. Even the talk radio guys are complaining and as we all know they never do that.

by jase3217 on Apr 29, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions

HELLO..did you SEE the fouls called against Oden and Pryz in the 1st 8mins of game 4? I believe they total 4. Yao had one foul the ENTIRE game. You don't think this affected the Trail Blazer play in game #4?

by Natsthecat on Apr 29, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions

You guys have got to get over the Yao vs. Oden/Przy

It’s very, very simple. Yao doesn’t guard your guys on offense, why on earth would they draw fouls on him?

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by UofTOrange on Apr 29, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree about Yao's lack of fouls, my post was in regard to momentum/calls affecting the game. 4 fouls in 8 minutes on the 2 centers affects the game very much.

by Natsthecat on Apr 30, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions

So tell them to stop fouling!

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by UofTOrange on May 1, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions

Nobody complains about the refs when their team wins

that’s weird

I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.

by bow4meow on Apr 29, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions

16 TOs and 2 Offensive Rebounds

A win does not make.

by chrisjay84 on Apr 28, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions

exactly

just like giving up 7 turnovers and 10 offensiver rebounds in the 4th quarter of game 4 doesn’t make a winning formula for Portland

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 28, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree. The team that can play despite the "foul momentum" factor wins

by Natsthecat on Apr 29, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions

As a Portland fan

not a single game in this series has been decided by the officials. There have been a lot of inconsistent and questionable calls both ways, but in games 3, 4, and 5, the team that made plays down the stretch won.

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 28, 2009 11:27 PM CDT reply actions

mostly

bcz the other team had to back off bcz a fingernail on the guy would be called a foul…Also i find it interesting that u dont put game 2 on ur list of bad calls not effecting outcome…

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Apr 28, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions

after all the whining us portland fans did after games 3 and 4

i dont have a problem with Houstan fans getting frustrated about the refs

bayless leaves over my dead body

by thomasikehara on Apr 28, 2009 11:37 PM CDT reply actions

lol thanks

by chrisjay84 on Apr 28, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions

dude what?

Every single call was a foul. There was only one play that was questionable (Lowry being pushed into the pick), but Lowry was out of position and got caught in no-man’s land there.

The refs did not lose this game for the Rockets. The Rockets playing scared did.

by grungedave on Apr 28, 2009 11:42 PM CDT reply actions

The Shane Battier play was not a foul on Shane, neither was the Scola play

But to say it cost the Rockets the game is just silly. They lost because they couldn’t stop tossing the ball to the Blazers or the Blazers fans

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by UofTOrange on Apr 29, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

the play in the 4th where they called holding on shane in favor of roy and he got really mad?

by tevisthe4th on Apr 29, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions

That's the one

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by UofTOrange on Apr 29, 2009 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

That wasn't a foul?

He was holding Roy’s arm.

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by iDea on Apr 29, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah ok it wasnt a foul on shane?

You need glasses if you think that wasnt a foul, see the video below I was gonna put one up if thats the one you were talking about.

Can you really say that wasnt a foul after watching it?

by tevisthe4th on Apr 30, 2009 2:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Your Videos

Scola Charge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su7adRBqhqE
Battier Foul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvqXnT0-8-8

Click for HD

by levelhed on Apr 29, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions

The Scola charge is little questionable but he is completely out of control and a lot of times the benefit of the doubt is given to the defender

The Battier foul is legit to me… seems like he is grabbing the arm before Przy moves his feet.

by Escrote on Apr 29, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions

nice to see that you guys hate palmer and javie too

I think we can all agree that something needs to be done about inconsistent reffing

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Apr 29, 2009 6:52 AM CDT reply actions

agreed

i hate palmer bc she is possibly the worst ref…javie isnt a bad ref but i hate his ego.

I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer

by Philthyanimal on Apr 29, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Javie is a douche.

He’s the only ref I’ve ever heard of to eject a TV or Radio color commentator from the game. Although if he gets the call for either game six, or game seven if necessary it wouldn’t be all bad if he ejected Mike Rice or Clyde Drexler. They’re both terrible. Sorry Clyde, you’re still my all time favorite Blazer but you don’t belong on the airwaves.

by jtkerr79 on Apr 29, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions

The chippy fouls were dumb, it's the playoffs

While watching the crappy NBA TV feed online, I remember hearing the whistle blow 5 possessions in a row for the Blazers.

I do agree though that the rockets lost this game, not the refs. Game 6 should be awesome.

Eddie Johnson at the buzzer.....

by akaiser22 on Apr 29, 2009 12:10 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed

that was a little rediculous… although a few of those fouls were the players denying Oden an easy dunk. But the five quick fouls reminded me a lot of the first quarter of Game 4 where Przy and Oden picked up the ticky-tacky stuff.

by Escrote on Apr 29, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

portland fan here.

And even through my blazer colored glasses I could see you getting the shaft by the officials. Sorry about that I hate to see poor afficiating even when it helps my team.

by vullkem116 on Apr 29, 2009 3:12 PM CDT reply actions

As a Blazers fan, I agree Houston got screwed

It wasn’t that you guys didn’t commit the fouls. Every one of those calls was at least close enough that the call wasn’t completely out of line. The issue is they weren’t consistent. It was a whole bunch of stupid little fouls OUT OF NOWHERE. They weren’t calling that stuff for the entire game until the fourth quarter.

I HATE inconsistency in refs. No one is perfect and all refs make bad calls, but the least they could do is call the game the exact same way for the game.

by TheGreatMon on Apr 29, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions