Nuggets-Lakers Is A Great Series

[crownsy]

Did you have those green glasses on the whole 4th quarter?  The Lakers were going into the post in the 4th, like they have been doing most of the series.  Denver claims to be an attacking team, but so many times carmelo holds it on the wing for iso's with no ball movement. 

The difference is they are calling fouls when billups and melo lose the ball or force up bad shots, but not on the other end (1 play in particular, kobe posting up JR Smith, getting raked across the arm, and no call).  I dont think its too much to ask for a little consistency.

Simmons a laker fan, haha good one, you got jokes.

right, if someone disagrees with you, its because their an homer idiot and don't know how basketball works. pretty default "argument" around here lately. 

and yes, they were going into the post, your right. a fall away jump shot out of said post or the hook shots gasol was taking is not attacking. the only one attacking was kobe, and he got to the line. Billups and melo were right at the rim all night, you attack off the fast break to force the whistle.

I appreciate some want to buy into some sort of vast NBA conspiracy, but that game was pretty by the book. there was one bad call, for sure, and that was JR smith not getting nailed for that jump ball violation.

[CoachCowens]

Did you have those green glasses on the whole 4th quarter?  The Lakers were going into the post in the 4th, like they have been doing most of the series.  Denver claims to be an attacking team, but so many times carmelo holds it on the wing for iso's with no ball movement. 

The difference is they are calling fouls when billups and melo lose the ball or force up bad shots, but not on the other end (1 play in particular, kobe posting up JR Smith, getting raked across the arm, and no call).  I dont think its too much to ask for a little consistency.

Simmons a laker fan, haha good one, you got jokes.

right, if someone disagrees with you, its because their an homer idiot and don't know how basketball works. pretty default "argument" around here lately. 

and yes, they were going into the post, your right. a fall away jump shot out of said post or the hook shots gasol was taking is not attacking. the only one attacking was kobe, and he got to the line. Billups and melo were right at the rim all night, you attack off the fast break to force the whistle.

I appreciate some want to buy into some sort of vast NBA conspiracy, but that game was pretty by the book. there was one bad call, for sure, and that was JR smith not getting nailed for that jump ball violation.

A conspiracy against the lakers? Did David Stern retire? 

[DanMan08]

right, if someone disagrees with you, its because their an homer idiot and don't know how basketball works. pretty default "argument" around here lately. 

and yes, they were going into the post, your right. a fall away jump shot out of said post or the hook shots gasol was taking is not attacking. the only one attacking was kobe, and he got to the line. Billups and melo were right at the rim all night, you attack off the fast break to force the whistle.

I appreciate some want to buy into some sort of vast NBA conspiracy, but that game was pretty by the book. there was one bad call, for sure, and that was JR smith not getting nailed for that jump ball violation.

Never said you were an idiot, a homer...maybe but who isn't.  Me, Huge KG fan, but i try to watch most of the games and try to enjoy them.  Only team i root against is cleveland (which is why for the most part i dont comment on their games cause it will come out very one sided).  The only problem i have with the officiating in the WCF, is that billups and melo attack the rim, and you got LA defenders with their hands straight up getting called for fouls (saw that call against howard late in the game vs cleveland). 

Thats the call that just ruins the game for me, whats the D supposed to do, move away for an uncontested layup?  At least in college and in FIBA they understand thats not a foul and no call it, but in the NBA, if you got a name on the back of your jersey that the officials recognize, they'll send you to the line.  They said at the beginning of the year, that was a point of emphasis this year, the defender jumping straight up, i mean what was the point they emphasized, that its a foul on the D?  Melo and billups did not attack in the fast break at all, they attacked through wing iso's and high pick and rolls against a set D. 

Conspiracy on the other hand, thats all just talk, didnt see anyone saying that last year when it was the "NBA wants Celtics v Lakers", sometimes the 2 best teams make it.  The officiating was just as bad in most of the other series as it is in the WCF, so at least thats consistent.  I just prefer to see games decided by players and not officials.  BTW, thats how many no calls in the final 20 seconds thats benefited DEN now this postseason (Dallas series anyone?). 

And on another note, anyone see those kobe lebron puppet commercials, lol, could it be anymore awesome.  

[Cs09Champs]

Man we have one of the best intros in the league.

[RebusRankin]

I've enjoyed what I've seen of this series. IMO Denver is getting the calls due to being aggressive.

[dlpin]

You know its gotta be bad when bill simmons says the lakers are were on the wrong end of some terrible officiating.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090522/part1&sportCat=nba


The nba is trying to make the conf finals as good as the bulls-celtics series, but the problem is that series was epic because the players left it all out there and decided it with big shot after big shot.

 The WCF right now is just the opposite, the officiating is keeping the 2 games close and the free throw fest they call a fourth quarter just isnt very exciting. 

As entertaining as he is, quoting Simmons as some sort of authority in basketball is silly. He is basically paid to inject some pop culture, "regular fan" perspective into ESPN, and has himself admitted that for the most part of these CF he didnt pay attention until it was close (just listen to the JA Adande podcast).

And for the record, he also thought that the Nuggets were robbed in game 1.

[Ed Teach]

This series is some great entertaining basketball.
I want the Nuggets to win so bad I can taste it.  They are looking good right now, but Billups seems to be strugling missing free throws and turning the ball over.

They are also getting themselves into foul trouble.

They are going to need him if they are going to win this.

[Ed Teach]

Wow!
That shot by JR smith to end the 3rd was sick.

[Roy Hobbs]

There is a lot of contact right now...  The refs are really letting them play, which isn't helping the Nuggets right now.

[Ed Teach]

Melo has been MIA for the 2nd half.

[Roy Hobbs]

For anybody who says that Kobe never misses clutch free throws:  he just did.

[BigAlTheFuture]

Wow. These conference series have been very entertaining.

[Ed Teach]

Kobe missed because my wife Jinxed Kobe with some crazy vodoo.  She also says F Kobe. Over-rated

[Mencius]

Man, what a weak shot Martin put up with about 55 secs left, right at the rim.

Another great game.  Crazy good.

[Roy Hobbs]

For anybody who says that Kobe never misses clutch free throws:  he just did.

And again.  (It was a huge three pointer, though, unfortunately enough.)