I didnt see a bad call.... first cousins needlessly chicken winged kanter on the original foul... then he slapped the ball out of kanters hands after the play.. then he like a buffoon argued it some more
I didnt see a bad call.... first cousins needlessly chicken winged kanter on the original foul... then he slapped the ball out of kanters hands after the play.. then he like a buffoon argued it some more
Cousins just needs to learn to move on, Rarely does tyreke argue, and when he does he doesnt try to show up the refs with facial expressions and pouting, that is what pisses the refs off.
he brought it upon himself.
Reke doesn't get the treatment from the Refs that Cousins does. Pretty much nobody in the league does.
That technical foul was made up to target Cousins. There was nothing to T up there. It was straight up encroachment on the game by the refs. You can't just sit there quietly and take it. There needs to be a message from the Kings talking about what the refs are doing. It needs to be a public discussion. I'm just sick of it.
This isn't excusing Cousins. It's holding the refs accountable.
Excellent timeout
i'll be damned.
I thought the first tech was garbage. If the offense is going to get the continuation rule on a foul then the defense should be able to defend through the play, too. If Cousins hit him, sure, give him the tech, but it was a clean swipe.
lets see what he draws up.
i agree he is being targeted and it is wrong, but the refs are human, the human element is there, when your being shown up on every call you remember it, you might not target the player, but sure dont forget.
i disagree on the fact that the kings should address it with anyone but cousins, if he keeps a stright face hands the ball to the ref and runs to the other side of the court to play D or just walk away it will solve everything than trying to make it a discussion etc.
Reke or other players dont get it because they know a call will never be reversed. no need to throw a tantrom, just ask for an explanation and nod and walk away. really simple.
The Refs show up the game all the time. Having emotions is not "showing up the refs". It's only the backwards mentality of the NBA that states that.
The NFL holds its refs accountable and you know what? Things get fixed. The NFL press talks about ref issues. Things get held accountable. It's not great with the refs in the NFL. They screw up, but it gets talked about.
The NBA has way more of an issue with refs, but IT DOES NOT GET TALKED ABOUT. The press sits there with their tail between their legs.
There is this really messed up idea that you just keep quiet and take it. That's not how things work. Change is only made by people speaking up. Nobody speaks up about the refs in the NBA and consequentially the league has some of the worst officiating in American sports.
"A call will never be reversed" is not the issue. Nobody complains thinking that the call will be reversed. They complain because the refs are a problem and it needs attention drawn to it.
Robinson gave us a big lift in his minutes tonight.
NFL officiating and NBA officiating are two totally different animals. if they discussed every missed call the discussion would never end.
I never said people complain to get a call reversed, but theres no need to blow up thinking it will, i was simply citing reke's more civilized way of doing it rather than Cuz's 5 year old way of doing it. if cuz did it more like him then he would, in due time, shed that reputation.