2022-23 NBA Thread

[tower912]

So, WWE level refereeing tonight.

[MuggsyB]

The Heat were a combined 0-10 in games reffed by tonight's refs Tony Brothers and Scott Foster during the regular season. The Celtics were 7-2

Uh-Oh.  I see that Boston is favored by 7.5. 

[The Sultan]

The Heat were a combined 0-10 in games reffed by tonight's refs Tony Brothers and Scott Foster during the regular season. The Celtics were 7-2

Yay!!! Pre-game conspiracies!!!!

[Lennys Tap]

The Heat were a combined 0-10 in games reffed by tonight's refs Tony Brothers and Scott Foster during the regular season.

The odds against losing 10 consecutive pick 'em games (not saying these 10 games were 50/50 games but the Heat were around a .500 team) are slightly higher than 10,000 to 1. Interesting.

[forgetful]

Yay!!! Pre-game conspiracies!!!!

One of the reasons they announce the refs before games, is because gamblers want to know. Different refs officiate the games differently, and it has impacts on the games.

Doesn't mean a conspiracy, doesn't mean its unbalanced, but officiating does matter.

My personal opinion, Brothers is terrible. Foster is just as bad. They shouldn't be reffing together in a pivotal game 7.

But the game will be decided by the players.

[Jockey]

One of the reasons they announce the refs before games, is because gamblers want to know. Different refs officiate the games differently, and it has impacts on the games.

Doesn't mean a conspiracy, doesn't mean its unbalanced, but officiating does matter.

My personal opinion, Brothers is terrible. Foster is just as bad. They shouldn't be reffing together in a pivotal game 7.

But the game will be decided by the players.

If I remember correctly, in an anonymous player vote, Brothers ranked near the top in both best referee and worst referee categories.

[MuggsyB]

If I remember correctly, in an anonymous player vote, Brothers ranked near the top in both best referee and worst referee categories.

That reiterates that the referees have serious issues.  Now had that Smart miss bounced a different direction the Heat would have won but it is what it is. 

[cheebs09]

The odds against losing 10 consecutive pick 'em games (not saying these 10 games were 50/50 games but the Heat were around a .500 team) are slightly higher than 10,000 to 1. Interesting.

Chris Paul has some thoughts too.

[Jockey]

That reiterates that the referees have serious issues.  Now had that Smart miss bounced a different direction the Heat would have won but it is what it is.

I'm with Sultan on this matter. The refs are fine. Of course there are some bad calls, but they even out. The players are too quick and fast for perfection.

[MuggsyB]

Nurse to Philly.

[MuggsyB]

Ugly, ugly, start for Miami. 

[21Jumpstreet]

Brutal start, especially 5v4 for 5 minutes

[rocket surgeon]

nba has turned in to a completely random slop fest of drive and kick out...no plays...reminds me of a last play in football lateral fest

[MuggsyB]

Brutal start, especially 5v4 for 5 minutes

And Boston hasn't made anything from distance.  Martin with a big three there. Boston is playing nervous. 

[21Jumpstreet]

Nice couple minutes there

[MuggsyB]

nba has turned in to a completely random slop fest of drive and kick out...no plays...reminds me of a last play in football lateral fest

Very bad half-court hoops 🚀   

[The Sultan]

The NBA runs almost entirely pick and rolls to get match ups and has been that ways since they dropped illegal defense rules. You'll see some sets out of timeouts and in end of game situations, but really they've never really run offense based on plays.

[MuggsyB]

Boston 0-10 from distance. 

Jimmy needs to stop shot faking every time.  Hurt him.three times inside. 

[21Jumpstreet]

Boston 0-10 from distance. 

Jimmy needs to stop shot faking every time.  Hurt him.three times inside.

My son and I were yelling for him to dunk the ball

[21Jumpstreet]

Good energy, clean pick, love it. Take it at Tatum on both ends

[MuggsyB]

Bam has missed so many interior shots. Attack and dunk the basketball vs smalls. 

[MuggsyB]

Lowry finally hit.a shot!

[MuggsyB]

But then he does that....I wrote too soon. 

[MuggsyB]

Killer 3rd foul on Adebayo. 

[MuggsyB]

Jimmy has to be the guy in the 2H