No one wants to hear Mark Cuban complain and whine. It’s a tired act and somewhat grating. The only problem is, he has every right to criticize in this case. The Dallas Mavericks have let games three and five slip out of their hands. Nowitzki and Howard missing free throws has nothing to do with the refs, and plenty of blame falls directly on Dallas’ inability to slam the door shut on games they are in position to win. Still, it’s safe to say the Mavs are getting jobbed in this series.
I am not a Mavs fan by any means, but the way this series has gone against them needs to be addressed. It’s becoming more and more reminiscent of last year’s Super Bowl, when the officiating had way too much to do with the game’s outcome. Obviously, with the Mavs implementation of the Hack-a-Shaq, the free throw numbers will be skewed toward Miami. But this is getting ridiculous. 41 more free throws the last three games is pretty significant. The phantom call on Nowitzki with 1.9 seconds left was bordering on terrible, especially when it literally decided the winning team. When in doubt, let the players decide the game. That’s why I’m not up in arms over the backcourt violation non-call on Wade. Taking the rulebook literally stopped the minute the world learned of the “tuck rule” in the Pats/Raiders game. Sometimes common sense needs to overrule nonsense.
Speaking of which, the Stackhouse suspension was an absolute travesty. We are in a new era, where offense is valued above all else, I get it. But come on, back in the day a suspension wouldn’t have even been brought up. Speaking of history, Michael Jordan didn’t even get the treatment Lord Wade is currently receiving. Dude is an amazing player no doubt, but I’d like to see him earn it a bit more. On a similar note, I wonder what malady he will be stricken with for game six. Whether it’s a sinus infection, a tummy ache, or a knee injury so serious he is unable to walk 2 hours before gametime but then pours in 36 points, it’s always something with this guy.
Nevertheless, it’s been a great series so far, with Lord Wade becoming a legend right before our very eyes. He is pretty awesome, and the Wade/LeBron debate gets closer and closer every day now. Shaq is entering unchartered waters with his free throw shooting prowess (29.5 percent). The Avery Johnson and Pat Riley coaching battle is pretty intriguing as well. I say Nowitzki comes up big games six and seven, and the Mavs make it a series that sees the home team win every game. The thought of the David Stern/Mark Cuban embrace keeps getting better and better.
I totally agree. Especially about the Stackhouse thing. Stern says it lists that in the rulebook, but I hate how fouls rely on how hard the guy falls down. Of course it will look severe with Shaq going down. Def. unnecessary suspension and too literal take on the rulebook.
Um, I though we agreed never to mention the tuck rule.
Wade is getting treated unbelievably. You are right. it’s a joke. He probably just drew a foul right now as I write this.
Not to mention Cuban was fined 250K today.
I can’t believe this game is so close at halftime. I thought Mavs would blow them out this game, then game 7 would be a close one…we’ll see…
Yea I completely agree with you on everything. Espcially when you said use common sense needs to overrun nonsense. Good post.
Apparenty, you can stiff arm your defender to draw a foul.
I haven’t seen a choke job like that in Dallas since “Debbie Does.”
I just commented under the wrong post, oops. Anyway, how could the refs make that ridiculous call on Dirk at the end (I HATE Wade!) and then not call the Posey foul on Terry during that last shot? Yet again, Wade had 21 foul shots to the Mavs 23…I thought the Mavs were supposed to get all the calls this game to make up for the last game’s disaster.
I for one thought the Mavs got more calls than the Heat in Game 6. . . they just got outplayed and didn’t deserve to win (although the Dirk non-foul on Wade AGAIN made me bristle). However, that call aside, you could tell the refs were looking for an excuse to give the game to the Mavs, lots of non-calls when the Heat got bumped inside, the travel call when Haslem and whoever both came down with the rebound, and the non-call on Posey (if they call that then Terry only gets two free throws, as it was, he got a pretty clean look at a 3 to tie and it almost went down). So ya, I am bummed the Mavs lost, but they didn’t deserve to win and Dirk came crashing back down to earth, hard.
Dallas did choke…exactly Jeff, that stiff arm call was absolutely terrible. How do you make that with under 1 minute left? I agree with you Robby that Dallas was lucky the refs DIDN’T call the foul on Posey and let Terry get a decent look at a three.
To me, it looked like Terry realized he was being fouled and tried to make a 4-point play out of it.
Well Carli, you’re a girl.
Well, I got that from how he reacted after the shot.
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