kingsnation
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Lebron just fouled out for the first time since June 3rd of last year, according to TNT. Almost 12 months w/o collecting 6 fouls in a game.
Let it mean to you what it will.
Let it mean to you what it will.
Playoffs 2013 - Eastern Conference Finals: (1) Heat vs (3) Pacers
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kingsnation
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Series tied 2-2. Series now a best-of-3!
Big Cuz 15
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think the nba will fix this so a big market team will make it to the finals to help w/ ratings
PurpleHaze
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I hope you are not serious, because NBA is not into such devious "fix." Most importantly, it would not make much if any TV rating sense and here's why. Indiana is one of if not the most basketball crazy states (not just city, but state) in entire nation. The population of Indiana is around 6.5 M and they are very into their Pacers a much older pro basketball franchise than Heat. Miami metro has population about 5.5 M - plus nowhere near as basketball fanatical as Indiana. While population of Florida is 4th largest in U.S. at slightly over 19 M, the Sunshine State actually has three divided NBA loyalties. South Florida (mainly Miami metro) is naturally Heat territory, middle Florida is all about Orlando Magic with probably larger fan base to include not only Orlando but Tampa/St. Petersburg, with wide swatch of Central Florida I-4 corridor extending all the way to other coast (Atlantic). The bizarre third distinct fan base occurs all along the Red Neck Riviera in panhandle plus Georgia border area where those Floridians have traditionally rooted for Atlanta Hawks to include Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Panama City, Pensacola, etc.
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jalfa
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after this game you come with conspiracy theories?!? after Miami had these two *huge* calls going against them in the end? LeBron's sixth is basically never getting called and the travel against Wade wasn't a travel. Indiana is probably winning this game anyway, but still, I'd have thought these calls might have prevented conspiracy talk.
The Refs are trying their best to give it to Miami after all the BS calls earlier(the shot clock in 3rd) and no call on all the cheap shot Miami sent.
Then Kerr and company calling them out the game start to become fair.
The LeFlop's sixth he clearly step onto one of the Pacer.
Wade was a travel.
Big Cuz 15
All-Star
lol what? theres still 3 games to be milked. as much as i hate miami, i think the nba will fix it so they get to the finals. more lebron/wade fans than indiana fans out there = more ratings.
jalfa
Starter
the point isn't that the calls were incorrect (although I still don't see the Wade travel), the point is that, if there were any conspiracy, those calls wouldn't be made. yet, they were, in Indy's favour. so let's all just stop complaining about stuff being fixed that noise is distracting from the awesome series unfolding here and I'd much rather focus on that.+
good grief. oh well, you see what you see, I'll be over here watching basketball.
Big Cuz 15
All-Star
doesn't matter about indiana having more people. there are plenty of lebron james fans out there to negate the population of indiana. i firmly believe this series will be fixed and miami will head to the finals to "defend" their title. the nba always has story lines in place.
People call it "fix" because all the BS Heats can get away with and Heats knew it, you can tell by how they flop, push and flying elbow. You can call it conspiracy, fix, "superteam" call or whatever.
The call went Indy way right after Kerr and company call them out on the side, and after the commerial they try to twist it by saying the shot clock is at a nertual site wtf is that?
Anybody want to hazard a guess on whether or not Birdman sits out game 6? I know I generally preach against bashing officials but this series has been a joke. Incredible play on the court marred by reprehensible calls and non-calls ... and an almost tangible Heat bias.
HndsmCelt
Hall of Famer
I suspect you're right bu the sad thing is it will be more because it was Anderson than what he did. If Battie or Haslam did it they would leave it at as is, for what ever reason the zebras are just letting those two get away with murder in the play offs.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
im going to guess, because he plays for the Heat, he will NOT be suspended
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
BTW, the officiating bias in this series towards Miami has been ridiculous. if i were a Pacer fan i would have probably broken everything in my house in a fit of rage by now
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
yea, poor Indiana. they deserve this series, they should be up 3-1 right now if Hibbert wasnt benched at the end of game 1......
but everytime the game gets close the officials step in
kingsnation
All-Star
Seriously. Why wasn't that reviewed?
I could answer you, but I can't find my tinfoil hat.
kingsnation
All-Star
Gotta feel bad for this Pacer team.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
ya the first couple minutes of the 3rd quarter when they called like 4 fouls on Indiana and got George Hill in foul trouble i knew right where this game was headed.
kingsnation
All-Star
Me too. It will be tough, but they are a young, tough team.
Big Cuz 15
All-Star
y am i not surprised by the officiating?? nba fixing this series so miami can "defend" it's title.
I refuse to buy into that theory. I will subscribe, however, to "the stars get all the calls." We saw it against the Lakers and the Pacers are seeing it now.
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