The NBA is the "Law & Order" of the sports world

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    This game was so rigged, you can no longer call it a "game". This "show" is a joke. It's the "Law & Order" of the sports world because we already know the outcome of every "show".
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    You certainly see patterns emerge.
     
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    Did the NBA order the Blazers to give up 13 offensive rebounds to Tyson Chandler? I'm confused.
     
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  4. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    When your two best rebounders are on the bench with foul trouble, you don't think that affects how well you rebound?

    The refs completely controlled the tempo and the flow of the game.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    100% accurate
     
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    Yup, I was gonna make a post like this. When the refs are going to determine the outcome of the game, why even play? We didn't help ourselves with our 3 point shooting or defensive rebounds, but come on. It's a fuckin joke. We benefited in Game 4, hopefully we get favored by the refs in game 6 to push it to 7.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Will game 7 be any different? You remember where it would be...
     
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    Of course it does. Of course, Portland had the opportunity to put Chandler on the bench but.. decided not to really drive after that quick first foul. The refs haven't been good in any game this series, but they didn't cost us the win. Bad rebounding, and atrocious outside shooting cost us the win. A real lack of energy in the third as well.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    If you don't see it with the obvious numbers and the visual evidence in front of you, I don't know what else to say.
     
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    You know I may have had my "Blazer" goggles on but Chandler got away with quiet a few over the backs and defiantly shoved Camby in the back a few times to get the loose ball.
     
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    Having Wallace and Camby in early foul trouble did hurt, but I'm not sure that excuses or explains the overall half assed effort the Blazers made at rebounding.
     
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    more like WWNBA

    The no calls were worse then the calls that went against Portland

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  13. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I just couldn't believe how many times Dallas pushed off to get a shot off. Barea, Dirk, Terry, and Marion were all shoving off to get space. It was disgusting.
     
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    Game 7 will be called evenly, right? I mean, what interest does the NBA have in Dallas? They just want a competitive series,
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    After a while, you become numb to it. And then you stop caring at all about what happens. And then you're replaced by a younger version of yourself who is delusional and thinks the NBA is about being fair. Then, the cycle is repeated.

    Some call this cycle, if you will, the "complete lunacy interacting together over really irritating shit". The only problem with that name is it spells out C.l.i.t.o.r.i.s.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    IF you believe in conspiracies, Dallas makes the NBA a whole lot more money and TV ratings.

    Portland is boring to watch (even if you're a fan, the offense is boring a predictable) and there's no one who sells a good story in the game.

    The Mavs have Captain Ugly, The "jet", a wife beater and a guy who is named after a Boxer who ate peoples ears.

    What does Portland have as a selling point? Injuries? that's so 4 years ago.
     
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    it's a matchup of possibly Stern's least favorite franchises. How many times has Cuban called him out/embarrassed him publicly for the charade he directs that is NBA officiating? vs the small market team who's frothing at the mouth fans might chant Fucking ***got on national tele at his golden boy if they're to advance.

    tough call. Here's hoping he lets the players decide it as overtly milking the series out to 7 games is deemed enough manipulation

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    You think Portland fans would chant that?

    Seriously?
     
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    But this is the year that Stern wants small markets and low ratings in the playoffs.

    CBA negotiations, the more the league loses the better for the owners.
     
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    I don't think the whole arena would be united as one voice, but I don't think it's that far fetched if the Blazers are getting jobbed and Kobe doing his pouty bitch thing for some fans to throw back KB's own words at him. With as badly as the officiating pendulum has swung against Portland over the years and as much as hating SoCal and the Lakers is part of Portland fan's moral fabric, I'm pretty sure that there would be some moments in that potential series in PDX that Stern would rather avoid.

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