I'm a bit pissed about this loss and some of the other stuff that happened in this game, including the ridiculous ejection of Ricky Davis. Shaq Who? <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"Again, the C's floundered after the timeout and Wade and Jones (2, 3pters) came out firing and the Heat took the lead 76-73 at the 5:29 mark. Mark Blount continued his ineptitude, missing 2 layups in a row, which effectively had me swearing at the TV. Thankfully Ricky Davis hit a 3pter and tied it at 76. Then things got bad: The Refs ejected Ricky Davis after he fouled Wade on a break away, calling not just a Flagrant foul, but a Flagrant 2 foul, which is an automatic ejection. I want to spend some time talking about this, because <font color="DarkRed">the ejection was a pure, unadulterated, huge, stinking pile of dung. </font> Yes, Wade was a step ahead and looking to dunk it, but this is Ricky Davis, who can elevate with anyone in the league. Wade went hard to the floor, but Davis was clearly trying to come up with a sensational block, not hurt Wade. There was nothing in this play that merited an ejection. A flagrant foul maybe, but not an ejection. <font color="DarkRed">I pretty much lost my cool with the situation,</font> when the Sunshine Network Announcers likened the foul by RD on Wade to that of the recently $75,000 lighter in the pocket, Donovin Darius of the Carolina Panthers, who clothes-lined Packers Wide Reciever Robert Ferguson. Tommy Heinsohn can be pretty homeristic at times, but it's rare for him to ever go to the lengths these guys went. Let's call this easily the turning point of the game. If you were watching and thought the C's were struggling before this, then the 4th quarter brought more of the bad than the good." </div>
Terrible call. Davis was obviously going for the ball, and on top of that, he tried to catch Wade, AND he tried to help Wade up from the floor. A Flagrant 2? No chance. I won't even mention all the other garbage calls, because it isn't even worth discussing. By the way, Thanks for the recap. I missed them.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">By the way, Thanks for the recap. I missed them.</div> I noticed you filled in well for a game during my abscence. Nice job and thanks! I know the blog folks/Celtic Nation appreciate it. I can't believe we lost to Miami without Shaq.
I think the absences of Shaq actually hurt them, almost as if they came out with a little less urgency. And as I've said before, this team isn't at the point where they can expect to roll over anyone yet. The Ricky call was bogus. Yes he got an awful lot of arm, but there was no way that it should have been a flagrant 2.
