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3.24.08
After losing to the Golden State Warriors the
night before, the LA Lakers come back and defeat
the Golden State Warriors 123-119 in overtime
after a controversial call made by referee, Bob
Delaney.
Whether a Warriors, Lakers, or NBA fan, should a
referee decide the outcome of a game or should a
player?
Did Delaney have the proper angle to make the
call?
After spending 2-1/2 to 3 hours watching a game, I
would like to watch a play to decide the game
rather than someone blowing a whistle. Great one
Bob Delaney! Pretty anticlimactic...
Update:
From reading many of the comments, we have
passionate NBA fans everywhere. I'm a Warrior
Fan, but I try to be as unbiased as I can.
The Warriors deserved to win the night before at
the Staples Center.
The Lakers deserved to win at Oracle Arena the
following night.
The season series is tied 2-2.
The Warriors frequently use that "wheel'' play
when inbounding the ball (actually it's a pretty
cool inbound play).
If you notice:
1. Fisher is moving and DOES hold Ellis to block
him from running his route.
2. Ellis DOES run directly into Fisher instead of
around him.
3. Fisher DOES pull Monta into him as he was
falling to draw the offensive foul call (NBA
players do this pretty often - usually in lane
during a drive or when rebounding the ball - but
not so often on an inbound play).
Can you call a defensive foul on Fisher for
holding onto Ellis especially since Fisher is
moving?...Yes.
Can you call a offensive foul on Ellis for running
directly into Fisher and not running around
him?...Yes.
Can you can foul on Fisher for pulling Monta down
with him as he was falling?...Yes.
Should an official call a foul with 4 seconds left
in that circumstance that would allow either one
team to solidify a win at the free throw line or
another team to tie the game at the free throw
line without even in bounding the ball...NO!
Should have been a NO CALL!
The league did comment shortly after the incident:
"So, I was informed by the league office that the
NBA DOES NOT voluntarily release its opinion or
analysis about controversial judgment calls. The
offensive foul ref Bob Delaney called on Monta
Ellis is considered a judgment call. The NBA only
volunteers its analysis for specific rules
violations or in serious circumstances.
The league does, however, share its findings on
controversial calls when a member of the media
asks. So I asked. And Stu Jackson answered.
"We did review," he said Tuesday. "The call was
incorrect."
"After looking at the play, the foul was on
(Derek) Fisher and not (Monta) Ellis. It appeared
that Fisher pulled Ellis down."
Tags : bob delaney nba referee golden state warriors la lakers basketball monta ellis derek fisher |
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