tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566606152366187003.post7007583618260183021..comments2024-03-22T14:05:05.212-04:00Comments on Czabe.com: "Nobody's Going To Complain..."Czabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420874855933163339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566606152366187003.post-31469517184572445702009-11-04T11:55:02.327-05:002009-11-04T11:55:02.327-05:00David Stern and the NBA will ignore this as much a...David Stern and the NBA will ignore this as much as possible and only when forced to make a statement will they deny everything and have some sort of pseudo investigation.<br /><br />Officiating in basketball has always been arbitrary. Even in games that aren't being influenced the calls seem to be random. Kind of like how holding or pass interference is called in the NFL.<br /><br />Every one knows Jordan got lots of breaks. Like his game winning shot in the 98 finals. He clearly pushed the defender out of the way. Kobe and LeBron get the same treatment. The thing is there's only so much the refs can do. They can't turn the Kings into NBA champions this year. The teams have to be somewhat decent to begin with and the refs can kind of nudge things just enough to put them over the top. They can't be too overt. They have to leave themselves the benefit of the doubt.<br /><br />The same thing happens in the NFL. Remember all the phantom calls against the Seahawks when they played the Steelers in the Super Bowl. The NFL loves teams like the Steelers, Cowboys, Patriots, etc... . Remember Drew Pearsons touchdown catch against the Vikings in the playoffs after he shoved the defender down. That was like 1975. This is nothing new. It goes way back.KidHornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605997755309827031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566606152366187003.post-66837061132080092612009-11-04T07:28:37.761-05:002009-11-04T07:28:37.761-05:00Czabe - keep up the pressure - you are the voice o...Czabe - keep up the pressure - you are the voice of us, the great unwashed!strongenglishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231969998188879405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566606152366187003.post-61850629200729519212009-11-03T21:58:31.115-05:002009-11-03T21:58:31.115-05:00It's not just the NBA. The NCAA does it as wel...It's not just the NBA. The NCAA does it as well. Just watch the 2001 Finals (Duke vs. Arizona). Jason Williams had 4 fouls on him, and they refused to call the 5th. I was there in person, and during both Duke games, the Maryland, Mich St. and Arizona fans all knew that the fix was in for Duke. Coach K hadn't won a title in 10 years, and the NCAA was hell bent on getting him another. It's one of the reasons that I don't follow college hoops as much anymore. I gave up on the NBA 20 years ago and never looked back.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214968567039785368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566606152366187003.post-90984214575910567282009-11-03T20:11:05.635-05:002009-11-03T20:11:05.635-05:00Well said Czabe, this book has got to be released....Well said Czabe, this book has got to be released. We have a chance here to get the kind of full disclosure that we never got from "Spygate." Please, don't let this be buried the way Goodell buried (burned) the Pats' videotapes!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687449756017490537noreply@blogger.com