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When I look at the replays, i first look for if there is direct visual evidence showing the exact location of the contact clearly. I don't think there was. You sort of have to piece together in your mind where you think contact occurs, which is where you need to allow for a reasonable margin of error. To me, the replays show a lot of ball contact, some hand contact (with the possibility of wrist contact but inferred)..
In that case it is reasonable that they would have called it clean.

Even though I believe what Donovan says about where contact was made (because he would have felt it), it's hard to neutrally prove it on the replay which is why the ref's no call gets the benefit of the doubt. At least that's my thought process on it.
 
I think people need to realize that the NBA is a business first and a competitive arena second. 99% of the time you don't get that call at the end of the game on an opponent's floor, that's just the way it works, and for obvious reasons. We didn't lose that game in the closing seconds, and I'm not going to try to pin it on any one of: hero ball, or Conley's poor shooting, or Jeff Green's lack of production, or Bradley's poor defense either, though they all contributed. That's a good young team and they just totally outplayed us. The only thing that kept us around was that bizarre disparity in fouls called in our favor. We took 32 free throws to their 13 and shot 20 of them in the third quarter. We lose by double digits if the game is called more judiciously IMO.
 
Release the Kraken said:
I think people need to realize that the NBA is a business first and a competitive arena second. 99% of the time you don't get that call at the end of the game on an opponent's floor, that's just the way it works, and for obvious reasons. We didn't lose that game in the closing seconds, and I'm not going to try to pin it on any one of: hero ball, or Conley's poor shooting, or Jeff Green's lack of production, or Bradley's poor defense either, though they all contributed. That's a good young team and they just totally outplayed us. The only thing that kept us around was that bizarre disparity in fouls called in our favor. We took 32 free throws to their 13 and shot 20 of them in the third quarter. We lose by double digits if the game is called more judiciously IMO.
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An equal number of fouls called on each team has nothing to do with a game being called fairly.
 
For the record while I'm irritated about the call, I find it hard to get too outraged about the outcome. The Grizzlies outplayed the Jazz yesterday and deserved the win, unfortunately.
 
Nate505 said:
For the record while I'm irritated about the call, I find it hard to get too outraged about the outcome. The Grizzlies outplayed the Jazz yesterday and deserved the win, unfortunately.
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Did they though? The Jazz were one completely bogus no call from winning the game. Seems like despite the teams ***** play they deserved the win if Donovan hit 2 of the 3 free-throws.
 
If it's on the ball it's ok to hit it. Clearly, there was a foul. Hand of defender actually took Donovan's wrist (not touching the ball) causing him to lose the ball. Definite foul. Who cares? Donovan needs to be better in clutch situations, play calling as well probably. Shame this has happened to him three times, out of four losses. Utah losing to Memphis is a colossal failure of many systems, not just a play here or there.
 
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