NBA admits missing foul on Kevin Durant last night!

[Packt]

defense was aggressive, there was some contact. The shot didn't go in. That's that.

Allow a defender to be aggressive and defend. refs shouldn't blow the whistle unless it's blatant hacking.

 

[mac]

defense was aggressive, there was some contact. The shot didn't go in. That's that.

Allow a defender to be aggressive and defend. refs shouldn't blow the whistle unless it's blatant hacking.

You try make a shot from 3 point land when someone whacks you across your shooting forearm

 

[LWP777]

My opinion is that unless you're being tackled it's not a foul in this type of situation. Make shots and never rely on getting a call, that's my stance. Expect that there will be contact and adjust for it. That's what clutch is.

That play was not a foul. He missed the shot. Who's mad? Don't let it get to that point.

You sound like you've never played the game before. If you did, you would know that you have zero chance of making a 3 point shot when a defender hits your forearm before you even release the ball. He might as well have just tackled him because he had no chance to make that shot.

 

[Warhawk]

defense was aggressive, there was some contact. The shot didn't go in. That's that.

Allow a defender to be aggressive and defend. refs shouldn't blow the whistle unless it's blatant hacking.

Um, it was.

 

[Packt]

You sound like you've never played the game before. If you did, you would know that you have zero chance of making a 3 point shot when a defender hits your forearm before you even release the ball. He might as well have just tackled him because he had no chance to make that shot.

lol


An aggressive defensive play to stop the shooter from scoring and winning the game. There was contact, it wasn't hacking. Not blowing the whistle was fair. If we're to scrutinize every play to this degree, game would never be over.

Don't expect a whistle to save you.

 

[LWP777]

lol


An aggressive defensive play to stop the shooter from scoring and winning the game. There was contact, it wasn't hacking. Not blowing the whistle was fair. If we're to scrutinize every play to this degree, game would never be over.

Don't expect a whistle to save you.

I'm done trying to help you understand. You've never played the game before. That makes it tough for you to "get it."

 

[Superman]

defense was aggressive, there was some contact. The shot didn't go in. That's that.

Allow a defender to be aggressive and defend. refs shouldn't blow the whistle unless it's blatant hacking.

No, there was a foul, and that's when the whistle should blow. I understand that every call doesn't get made throughout the course of a game, but with the game on the line and the shooter gets fouled (clearly), you have to make the call. Those are the rules.

The problem with the NBA's officiating is that there are too many judgment calls, and when you have a relatively big game like this that is impacted by a bad call or a no call, then the refs get dragged through the mud. Sometimes they deserve it, but I can understand not wanting to blow the whistle in this case. You're right, it wasn't a hard foul, but there was clearly contact, and it clearly affected the shot, and ten times out of ten, that's a foul. It's not the refs' fault that the defender fouled the shooter; it's the defender's fault. And taking "judgment" out of it, according to the rules, Durant should have been at the line shooting free throws. It would really suck if the game ended with him at the line, but those are the breaks when you foul the shooter at the buzzer.

The way it stands, the NBA blew a(nother) call because the refs judged the severity of the violation and determined that it wasn't a big enough foul, and that's not the way officiating should be. I understand that judgment comes into play when you're officiating basketball, especially with how big and athletic NBA players are, but when the shooter gets fouled (which Durant did), you have to call it. No two ways about that.

 

[Packt]

I'm done trying to help you understand. You've never played the game before. That makes it tough for you to "get it."

Differing opinions must mean someone never played. I don't even know what a basketball ball looks like.


Too bad Durant missed.

 

[mac]

Differing opinions must mean someone never played. I don't even know what a basketball ball looks like.


Too bad Durant missed.

Differing opinions about the simplest of things must mean you've never played. Either that or you didn't even see the play and you're just making some ******** comments. Contact elsewhere is fine, say if it was after he released the shot, or perhaps some body contact. I don't know how the hell anyone with half a brain can expect Durant to make a 3 point shot when he got hit across his shooting arm while in the motion of shooting.

Seriously. Maybe if you can hit a 3 while someone hacks you across the arm you should try out for the NBA.