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lol I never have mentioned melo in my life on this board, do you think dwight is a #1 guy on championship team?
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lol I never have mentioned melo in my life on this board, do you think dwight is a #1 guy on championship team?
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Wonder who interviews Pop at half tonight?
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Dont even understand how we're losing right now. Turnovers turnovers turnovers.
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He won a chip there though, brah.
no way there are people that actually think this
D'antoni's fault for not playing him... He couldn't see the greatness.
Imagine what Carmelo and Marbury could have done together
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its nba tv so nobody?
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He won a chip there though, brah.
D'antoni's fault for not playing him... He couldn't see the greatness.
Imagine what Carmelo and Marbury could have done together
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the same thing that melo and iverson did together
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i would pay to see melo average 60 ppg in the CBA
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Dwight isn't even the #1 guy on the Rockets.
His rim protection and rebounding is DEFINITELY needed on a championship team, even though he's not what he was in 09.
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Well I'm not sure what #1 really means in that context.
I think he could be the best player on a championship team, but probably not the primary scorer. He's proven he can get buckets when it counts though... Remember he dropped 40 to take Orlando to the finals.
I'm not sure if his prime is over though.
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NBA tv or No, I'm looking forward to the interview.
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Tim Donaghy At it Again
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has not officiated a professional basketball game since 2007, but he does not believe much has changed for the league since he was caught betting on games and ended up in prison. In fact, Donaghy thinks the Toronto Raptors will have to beat both the Brooklyn Nets and the officials if they want to advance to the next round of the playoffs.
During an interview with “The Jeff Blair Show” on Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Tuesday, Donaghy spoke about how he believes the NBA has put the Raptors at a disadvantage.
“They’re not only going against the Brooklyn Nets but going against the league office,” Donaghy said. “They have a very talented team and have to be that much better than the Brooklyn Nets. I have picked Brooklyn to win the series with (Paul) Pierce, (Kevin) Garnett, Joe Johnson and even Jason Kidd. When you look at the coaches – the referees are going to be more active to talk and respond to (Kidd) over (Raptors coach) Dwane Casey.”
Not only does Donaghy believe the refs will have more dialogue with Kidd, he also said the league meets with its officials before each playoff game to go over what they want called and don’t want called. In this instance, Donaghy insists the guys in stripes have been told to give the Nets an advantage.
“What they do is they actually send in a representative from the league office to sit down with the referees at an 11 o’clock meeting in the morning where they go over game film,” Donaghy said. “They will show the referees what they want called, what they want them to concentrate on, what they feel needs to be called or let go in a series to avoid any problems.
“In this situation, Brooklyn would be put at an advantage. A Brooklyn-Miami matchup would bring great ratings and that’s what this is all about for the NBA and the league offices – bringing in as many dollars as they can.”
The Nets-Raptors series is currently tied 1-1. When Brooklyn took Game 1, Raptors fans were upset that the Nets went most of the fourth quarter without having a foul called against them. Donaghy said that is not a surprise since officials are graded on what they are told to call and are more likely to climb up the ranks if they follow instructions.
“It started with Michael Jordan,” Donaghy explained. “The referees used to tell the younger referees that if Jordan goes to the hole and if there’s a crowd in there then just blow the whistle. That’s what the refs are programmed (to do) – to give that star player the benefit of the doubt. Even when he commits a foul, if you can give a foul to another player in that area – that’s what you’re told to do.”
Not surprisingly, the NBA released a statement in response to Donaghy’s comments basically urging people to consider the source.
“Tim Donaghy is a convicted felon looking for any opportunity for people to listen to his baseless allegations. For Mr. Donaghy to continually try to challenge his former colleagues’ ethics is distasteful and says more about his own integrity than it could ever say about our referees, who are the best and most scrutinized game officials in the world.”
Donaghy has found ways to make money since he got out of prison by writing a book and breaking down games. While some of what he says could be sour grapes, I’m sure there’s truth to a lot of it. Ratings are always going to play a role in a game like basketball that can be so easily influenced by officiating.
http://larrybrownsports.com/basketba...raptors/227020
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has not officiated a professional basketball game since 2007, but he does not believe much has changed for the league since he was caught betting on games and ended up in prison. In fact, Donaghy thinks the Toronto Raptors will have to beat both the Brooklyn Nets and the officials if they want to advance to the next round of the playoffs.
