Comments on: Tim Duncan, Joe Crawford and the NBA

By: James Kung

James Kung — Sat, 05 May 2007 13:40:25 +0000

Mark Cuban is cool. I like him. He is nice.

By: Cole

Cole — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:59:51 +0000

Joey is a good official in my opinion…this is coming from an official (high level high school varsity – officiating for 15+ yrs)…he reminds me of one of my heros as an offical…The Great Earl Strom…didn\’t see the Mavs/Spurs game other than a few highlights, but everyone knows how much Timmy Baby cries…this wears on an official over time…not defending any sort of \”vigalante\” reffing; however, I wouldn\’t consider this to be that…I can only imagine with how often the NBA officials see some of these cry babies over and over that Mr. Duncan had it coming…you may think that he did very little last Sunday, but his crying over time caught up to him…everyone is over reacting with this…even David Stern said that Joey is a great official…Stern is just trying to protect his game with the reaction by the media…Joey would not make that T-call during the playoffs…heck Avery said this morning that Joey would be on the top of his list for calling a big 7th game…Avery recognizes that an official is a person…you may not always like the calls, but an official is judged over time based on overall fairness…an official just wants an ounce of respect even if you may disagree with calls…Timmy Baby should feel lucky that Mr. Strom is not around because he wouldn\’t stand for the constant whining…thanks Joey for standing up to it finally…sorry it costs you from working the playoffs this year…finally, no one should be making any comments on officials unless you have called basketball for atleast five years of organized ball.

By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:58:59 +0000

After the Clippers were screwed out of a free throw (and maybe the game) on a foul on a three point attempt (replay showed he was behind the arc and should have had three shots) I wondered why the league doesn\’t hand out fines to refs on bad calls. Or even acknowledge that they were bad calls. The NFL will go on the record and admit bad calls, yet the NBA does not ? Come on…I\’ve written the league, but of course they don\’t seem to care.

So, after AJ tanked the road game at Golden State and let them into the playoffs instead of my Clippers, is everyone happy with tonight\’s result ?

By: Ramsey

Ramsey — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:34:24 +0000

Try being in Vegas without resisting taking the Spurs for this \”meaningless\” game!!!! I am pissed and broke!

By: josh

josh — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:02:04 +0000

man I\’d have to agree with some of the others. our owners suck… mr cuban, you strike the nba fan base as an owner that cares for his team and this league more than any other. It is plain to see that you wish to maintain the integrity of this game. It pains me to say it, cant really tell you what the owner of my team even looks like.

Im certain many of us feel that you are far more likely to listen than anyone else.

By: mike toler

mike toler — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:06:21 +0000

Why do we know the names of all of the ref\’s in the NBA…other than Ed Hoculi in the NFL I struggle to come up with a name…Ref\’s should be nameless faceless background people who call rules by the book…period….I do not want to know how great an official is or where he ranks among his peers…I just want to know that he is calling games consistently by the book

By: craigp

craigp — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:17:07 +0000

I was just rereading my typo-filled comments, and Irealized that there another thing I wanted to say.

The injustice towards the defensive player is primarily seen with 15 fet of the basket. ANd that is the injustice that i was speaking of.

Beyond that, I find the defensive player gets a very shake and in some cases even too much of an advantage. I am not a big fan of the lets call it Lindsey hunter type full court defense. I admire his hustle and his energy, but he makes a lot of contact far away from the basket and I think CROWING with contact is something that the officiials should blow the the whistles on more. The offenseive player should be entitled to a little bit of space to move his shoulders and twist, far away from the basket. Defenders that swipe at the ball, this should be allowed however they better be sure to get all ball or mostly ball. The sound of the play should guide refs. If you hear the unmistakable sound of hand on spalding, do not blow the whstle. but if you hear the unmistakable slap of hand on wrist blow the whistle. ITs really funny, that sometimes watching the game I can hear the slap on a wrist, and the ref stadning right there will miss it. That has to be called. I would give the defenseie players a little of bit of leeway if they get like 90% ball and a little bit of finger I would not blow the whistle, but I gues each ref should have their own discretion on this.

All right, I think these playofs are gonna be awesome, so hopefully the players and refs all perform with honor AND MAY THE BEST TEAMS WIN. I love this game.

GOd Bless

By: Al

Al — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:11:37 +0000

Sometimes we\’re all just too sensitive. Joey Crawford demonstrated that by his reaction to Duncan. Like a petulant child who can\’t get his way he overreacts by exerting his power. He suffered the inevitable consequences handed down by Mr. Stern, someone with slightly more power. And so it goes. Preserving the game is much more important than giving in to the selfish whims and wishes of one individual\’s ego. Mr. Stern understands immature behavior by an adult acting like a child cannot and should not be tolerated no matter the person\’s wealth or position. His University teaches correctly.

By: Jim Wagner

Jim Wagner — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:41:59 +0000

Mark,

I enjoy reading your blogs - particularly the ones on tech.

I recently took over the CEO post of a youth electronics company based in Dallas - so I will soon be cheering on the Mavs, as well as my beloved Lakers.

Question - when I search on your site I can not find anything about fantasy basketball - do you decline to discuss this topic? I\'d like to hear your perspective on the hobby.

Thanks.

By: Jim Wagner

Jim Wagner — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:41:20 +0000