Once again... this time with emphasis! (David Stern assigns Joey Crawford to ref Game 7)
by grungedave on May 17, 2009 8:54 AM CDT
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PrintDavid Stern really isn't even trying to be subtle anymore. Nope. Yeah, the one game where the Rockets/Lakers matchup almost ended up in a brawl... guess who the lead referee was? That's right -- Joey Crawford!
You would think that Stern would like to avoid the mere appearance of impropriety by assigning damn near anyone but Crawford to be at today's game. Take a big, BIG guess as to who has been assigned as the lead referee for Game 7 in Los Angeles. That's right -- Joey Crawford!
I hate you Joey Crawford. I know you have an agenda. I also know that your particular agenda (assignment?) for today is a polar opposite of my preferred outcome for Game 7. This does not make me a happy person this morning.
This is essentially a memo to Kobe Bryant that errant elbows will be allowed all throughout this afternoon's contest. At this point, the only thing that would shock me more is if Jake O'Donnell was brought out of retirement to screw the Rockets over again.
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Lol, Danny and Joey. You would think the NBA knows who the good refs are.
Assigning Bavetta might have been too obvious.
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
World is watching, NBA don't be too obvious
I agree and find it very curious that the ref who worked the worst game of the series, game 2, the same idiot who prematurely and wrongfully ejected Artest, would be brought back for this. But the world is watching and the rumors are buzzing off a screw job for LA. I hope I am wrong and the refs allow these guys to play. No 2 quick fouls on Hayes or Battier. I will be watching and I for one will not be quiet if this game becomes another LA biased joked.
by Pippreallysuxed on May 17, 2009 9:59 AM CDT reply actions
A bad, bad joke
We have a chance of seeing a new record about “fouls called on Adelman’s team in the fourth quarter”. I think about 30 will make things sure.
Crawford
I saw on the Mavericks blog that they are 1-15 in playoff games Crawford has called.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
There's something about Texas...
that Joey Crawford must abhor. It all started with that brouhaha with Tim Duncan a couple of years back. Let me re-phrase that… His bad calls became more obvious after that. He’s proabably still smarting from the suspension brought on by that incident. Whatever… The Rockets still RULE!
by I_heart_the_rockets! on May 17, 2009 11:07 AM CDT reply actions
rockets its gona be tough to overcome the 10 point handicap the refs are gona give LA but hey anything can happen game 7
if its a close game near halftime lakers will resort to dirty play, I remember hearing kobe saying after game 6 they have to win " by any means necessary " look out oOo
if brandon roy played for toronto he'd be brandon waaaaah
so this is a preview?
of what to expect from Houston fans should they lose? Already bitching about the officials before the game has even started? C’mon.
not necessarily
But I would love to know ONE person who thinks Joey Crawford is the most qualified of all officials to handle a Game 7. Because there’s only one person who thinks that… and that person wants desperately to see LeBron v. Kobe in the Finals.
oh
And the only bitching I do about officials is when Crawford or Javie or Salvatore are assigned to my team’s game. The reasons why should be obvious to you by now.
To be fair, this could be any team at any time playing LA in a Game 7 in LA
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To be fair they'd hire some college or high school refs for this game, not the biased crew
they’ll have in place.
lol
hire inexperienced refs to officiate a Game 7 for a NBA game? If you thought NBA refs were affected by home crowds, how could high school or college officials survive? Especially when faced with the glamour of the Staples Center crowd? (ugh)
Just Say It
I wish all the Rockets fans, Spurs fans, Celtics fans, Jazz fans, etc., would just man up and say they envy the Lakers, so they hate them and want them to lose.
I understand why people hate the Lakers – Jack, Laker girls, great players, underachievers at times, overrated coach – but don’t cloak that with NBA conspiracy theories. I’m a Lakers fan from way back, but part of me wants to see this team lose so Phil Jackson can be exposed as the most overrated coach of all time and maybe some of the soft players will be shipped out next year.
As for the referees, it’s a joke in EVERY game of EVERY playoff series, and it’s always been that way. The home team always gets the edge on calls. Why do you think the home team wins so much in the NBA playoffs? I could point out some questionable calls against the Lakers in Houston, but I know the Lakers will get the edge in L.A. Besides, whining about the refs would make me look like a Rockets fan.
I hate to say it
But he’s kind of right. If they were so concerned with getting the biggest markets, why has San Antonio won so many championships? It’s not like boring ol’ off-the-glass, fundamental put-back Tim Duncan is a human highlight reel.
I’m glad a Lakers fan is able to own up to the over-blown hype and wants them to lose for the right reasons. Phil Jackson is an overrated coach, Kobe has no supporting cast (Pau and Odom are good, but inconsistent), the bench is soft and this Laker team seems to ride the hype about themselves.
Win or lose tonight Rockets fans, do not be discouraged, you’ve gone above and beyond all expectations this season. As for the Lakers, please believe that you will NOT be seeing Kobe lift a championship trophy this year. The Thuggets will be more than a handful and are the first full-strength team they will meet. If by some fluke they win that series, Cleveland is a much, much, much better team than the Lakers and will without a doubt beat them.
If I were you, use the hype to your advantage, bet against the Lakers and make some money.
Life is hilarious.
Oh, one more thing
I’m a Portland fan and do not envy the Lakers in any way, shape or form. Portland is better than L.A. in every way, shape and form and we will only get better as the years progress, whereas the Lakers are nearing their twilight and some major changes/rebuilding will be coming to L.A. very soon.
P.S. Kobe said Nate McMillan is the best coach he’s ever played for.
Life is hilarious.
Just remember
You’re playing with house money. If you win, you’re pulled one of the great upsets in NBA history and if you lose you’ve still had a great year..
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Violet Palmer and Bennett Salvatore were unavailable
As well as T. Donaghy.
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by Gils_Keloids on May 17, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
keeping a close eye on crawford
As a longtime Spurs fan, i’m still wary from last year’s playoff no-call by Crawford and Fisher on Brent Barry that pretty much shut the door on San Antonio that season. Houston has a legitimate chance to win today, and i’m not big on conspiracy theories; but if all of a sudden we’re in the second quarter and Scola & Artest are sitting with questionable foul calls ……. something shady is afoul. The last thing Stern needs is a pit bull that he can dispatch at his disposal to achieve his dream finals match up (as he stands suspiciously smiling with $$$$ in his eyes!)
Mad props
for refrencing Jake O’Donnel! YES!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Franken-scola
Thanks for the chance to watch a game 7 blowout, texians.
I am so stoked that I am going to go for a run on the beach. Have fun swatting mosquitos.
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