I don't recall BCB being a fan of the Heat or Mavs. So he isn't being biased.When you actually drive to the basket the chances of getting fauled go up. When you settle for off-balance jumpers you wont get fouled. DWade did it, he took advantage of getting fouled.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Jun 22 2006, 12:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>BCB I'm sure you would be pissed if all the calls were biased against your team. Yes it is unfortunate that the refs were a big part of this series but that is the truth. The series was tainted but the Heat got it done. I saw Mourning fouling like crazy out there and Haslem knocking Dirk around while Dirk was trying to get position. The mavs wouldn't have beaten the spurs either if the refs were like this.</div> Sorry but Mourning and Haslem were just being agressive and playing hard defense...something Dirk Nowitzki wouldn't attempt.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Melo_061 @ Jun 19 2006, 02:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>One of the dallas vs spurs games stuck out :happy0144:</div>I completely agree with melo, the series arent rigged, just some of the games in the series. I also think that game 4 of washington vs. cleveland was rigged also because Lebron got away with an obvious traveling violation. I also agree with BCB on the Haslem and Mourning playing hard defense.I also completely agree with kingjamez.
Mourning and Haslem played outstanding defense. They were physical with Dirk, and that's not going to get called because he's a seven-footer. Dirk's not going to dribble around anybody anyway like Wade is, so he like all big men he needs some help to get his shot (although he's better than most at creating his own), and he wasn't getting that help this series. I don't think the refs cost the Mavs the series. The refs made some bad calls, yeah, but it happens to everyone because the NBA officiating sucks. Dirk isn't a great defender, but he's gotten much better over the past few years and will continue to improve. I'm not expecting him to be All-NBA First Team, just as I wouldn't expect it from Dwayne Wade.The Heat won because their role players hit their shots and they had confidence that Wade would win it in the fourth quarter. Dirk made a big shot in Game 5, but unfortunately it didn't matter because of the next possession - whether you thought it was bad officiating or not. I just think that it's sad that no one recognizes what he did to get the team to this point, how big he was. The NBA isn't rigged. Dalls just had a crappy series. It happens.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kingjamez @ Jun 21 2006, 07:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't recall BCB being a fan of the Heat or Mavs. So he isn't being biased.When you actually drive to the basket the chances of getting fauled go up. When you settle for off-balance jumpers you wont get fouled. DWade did it, he took advantage of getting fouled.</div>He may not be biased towards a team, but he most certainly has blind faith in the NBA's refs, apparently. He hasn't provided any evidence, just opinion. It's not even about my team. I think it's a bit screwy how they have assigned refs during the playoffs and the calls that have been made. It is not really "rigging" games, but it certainly gives one team an advantage. The league needs to get rid of crappy and/or biased refs.Wade did drive, I'm not denying that. What I am questioning is whether he truly drove enough to get nearly double his average in the rest of the playoffs. It seems a bit absurd to me. There were a lot of stupid foul calls on jumpers, which I have already said. The three fouls from Tuesday's game that were terrible were not on drives to the basket.
The mavs were not that bad. That's why the refs I felt caused them this series. It's not like the mavs were losing by double digits with the exception of game 4. If the Heat won by double digits or even by 5 or more points the refs didn't cost the mavs the games but that wasn't the case.
Yeah, but I mean, the Mavs were outplayed. The refs sucked but if the Mavs had played up to their potential then they're winning in 5.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Jun 22 2006, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The mavs were not that bad. That's why the refs I felt caused them this series. It's not like the mavs were losing by double digits with the exception of game 4. If the Heat won by double digits or even by 5 or more points the refs didn't cost the mavs the games but that wasn't the case.</div>So, the referees caused the Mavericks to blow a 13-point lead in the final six minutes of Game 3?So, the referees magically made Dirk miss the second free throw to the tie the game in Game 5?Please...Obviously there are going to be bad calls both ways, but the fact of the matter remains that Dallas STILL had their chances to win Game 3 and Game 5, and despite being down 3-2 entering Game 6, they STILL had a chance to win the series by winning Game 6 and Game 7 at home.The series is over, the offseason is here, and I'm tired of reading about reasons why people think the league is rigged. Everybody, let's just move on and look forward to next season. I'm sure the Dallas players are going to use this and be extra-motivated next season. Dwelling on the issue is not going to make a difference... the Mavs won't magically be the 2005-2006 champions because we keep discussing whether or not the referees single-handedly cost the Mavericks the series.
Wow I can't believe this topic is still going. You guys that say the league is rigged still cant get the fact that it isn't through your head???
NO THE NBA IS NOT RIGGED! I mean sure.. there are reasons to belive that.. and sometimes i start to think that it is.. maby it is in a sence.. but not to a point where it really makes a diffrence..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Melo_061 @ Jun 19 2006, 02:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yes or no.I've had this view for a while but it keeps on getting clearer and clearer. Now someone might say if it was rigged then they'd make a suns cavs finals. Stern would probably like that but it's not possible for stern for a 7 games series to blatently help one team. That'd make it too obvious.</div>No. Plain and simple...the NBA isn't rigged...<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Jun 22 2006, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The mavs were not that bad. That's why the refs I felt caused them this series. It's not like the mavs were losing by double digits with the exception of game 4. If the Heat won by double digits or even by 5 or more points the refs didn't cost the mavs the games but that wasn't the case.</div>Sorry man...the refs were that bad...the refs don't make a team shoot 37% from the field...all we can do is hope we'll do better next year...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Jun 22 2006, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The mavs were not that bad. That's why the refs I felt caused them this series. It's not like the mavs were losing by double digits with the exception of game 4. If the Heat won by double digits or even by 5 or more points the refs didn't cost the mavs the games but that wasn't the case.</div>The reason u feel the refs cost the mavs the series is because you are a mavs fan. But I can understand that because I am an extreme spurs fan and at first I felt that the spurs lost the dallas series because of the ridiculous officiating but that was not the main reason. I then realized the main reason the spurs lost the series was due to poor rebounding by the spurs and not enough production from the spurs bench and good play by jason terry (dirk doesnt deserve credit).
