If David Stern wants to do right by the fans, then he should order NBA TV to rerun the tape of Game 3. We need answers. We need to know for sure. Hell, they can start a series called "NBA Hardwood Classics: The Tim Donaghy Collection" and we'll spend the rest of the summer combing through games and figuring out how many Donaghy could have fixed.Bill Simmons came up with an excellent idea..post up all the box scores you know of that Tim Donaghy screwed a team completely in. Whether it be phantom calls, ridiculous free throw differences, BS technical fouls or anything of that nature.Game 3 of the 2007 Western Conference Semi-FinalsWell, how much did Donaghy affect the game? How many calls did he whistle on Stoudemire? How many of Bowen's potential fouls did he not call? Was he the seemingly incompetent schmuck who made that three-seconds-too-late call on Ginobili? Did Tim Donaghy cost you that game?Kurt Thomas: 5 PFAmare Stoudemire: 5 PFRaja Bell: 5 PFBoris Diaw: 4 PF
<span style="font-family:Arial">I found this video interesting:</span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvkKdXLwt0U
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SirLaker @ Jul 23 2007, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://youtube.com/watch?v=T6SpBM8dB4k:Swoon:</div><span style="font-family:Tahoma">I remember that game. Was happy we won, but the refs screwed Kobe over with no a bunch of no calls. :\I could go through a lot of videos where LB is getting hit hard and no calls.. But I don't remember who the refs where. </span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC @ Jul 23 2007, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Arial">I found this video interesting:</span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvkKdXLwt0U</div>I also posted that video on the other thread. I kept saying it was rigged, but now to know the truth, that someone really was trying to take away they game...it really sucks.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Jul 23 2007, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If David Stern wants to do right by the fans, then he should order NBA TV to rerun the tape of Game 3. We need answers. We need to know for sure. Hell, they can start a series called "NBA Hardwood Classics: The Tim Donaghy Collection" and we'll spend the rest of the summer combing through games and figuring out how many Donaghy could have fixed.Bill Simmons came up with an excellent idea..post up all the box scores you know of that Tim Donaghy screwed a team completely in. Whether it be phantom calls, ridiculous free throw differences, BS technical fouls or anything of that nature.Game 3 of the 2007 Western Conference FinalsWell, how much did Donaghy affect the game? How many calls did he whistle on Stoudemire? How many of Bowen's potential fouls did he not call? Was he the seemingly incompetent schmuck who made that three-seconds-too-late call on Ginobili? Did Tim Donaghy cost you that game?Kurt Thomas: 5 PFAmare Stoudemire: 5 PFRaja Bell: 5 PFBoris Diaw: 4 PF </div>Western Conference Semifinals you mean.Interesting videos.
I don't think Donaghy called this game, but still makes me sick:http://youtube.com/watch?v=JZyD3ZjuxvwWade is untouchable and gets every call imaginable, while Kobe got 1 freethrow in the game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SirLaker @ Jul 23 2007, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think Donaghy called this game, but still makes me sick:http://youtube.com/watch?v=JZyD3ZjuxvwWade is untouchable and gets every call imaginable, while Kobe got 1 freethrow in the game.</div>Most of those fouls were legit, but Kobe definately didn't get the same treatment. BTW, he got 3 FT's.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nitro1118 @ Jul 23 2007, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Most of those fouls were legit, but Kobe definately didn't get the same treatment. BTW, he got 3 FT's.</div>Oh big difference. 2 of his 3 free-throws were late in the 4th.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SirLaker @ Jul 23 2007, 05:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Oh big difference. 2 of his 3 free-throws were late in the 4th.</div>I am just saying, it was 3, not 1. BTW, I believe they were in OT.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nitro1118 @ Jul 23 2007, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I am just saying, it was 3, not 1. BTW, I believe they were in OT.</div>Even better. In a 53 minute game, Kobe Bryant gets 3 freethrows with a number of plays that deserved them. If they didn't, Wade's shouldn't have. You can't breathe on Wade.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SirLaker @ Jul 23 2007, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Even better. In a 53 minute game, Kobe Bryant gets 3 freethrows with a number of plays that deserved them. If they didn't, Wade's shouldn't have. You can't breathe on Wade.</div>I agree, it wasn't fair that Kobe wasn't getting same fouls called for him (although I personally do think that pretty much each foul called for Wade was deserving).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Jul 23 2007, 09:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Game 3 of the 2007 Western Conference Semi-FinalsWell, how much did Donaghy affect the game? How many calls did he whistle on Stoudemire? How many of Bowen's potential fouls did he not call? Was he the seemingly incompetent schmuck who made that three-seconds-too-late call on Ginobili? Did Tim Donaghy cost you that game?Kurt Thomas: 5 PFAmare Stoudemire: 5 PFRaja Bell: 5 PFBoris Diaw: 4 PF </div>Yes Ill admit some of the foul calls were ridiculous, but did Tim donaghy call every single one of those fouls for those players? Didnt think so.Also, I guarantee you that there were calls that the officials missed on each one of those players through out the game, but no we cant think of that possibility. We just all have to think of the bad calls that they made, not the obvious calls that they missed.Im sorry but this thread is bogus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nyu69Oj1q4 Sorry if that's posted already. Pistons still won but man, it makes you think.
God, I hate NBA's reffing. I talked to my much older brother about it tonight. You really don't see that kind of preferential treatment in any other sport (or at the very least, not nearly to the same extent). "OMG Justice, but reffing in the NBA is HARD!" So what? It doesn't explain all the ridiculous bullsh** calls that go on in the NBA. If it's so hard to make calls the same way on both ends of the court, add a challenge/instant replay system. I get so tired of seeing the obvious offenders get away with stupid sh*t. I'd just like to see the NBA crack down on stupid refereeing. I'm sure their job would be a lot easier as far as getting calls right if they have their jobs on the line.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SirLaker @ Jul 23 2007, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://youtube.com/watch?v=T6SpBM8dB4k:Swoon:</div><span style="font-family:Arial">I remember this game, Kobe Bryant was getting ROBBED. The most impressive thing about that video, is that he was making most of the shots he got hammered on.</span>
