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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
So it is okay that they called something that they wouldn't normally call because the guy was taking the team to school earlier? Huh. I thought you were the guy who hates the preferential treatment given to name players. Did you see the foul calling to open the 3rd? What led to Avery Johnson's technical? Because even the announcers were picking up on the discrepancy in the calling. I'm not saying that changed the game, but the called foul with 1.9 clearly did. And I completely agree about free throws (in fact, I think I've said so in 2 posts today). Dallas lost the game last night at the line. The bad call at the end clinched it.
BTW, I didn't see Stackhouse's foul on Shaq (I was lucky enough to actually have a prior commitment that kept me from watching the disgrace that was game 4), but in your opinion was it suspension-worthy? Or was it done b/c it was a hard foul on Shaq? Because I've seen him throw a Maverick or two (airborn) in this series, but not get so much as a flagrent call. Just curious. I don't really watch enough b'ball to know what is and is not suspension-worthy.
I still have hope that it will be Mavs in 7. Though after this season, I will probably retire from watching NBA. This multi-game playoff format is just too stressful for me. Single elimination, baby. That is where it is at. NFL. NCAA.
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I didn't think the foul suspension-worthy, but it was a pretty cheap shot.
The preferential star treatment, plus the subjectiveness of what is/is not a foul, makes the NBA more subject to disgruntled fans than the NFL or baseball or hockey. And it's why you need to win away games before the last few minutes.
Do you think dads of NBA players still look at their son's teammates and think them ball hogs- like does Payton's dad think "Why doesn't that Wade just pass Gary the ball sometimes?"
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