Official 2012 NBA Playoffs Thread

[ContactBuzz]

Originally Posted by gtfan088

Alright, so the Hawks took game 1. Everyone and their grandmother at TNT seems to think that it should have been a jump ball (in which case Rondo never would have thrown a hissy fit and got ejected) instead of a foul, but it seemed pretty clear to me from the replay that the Celtics never really had a handle on the ball to warrant a tie up and Josh was clearly hit in the face.

Thoughts? Besides "People actually watch NBA basketball?" and other such remarks that haven't been original for quite some time.

Regardless of whether or not it was a foul - YOU CANNOT TOUCH THE FREAKING OFFICIALS. There's no excusing what he did. I like the guys at TNT but if they're trying to excuse his actions then they're all having a moment of stupidity...just like Rondo.

[gtfan088]

Originally Posted by ContactBuzz

Regardless of whether or not it was a foul - YOU CANNOT TOUCH THE FREAKING OFFICIALS. There's no excusing what he did. I like the guys at TNT but if they're trying to excuse his actions then they're all having a moment of stupidity...just like Rondo.

I like the TNT crew because they keep things entertaining, though I don't really value the actual basketball opinions of any of the in-studio crew. I really like Steve Kerr as an analyst.

[KG01]

Originally Posted by ContactBuzz

Regardless of whether or not it was a foul - YOU CANNOT TOUCH THE FREAKING OFFICIALS. There's no excusing what he did. I like the guys at TNT but if they're trying to excuse his actions then they're all having a moment of stupidity...just like Rondo.

I think they were saying they hoped it would be interpreted as a trip so that something like that wouldn't impact the series.

Them saying he tripped looked kinda tongue-in-cheek to me. JMHO

[KG01]

Stern weighs in?

"I don't want to pre-judge on what the recommendation is going to be," Stern said on ESPN Radio's "The Herd with Colin Cowherd." "But as a fan, he obviously bumped him. And you know what happens with respect to that."

http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/...sly-bumped-ref

[77GTFan]

Originally Posted by Malone

The Hawks, for some reason, get a lot of LIKE but rarely any LOVE. Heartbreaking, really...

It has been 30 plus years since they won two series in one year. The love will come when they make it to an Eastern finals, NBA finals, or even more, win a title.
Their turn around to have consistently good regular seasons has been amazing. Now, they need to make a deep run in the playoffs.

[ContactBuzz]

Rondo is officially suspended for game 2.

[gtfan088]

It looks like Indiana is finally getting their ---- together.

[Stinger90]

Originally Posted by ContactBuzz

Rondo is officially suspended for game 2.

Right call. Anymore would've been extreme.

[KG01]

Ok, so Amare punches a fire extinguisher glass, laceration and is probably unable to play now.

Crazy stuff.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--am...hing-wall.html

[etc79]

Originally Posted by KG01

Ok, so Amare punches a fire extinguisher glass, laceration and is probably unable to play now.

Crazy stuff.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--am...hing-wall.html