Archive for May 29th, 2008
The NBA Makes the Wrong Call: The Lakers, the Spurs and the Game 4 Foul
By David Neiman | NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, ColumnEarlier today, the NBA issued the following statement concerning the controversial Derek Fisher-Brent Barry non-call that ended Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals:
With the benefit of instant replay, it appears a foul call should have been made,” league spokesman Tim Frank said Wednesday.
This begs an obvious question: Why, exactly, would the league publicly […]
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Literally, in the sense that Derek Fisher fouled Brent Barry on the Spurs’ final possession, some no-call contact that the league later conceded should have gone whistled. And in a “mood creating” sense, as the ref’s descretion adds a sense of controversy to the proceedings. What if Brent Barry, who’s hit 95% of […]
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Y E S T E R D A Y…
Dodgers 1, Cubs 2: The one that got away. Well, if you count Tuesday night’s ballgame too, it’s the two that got away. Each night, the Cardiac Kids held slim 1-0 leads into the late innings, only to blow leads and strand runners on their way to […]
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