Bad news: Referees for Game 4

[P2]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html

Steve Javie
Joe DeRosa
Tom Washington

They have a combined 147-90 (.615) record in favor of the home teams.

[fairweatherfan]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html

Steve Javie
Joe DeRosa
Tom Washington

They have a combined 147-90 (.615) record in favor of the home teams.

.615 isn't that bad, actually, I think homecourt wins about 58% in the league overall, this isn't that discrepant.  Any info on playoff tendencies?

[Yakmanev]

Kobe has three technicals in this series so far and Steve Javie is one of the shortest fuses when it comes to officials.

Maybe there is a hopeful trend developing here and the trains are about to collide.

[Cooldude5t5]

Kobe has three technicals in this series so far and Steve Javie is one of the shortest fuses when it comes to officials.

Maybe there is a hopeful trend developing here and the trains are about to collide.

How many does Kobe have for the playoffs because I think 6 or 7 and you get suspended for a game. I remember Sheed being close last series.

[footey]

I think Kobe got his 3rd last game; you get suspended for a game on your 7th, I think. Sheed had 6.

[screwedupmaniac]

Kobe has three technicals in this series so far and Steve Javie is one of the shortest fuses when it comes to officials. Maybe there is a hopeful trend developing here and the trains are about to collide.

yeah, if this is the case, and kobe is screaming at everybody around him, complaining after every call, touching the ref in the middle of an arguement (kb24 did this a few times last game in an angry manner) and kicking the ball every time he misses a freethrow, he'll get thrown out for sure.

this immediately sucks a lot of his emotion out of the game...this to me is good news.

[zerophase]

when i saw the refs for game 3 i automatically knew they were going to lose... something about that joey crawford... everytime i see his name the celtics seem to lose a game. my fav ref is def dick bavetta. he's one of the fairer ones.

[celticmaestro]

anyone else think that kobe should have been t'd up for a second time with just under 4 minutes left in game 3? i was watching the game with a lakers fan and even he thought kobe should have gone.

[connerhenry43]

Kobe has three technicals in this series so far and Steve Javie is one of the shortest fuses when it comes to officials. Maybe there is a hopeful trend developing here and the trains are about to collide.

yeah, if this is the case, and kobe is screaming at everybody around him, complaining after every call, touching the ref in the middle of an arguement (kb24 did this a few times last game in an angry manner) and kicking the ball every time he misses a freethrow, he'll get thrown out for sure.

this immediately sucks a lot of his emotion out of the game...this to me is good news.

you will see doc rivers guarding Pau gasol in the paint before you see kobe bryant tossed out of an nba finals game.

[BballTim]

Kobe has three technicals in this series so far and Steve Javie is one of the shortest fuses when it comes to officials.

Maybe there is a hopeful trend developing here and the trains are about to collide.

  This could work in our favor if not for those pesky memos Stern sent to the refs concerning the little-known "don't eject Kobe from the finals" rule...

[Chief]

Kobe has three technicals in this series so far and Steve Javie is one of the shortest fuses when it comes to officials.

Maybe there is a hopeful trend developing here and the trains are about to collide.

  This could work in our favor if not for those pesky memos Stern sent to the refs concerning the little-known "don't eject Kobe from the finals" rule...

If any of the Big 3 would have argued with the refs, like Kobe did in game 3, they would have gotten tossed.

[Brickowski]

I don't think this is a bad crew at all.  And I don't think game 3 was poorly officiated.  Kobe got to the line because he was agressive, and most of the fouls looked legit to me.

[Ersatz]

I don't think this is a bad crew at all.  And I don't think game 3 was poorly officiated.  Kobe got to the line because he was agressive, and most of the fouls looked legit to me.

Agreed. The Lakers maybe got a few more calls, but they were home and that's to be expected. Plus, Kobe was taking it to the hoop.

Plus, Steve Javie has a reputation as one who isn't afraid to call against the home teams. Overall, a good crew, I think.... Then again, I think far too  much is being made of the officiating.

[guava_wrench]

Kobe has three technicals in this series so far and Steve Javie is one of the shortest fuses when it comes to officials.

Maybe there is a hopeful trend developing here and the trains are about to collide.

  This could work in our favor if not for those pesky memos Stern sent to the refs concerning the little-known "don't eject Kobe from the finals" rule...

If any of the Big 3 would have argued with the refs, like Kobe did in game 3, they would have gotten tossed.

What are you basing this on? When did one of our big 3 get tossed with 2 techs this season? Has Perk even been tossed with 2 techs? Perk never shuts up.

[wdleehi]

Look, not to bang on anyone here but,



is anyone else getting a little tired of the complaining about officials before the game? 



We complained before game three.  But if the Celtics had just been average on offense, they would have won.




It is time for the players to play so well, the officials can not take the game away from them.  This team has all the talent it needs to do that.