[Game] Kings v. Thunder - Tuesday, Nov. 7 - 7 PT

[SLAB]

My guess is they think they saw Westbrook intentionally throw some fingers in his face.

I have no problem with the refs getting tight on this crap. These NBA players know exactly where their body is and their defender's body is at all times. There is virtually no accidental facial contact. Incidental, maybe. Not accidental. There is no place in the game for eye pokes, elbow/forarms to the face. At all.

Hasn't the rule pretty much been "you touch face, it's a tech or flagrant" for a few seasons now?

 

[Kingz19]

George Hill still hasn’t scored

 

[206Fan]

What has Bogdan done to deserve minutes over Hield? How is he not back in... I know we're up by 10pts, but there's no reason why he should be iced right now.

 

[VF21]

Just don't think about doing it on your eye socket and you should be OK.

Well that's a visual I didn't want or need.

 

[Vladizzle]

What has Bogdan done to deserve minutes over Hield? How is he not back in... I know we're up by 10pts, but there's no reason why he should be iced right now.

Joerger loves to ice hot shooters.

They did play a lot of minutes in the first is the only excuse.

 

[Kings Faithful]

God damnit Kings, I just got done conceding that you are the worst team in the league. STOP PLAYING WITH MY EMOTIONS.

 

[Kingz19]

“And Carmelo whining to the officials..again”

“HOW MANY TIMEOUTS DO THE THUNDER GET IN A GAME? SEEMS LIKE THEYRE CALLING TIMEOUTS EVERY FIVE MINUTES”

 

[The Hammer]

Hasn't the rule pretty much been "you touch face, it's a tech or flagrant" for a few seasons now?

I think you're right.

They probably had a meeting in the offseason to really clean that up. Enforce the rule.

Pro sports are really trying to clean up public image these days. With the downfall of the NFL (and it will go much, much farther down), there is going to be market opportunity. You could see baseball pushing the clean cut image as well during the series...

In five years baseball will be sport #1, NBA #2, and NFL #3, maybe, Hockey or MLS could overtake.

 

[SLAB]

Hahahahaha, Grant gushing about the technical called on Carmelo.

.... Except it was called on Skal.

 

[Kings Faithful]

Skal deserved that, T. Melo Also deserved that shoulder.

 

[VF21]

Good to see Melo still living up to my expectations. I can actually cringe when I admit I favored him over LBJ back in the day.

 

[SLAB]

The Thunder would be better off if Carmelo and George got tossed somehow between quarters. Russ pretty clearly isn't the same as he's trying to play good teammate to George and the black hole that is Carmelo.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Good for Skal. Don't take crap from that soft,overrated prima donna

 

[Kings Faithful]

Instead of retaliating Skal should have completely sold the intial push by Melo, catching the refs attention and T'ing him up instead. That's how a veteran retaliates

 

[VF21]

Instead of retaliating Skal should have completely sold the intial push by Melo, catching the refs attention and T'ing him up instead. That's how a veteran retaliates

I agree. He'll learn. With his slight build, he could do a great job of selling that stuff.

 

[Kingz19]

Lol..so Kosta makes that hook

 

[VF21]

Damn. If Koufos could hit that half-hook all the time, we'd be unstoppable. Okay, maybe not unstoppable...but I'm pretty sure people would quit dumping on him.

 

[Vladizzle]

Koufos Abdul Jabar

 

[VF21]

Was Joerger complaining that he hadn't called a time out?

 

[SLAB]

The Thunder could have taken out Melo and played 5 on 4 and they would be improved gen-fold.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Was Joerger complaining that he hadn't called a time out?

I thought he was complaining that Westbrook crossed the FT line before the ball hit the rim. Because I think he did.

 

[VF21]

I thought he was complaining that Westbrook crossed the FT line before the ball hit the rim. Because I think he did.

Okay, that makes a lot more sense.

 

[jcwkings]

Skal is having a DREADFUL stint. I do not like that when he gets the ball he has to hold it for like 5-7 seconds before he makes a move. Needs to be way more decisive.

 

[VF21]

Oh look. It's Vince Carter.

 

[Jeremy Fraser]

Skal just has no idea how to play within an offensive. All the offensive talent in the world but -3948439834983498 IQ... and it's so horrendous it takes away from all his other talent.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Okay, that makes a lot more sense.

Even more, he was complaining about the Flagrant that Westbrook committed on Kosta. That was the real problem there.

 

[SLAB]

WOAH!!!!

 

[Kingz19]

That’s one more three than you made for us Pat

 

[VF21]

WTF. Westbrook hits another King in the face? Why do I get the feeling if KK gets back into the game he's going straight after him?

 

[lawlman91]

i love buddy's off arm pushes lol