Dan Crawford just pisses me off. He's probably the worst ref in the NBA. There's a reason the Mavs have lost more games when he officiates than any other referee. He's got nothing but hate for the Mavs and the odds are against us winning the title when he gets 2 chances to screw us in the finals.
I think the Mavs deserve a game 7. I am not saying they deserve to win the championship but at least make it a fair game for both sides. I, myself, truly think Wade is amazing but why not let him do it by himself? He doesn't need the assist from the refs. And now, everyone talks about how they cheat to win the championship. If the heats win the finals in game 7 "cleanly", then all the criticism on Wade would not happen and everyone is happy to have Heats as the champion. NBA just kinda destroyed Wade's reputation as more ppl start to lose respect on Wade after all those foul calls in the series.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TopLake:</div><div class="quote_post">If the heats win the finals in game 7 "cleanly", then all the criticism on Wade would not happen and everyone is happy to have Heats as the champion. NBA just kinda destroyed Wade's reputation as more ppl start to lose respect on Wade after all those foul calls in the series.</div> I in no way have lost respect for Wade, he is just incredible, I liked him at Marquette and LOVED him his rookie year, but ever since Shaq came to down, ugh, I just don't like Shaq, so I stopped loving Wade. I just didn't like the way the game was called, and I never have complained about any calls during games especially in the playoffs since a game between Sac and LA in the Western Conference Finals (those were the days). I would have loved a game 7, great series...The Heat def. made all the big plays when it counted, I don't exactly know what happened to the Mavs, the refs did make a few blatant bad calls, but Wade's reputation is safe.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting holyace2k2:</div><div class="quote_post">I in no way have lost respect for Wade, he is just incredible, I liked him at Marquette and LOVED him his rookie year, but ever since Shaq came to down, ugh, I just don't like Shaq, so I stopped loving Wade. I just didn't like the way the game was called, and I never have complained about any calls during games especially in the playoffs since a game between Sac and LA in the Western Conference Finals (those were the days). I would have loved a game 7, great series...The Heat def. made all the big plays when it counted, I don't exactly know what happened to the Mavs, the refs did make a few blatant bad calls, but Wade's reputation is safe.</div> I should put it in another way. His reputation isn't going worse but there are still many people think Wade didn't prove enough to have himself listed as one of the greatest in the NBA (just look at all those articles). If all those bad calls weren't there and Wade could still lead the Heats to win, things should be much better.
just watching the games, it was all dwayne wade in the 4th quarter. dirk should have been doing that...he should have just taken over and dominated the way wade did. maybe he did get the benefit of the call at the end of game 5...but thats what happens when you're constantly attacking...maybe if dirk had been more assertive when it mattered, he might have gotten a call like that fact is, there were obviously blown calls on both sides, but the mavs lost, so of course we're hearing bitching and moaning from their fans. the events that lead up to the end of a game cant be determined by the refs...every rebound, missed shot, and turnover isnt because of the refs...therefore, the result of a game cant be determined by the refs since the events leading up to the end were by chance. the idea that the refs WANTED the mavs to lose is proposterous, and almost insulting as an nba fan. its simple...the heat won, and the mavs lost.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting michiganave17:</div><div class="quote_post">Im sure you could put together a slideshow of bogus calls that went the mavs way. Like when shaq supposedly fouled daniels. The difference is the Heat management didnt cry or write blogs about every questionable call.</div> Thats one...
Mavs fans take the direction of their team owner in the fact that they are immature whiney babies. I'm not in the least surprised at how they have acted after they lost the nba finals. No congratulations, no respect. The truly take the lead from their owner. They have a true them against the world attitude because it is true...no one wants them to win due to their idiotic nature.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TwinTowers:</div><div class="quote_post">Thats one...</div> yea...there was only one questionable call against the heat all series mavs fans are acting like officiating is an exact science...bad news...its not, and officials arent robots. its not the only finals series where there were some questionable calls, and mistakes were made, and it wont be the last...mavs need to take responsibility for what happend...its so easy to point the dirty end of the stick at someone else
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dj_premium_plus:</div><div class="quote_post">yea...there was only one questionable call against the heat all series mavs fans are acting like officiating is an exact science...bad news...its not, and officials arent robots. its not the only finals series where there were some questionable calls, and mistakes were made, and it wont be the last...mavs need to take responsibility for what happend...its so easy to point the dirty end of the stick at someone else</div> Give me 5 calls
I thought there were definately some calls that went Wade's way that should not have. Fact is, the Mavs should have won game 3 and 5. They choked big time. Its done and over with. The Mavs need to regroup and try again next season. Thats really all there is to do now.
Mavs fans shouldnt be crying about the refs, they should be crying about how they had an oppurtunity to to take game 3 but ended up choking and letting Miami get the momentum.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dj_premium_plus:</div><div class="quote_post"></div> I rest my case then (for now at least)
yo, on the last shot when Terry took the 3 before the buzzer, did payton grab his shirt? just want some clarification
Payton grabbed his jersey alright...but Terry was wearing a Mavs jersey. The refs aren't gonna call fouls on those.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TwinTowers:</div><div class="quote_post">I rest my case then (for now at least)</div> yea because me shaking my head at you, really emplies how right you actually are you might want to find someone with a better memory, and more patience to bother comming up with every blown call in the series. im perfectly happy watching you wallow in your own ignorance.
Would anyone actually have been happy with Terry getting a foul call when he had an open three and his team was down by 3. If he had gotten a foul, he would have to go to the line and shoot 2, and it actually gives Miami an advantage. The foul call was before the shot, and didn't affect it at all. I bet people would've complained if he had gotten the call, made 2, but Miami get's poesssion and still won, and they would've talked about how the refs should've just let it go. How about we look at some more important things. Closing minutes of Game 5, Dallas 13 FT's, Miami 9 FT's. Or Game 3: Dirk had 1 point in the final 2 minutes the game, and it was a free throw. Game 4: Dirk had 0 points in the entire 4th qtr. Game 5: Dirk attempted one jump shot in the final 2 minutes of the game. That was also all the points he had in the entire 4th qtr. Game 6: Dirk had 0 attempts from the field in the final two minutes and had 0 field goals for the entire 4th qtr. He did make 2 ft however. How about the Mavs FG shooting in some of these games, at least if you ahve everything going nice and the refs actually made you loose I would hear complaints, but when a team also got calls in the closing minutes, but missed key FT's, I don't care. The Dirk drive on Posey where he spun into Walker and got his own "phatom" call with 1:25 left in Game 5 was even weaker than the call on Wade where he was pushed, which was actually a foul, and the only true debate is whether you call that foul in the closing minutes of a game, not if it's a foul.
huh... for some reason all this sounds so very very familiar... Cant quite put my finger on it yet... but... its almost like deja vu... weird.
regardless Of What Calls Were Made And Who Benefited From Them...everyone Has To Agree About 1 Thing!!!! The Refs Have Decided Far To Many Games This Season
