Other than the Gobert **** I thought the refs were pretty great.
Those 2 fouls on Rudy tonight...
- Thread starter bigmike
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Yes, after the first quarter we got a decent whistle.
I'm usually against commenting and complaining about the officiating but not in this case, this one is different ... I need the Jazz to go hard after the refs. This **** needs to stop NOW! This is some mafia style hit. Noone can convince me that this is a regular call on the jump ball. This was clearcut demonstrative retaliation for what Gobert said earlier this week. I don't care if they get fined. I want an official statement with Quin's name, with DL's name, with Gail's name on it. The want the organization with all it's power and weight behind Rudy on this one. They need to make it clear that this BS will not be tolerated.
I don't know if Gobert did this intentionally combined with the fire he was feeling.
I do know at times Sloan would blow up intentionally and I know he once did this and got ejected, all to fire up the team.
It can be a tool if used properly, sparingly.
I do know at times Sloan would blow up intentionally and I know he once did this and got ejected, all to fire up the team.
It can be a tool if used properly, sparingly.
Stars Fan
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I hear you. And while I agree it would feel great to let them have it, I don't see that as a winning strategy. You can't fight city hall man, and in this case it would just back fire on us. "Better to be happy, than right," Grandpa used to say. Take the high road on this one. Swallow our pride and accept the punishment.
I would not be against sending a quiet letter to the league, but no grand standing, public rebuke or confrontation. The league has all the power here, just look at how much good Cuban's complaining did the Mavs. I don't think there has ever been a confrontation over officiating that went in the team, coach, or players' way.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Gobert did not get intentionally tossed in order to fire up the team. That's a silly thing to suggest. A coach doing something like that vs a player doing something like that (especially a star), are completely different things. And why would Gobert think his team needed to be fired up in that circumstance, or that getting thrown out would do the trick, anyway? Use a little logic, please.
This is already out of control. This is not the first time something like this has happened. Last year one of the Morris twins had a similar situation where he criticized the refs after a game and then was targeted repeatedly by the refs for weeks after. I don't know what the best course of action is. You might be right... maybe doing it away from the media but still filing complaint against this crew. I am just not sure doing nothing is the path to choose either.
My understanding is that it was technically a foul, but it never gets called at the NBA level, and by "not a foul" they meant 'not a foul that should be called in an NBA game'. They even said that there was the option of calling it some type of non-foul non-foul violation and awarding Houston the ball.
Getting very tired of Jazz fan and player victim mentality. Rudy bitches about a lot of fouls that he clearly commits.
Refs are going to make some bad calls. Many calls are highly subjective and hard to get correct. If the refs get 80% of the calls correct, that is a great record. Harder to get a call right than to make a free throw, don't you think?
Let's stop the paranoia
Refs are going to make some bad calls. Many calls are highly subjective and hard to get correct. If the refs get 80% of the calls correct, that is a great record. Harder to get a call right than to make a free throw, don't you think?
Let's stop the paranoia