During an interview with “The Jeff Blair Show” on Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Tuesday, Donaghy spoke about how he believes the NBA has put the Raptors at a disadvantage.
“They’re not only going against the Brooklyn Nets but going against the league office,” Donaghy said. “They have a very talented team and have to be that much better than the Brooklyn Nets. I have picked Brooklyn to win the series with (Paul) Pierce, (Kevin) Garnett, Joe Johnson and even Jason Kidd. When you look at the coaches – the referees are going to be more active to talk and respond to (Kidd) over (Raptors coach) Dwane Casey.”
Not only does Donaghy believe the refs will have more dialogue with Kidd, he also said the league meets with its officials before each playoff game to go over what they want called and don’t want called. In this instance, Donaghy insists the guys in stripes have been told to give the Nets an advantage.
“What they do is they actually send in a representative from the league office to sit down with the referees at an 11 o’clock meeting in the morning where they go over game film,” Donaghy said. “They will show the referees what they want called, what they want them to concentrate on, what they feel needs to be called or let go in a series to avoid any problems.
“In this situation, Brooklyn would be put at an advantage. A Brooklyn-Miami matchup would bring great ratings and that’s what this is all about for the NBA and the league offices – bringing in as many dollars as they can.”
The Nets-Raptors series is currently tied 1-1. When Brooklyn took Game 1, Raptors fans were upset that the Nets went most of the fourth quarter without having a foul called against them. Donaghy said that is not a surprise since officials are graded on what they are told to call and are more likely to climb up the ranks if they follow instructions.
“It started with Michael Jordan,” Donaghy explained. “The referees used to tell the younger referees that if Jordan goes to the hole and if there’s a crowd in there then just blow the whistle. That’s what the refs are programmed (to do) – to give that star player the benefit of the doubt. Even when he commits a foul, if you can give a foul to another player in that area – that’s what you’re told to do.”
Not surprisingly, the NBA released a statement in response to Donaghy’s comments basically urging people to consider the source.
“Tim Donaghy is a convicted felon looking for any opportunity for people to listen to his baseless allegations. For Mr. Donaghy to continually try to challenge his former colleagues’ ethics is distasteful and says more about his own integrity than it could ever say about our referees, who are the best and most scrutinized game officials in the world.”
Donaghy has found ways to make money since he got out of prison by writing a book and breaking down games. While some of what he says could be sour grapes, I’m sure there’s truth to a lot of it. Ratings are always going to play a role in a game like basketball that can be so easily influenced by officiating.
http://larrybrownsports.com/basketba...raptors/227020
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Melo had more wins against the Lakers in the 09 playoffs than Dwert did though.
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Going to be strange to see San Antonio when the TD/TP/Many era ends. That core has been together for so long. It'll be interesting to see how they reload.
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they didnt win anything but these small market teams need to take notes from orlando, they did a perfect job of building around their
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Total sarcasm in that post on my part, but yeah it would be far worse than Melo and Iverson's sad playoff losses.
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Dwight prime is over man, he's still going to be a max level guy but he was an MVP candidate before.
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gott give the bobcats major credit for keeping up under the circumstances
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yea that's my problem with him, HE THINKS he's the #1 dude. A team can win with him but he has to be the #2 or #3 he always cries that he doesn't get the ball in the low post, if he had more moves that those little flip shots he does then maybe they'd give him the ball. He's averaged 20pts in the playoffs? for his career? i don't think he's even avg 20 pts in the regular season.
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Yeah... Probably right.
Though if the Rockets are smart enough to fire McHale and bring in this guy:
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Not really sad. Look who they lost to in those series. It's not like they were supposed to win or anything
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Melo and Iverson were pretty good together. They just ran into a championship Lakers squad unfortunately.
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Exactly. I've always thought that combo was underrated and surprisingly, Melo and Iverson complimented each other pretty good in Denver
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That Dwight / Stan Van clip is nothing but pure comedy
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The way they totally gave up though... I remember one of those first round losses that was just pathetic.
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