referees-hate-landry-scola-and-hayes-too Stories - The Dream Shake
"First one to fall down gets the call!"
Matt Bullard had the right idea. The only way to win tonight was to be the first player to fall down. Now, I know the Kings were on the wrong side of the worst officiated game of the last 20 years (Game 6 of 2002 Western Conference Finals versus Lakers), but tonight was almost as bad.There are...
Game 4: Where the Rockets got hosed
I'm not blaming the refs per se. The Rockets knew they wouldn't get any calls. They knew that the word "charge" is no longer in the rules unless Utah is on offense. Fine, no problem. We worked around it. Until the last 14 seconds where we got absolutely completely hosed by supposed veteran...
We're not going back to Utah!!!
Game 6. Tonight. 9:30pm.If I see anything like this after the game... I am going to be very, very depressed.I do want to see a lot of this though (and no, I'm not talkin' about Yao):I am strangely confident that the Rockets will win tonight. I am not even the least bit nervous. Which is very rare...
Because Referees Need Visual Aids
Dear NBA referees (particularly referees in Utah):THIS:is what we call a "foul". Yes, "foul." It's pronounced "fa-wuhl" to some.This is when you blow air into that thing around your neck called a "whistle."The offending player(s) will then stop, stare at you, and wait for you to tell them they...
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