VCoug wrote:

Vmart wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:This was one of the worst officiated games I've ever seen; on par with the Kings-Lakers back in the day. All you have to do is look at the free throw disparity and fouls called disparity. We shot about 18 free throws and they shot 40. There is no ****ing way a team that physical pulls that off. Ultimately, the refeering improved in the 2nd half but that doesn't say much considering how abyssmal it was to start. I mean, they called two phantom fouls against Shumpert and Martin in the final minutes of the game, which NEVER get called. The league needs to investigate these guys because I'm sure there are a few Tim Donaghey's in the bunch.

Don't think the league wasn't in on it.

Right. The NBA desperately wanted the small market NY Knicks to lose to the large market Indiana Pacers to setup the greatly anticipated Miami-Indy ECF.

For a large market team they got jack to show for banners.

markvmc wrote:

Vmart wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:This was one of the worst officiated games I've ever seen; on par with the Kings-Lakers back in the day. All you have to do is look at the free throw disparity and fouls called disparity. We shot about 18 free throws and they shot 40. There is no ****ing way a team that physical pulls that off. Ultimately, the refeering improved in the 2nd half but that doesn't say much considering how abyssmal it was to start. I mean, they called two phantom fouls against Shumpert and Martin in the final minutes of the game, which NEVER get called. The league needs to investigate these guys because I'm sure there are a few Tim Donaghey's in the bunch.

Don't think the league wasn't in on it.

Exactly. League knows the ratings for the ECF will be much higher if the most populous city in the country isn't represented.

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Vmart wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:This was one of the worst officiated games I've ever seen; on par with the Kings-Lakers back in the day. All you have to do is look at the free throw disparity and fouls called disparity. We shot about 18 free throws and they shot 40. There is no ****ing way a team that physical pulls that off. Ultimately, the refeering improved in the 2nd half but that doesn't say much considering how abyssmal it was to start. I mean, they called two phantom fouls against Shumpert and Martin in the final minutes of the game, which NEVER get called. The league needs to investigate these guys because I'm sure there are a few Tim Donaghey's in the bunch.

Don't think the league wasn't in on it.

As I told the other dude, corruption/misdeeds isn't something that only takes place at the very top of a power structure. Tim Donaghey was a dirty ref and was supposedly a lone wolf.

MooK wrote:The refs didn't cost us the game. They just limited our margin of error. The same bad habits we played with all year came back to haunt us in the end..

wow so true, 'limited the margin of error',

Bonn1997 wrote:http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22266469/knicks-pacers-game-6-how-indiana-dominated-at-the-stripe
You can see the shot charts there. I thought last night was suspicious too but the Knicks shot mostly jumpers while Indiana kept attacking the rim.

It's slightly misleading, because once the refs make it clear they're not going to call contact when the Knicks drive to the hoop, then it puts them off- whats the point in driving if they're just going to get knocked down, lose the ball and get no whistle?

What annoys me the most is the way the refs blatantly changed the way they call the game to specifically accommodate a player (Roy Hibbert). How is that legit? Hearing all this "he goes straight up" crap (newsflash: no he doesn't!)- why can ref's suddenly change how games have been called all year just to make a specific player look good?!

Bonn1997 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22266469/knicks-pacers-game-6-how-indiana-dominated-at-the-stripe
You can see the shot charts there. I thought last night was suspicious too but the Knicks shot mostly jumpers while Indiana kept attacking the rim.

It's slightly misleading, because once the refs make it clear they're not going to call contact when the Knicks drive to the hoop, then it puts them off- whats the point in driving if they're just going to get knocked down, lose the ball and get no whistle?

What annoys me the most is the way the refs blatantly changed the way they call the game to specifically accommodate a player (Roy Hibbert). How is that legit? Hearing all this "he goes straight up" crap (newsflash: no he doesn't!)- why can ref's suddenly change how games have been called all year just to make a specific player look good?!

This is the Knicks' fan perspective rather than the objective outsider perspective. CBS sports before game 6 actually had an online article where they said the only way the Pacers could win is if the refs *stop* making so many quick foul calls on Hibbert.

I usually like cbs sports, but Matt Moore hates the Knicks (he genuinely does)- not sure if he was the one that wrote the article. Though I'm always aware of my fan bias!

At least it'll be interesting to watch the Heat/Pacers series, just to see what happens with the officiating when Hibbert and Lebron collide- we'll have a better, more objective idea by then.

smackeddog wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22266469/knicks-pacers-game-6-how-indiana-dominated-at-the-stripe
You can see the shot charts there. I thought last night was suspicious too but the Knicks shot mostly jumpers while Indiana kept attacking the rim.

It's slightly misleading, because once the refs make it clear they're not going to call contact when the Knicks drive to the hoop, then it puts them off- whats the point in driving if they're just going to get knocked down, lose the ball and get no whistle?

What annoys me the most is the way the refs blatantly changed the way they call the game to specifically accommodate a player (Roy Hibbert). How is that legit? Hearing all this "he goes straight up" crap (newsflash: no he doesn't!)- why can ref's suddenly change how games have been called all year just to make a specific player look good?!

This is the Knicks' fan perspective rather than the objective outsider perspective. CBS sports before game 6 actually had an online article where they said the only way the Pacers could win is if the refs *stop* making so many quick foul calls on Hibbert.

I usually like cbs sports, but Matt Moore hates the Knicks (he genuinely does)- not sure if he was the one that wrote the article. Though I'm always aware of my fan bias!

At least it'll be interesting to watch the Heat/Pacers series, just to see what happens with the officiating when Hibbert and Lebron collide- we'll have a better, more objective idea by then.

Yes the whole world hates the Knicks and Melo and is out to get them. It's a conspiracy.

loweyecue wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22266469/knicks-pacers-game-6-how-indiana-dominated-at-the-stripe
You can see the shot charts there. I thought last night was suspicious too but the Knicks shot mostly jumpers while Indiana kept attacking the rim.

It's slightly misleading, because once the refs make it clear they're not going to call contact when the Knicks drive to the hoop, then it puts them off- whats the point in driving if they're just going to get knocked down, lose the ball and get no whistle?

What annoys me the most is the way the refs blatantly changed the way they call the game to specifically accommodate a player (Roy Hibbert). How is that legit? Hearing all this "he goes straight up" crap (newsflash: no he doesn't!)- why can ref's suddenly change how games have been called all year just to make a specific player look good?!

This is the Knicks' fan perspective rather than the objective outsider perspective. CBS sports before game 6 actually had an online article where they said the only way the Pacers could win is if the refs *stop* making so many quick foul calls on Hibbert.

I usually like cbs sports, but Matt Moore hates the Knicks (he genuinely does)- not sure if he was the one that wrote the article. Though I'm always aware of my fan bias!

At least it'll be interesting to watch the Heat/Pacers series, just to see what happens with the officiating when Hibbert and Lebron collide- we'll have a better, more objective idea by then.

Yes the whole world hates the Knicks and Melo and is out to get them. It's a conspiracy.