Absolutely one of the top candidates, but I will put the MVP on Aldridge this series... Aldridge set the tone for this team. Without him being there, we would be swept, regardless of how well Matthews played defense.
All fouls are incidental. The rule talks about unnecessary contact. I don't think he was playing the man, he was playing the ball. He was up in the air trying for a block and mostly got LMA's arms, which is typical of lots of fouls. http://www.nba.com/news/rulesregulations_2010_04_17.html RULES AND REGULATIONS The following is a summary of rules and regulations regarding flagrant fouls, technical fouls, elbow fouls and other player conduct issues. A. Flagrant Foul Rules There are two types of Flagrant Fouls, as follows: Flagrant “1” (FFP1) - unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent. The opposing team is awarded two (2) free throws and possession. Flagrant “2” (FFP2) - unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. The opposing team is awarded two (2) free throws and possession and the player committing the foul is automatically ejected.
If the Parsons foul wasn't flagrant, then neither was Mos in G1. Btw, I don't remember what game it was but there was a game two days ago where a flagrant was called and they asked Steve Javie if it was the right call. Javie said sometimes they'll call flagrants depending on the feel of the game and it doesn't necessarily have to 100‰ match the rulebook. Not saying I agree with it, but there you go.
I think it was more a case of them calling flagrant one first, then looking at it, and the replay didn't convincingly change the call.
The ironic thing was the only game the officiating wasn't an issue, the Blazers won handedly... The NBA can thank the refs for the 3 overtime games in this series...
It was because Parson's left hand was pulling on LMA above the shoulder. Without that, I don't think it would have been a flagrant.
I've watched this play over and over and he was not going for the ball at all. That being said it still wasn't a flagrant.
By definition, if you're not going for the ball and you're not wrapping them up, isn't it a flagrant?
There was one angle on the replay, that clearly showed Parson's made contact with Aldridge, above the shoulders with BOTH arms. They only showed it once, and it wasn't excessive, in either case, but I think that may be what the refs were looking at that upheld the Flagrant 1 call on the floor. In the good, old days, it would have just been a good, hard foul, but the precedent set in this series, and throughout the league in recent years, is contact above the shoulders is a Flagrant 1. Weak? Yes. Consistent? Also yes. BNM
