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Chuck - Red's Army March 5, 2016 Recaps 28 Comments

There are plenty of reasons the Celtics lost 120-103 to the Cavaliers tonight (3 quarters of poor defense, missed free throws, rebounding differential, 2nd chance points) but none bigger than the officiating.

It was ATROCIOUS. Yes, I’m talking about you Scott Foster. You arrogant jerk.

There was a sequence in the 3rd quarter where Marcus Smart was hit with a technical foul after he subtly questioned the lack of a whistle on a play where he was hammered. Within the next minute, Smart was whistled for a phantom foul on LeBron James where the replay conclusively showed no-contact. It was a deliberate act of retribution by this crooked officiating team.

There were at least a handful of egregious officiating errors that benefited Cleveland in the 3rd quarter. At one point, Boston had 8 more fouls than Cleveland (19-11). But if you check the final box score, you’ll notice this slimy crew made sure to even things up in garbage time.

The Celtics got strong games from Isaiah Thomas (27 points) and Jared Sullinger (17 points, 13 rebounds), but the bench really fell flat tonight. Let’s forget about this one and enjoy some highlights.

Bradley fools LeBron with the crossover and triple

Crowder rejects LeBron

Crowder with the strong dunk

Box score

I_HATE_SQUIDS

Donaghy’s BFF gonna Donaghy BFF
MJ

What’s funny is that the game was pretty well-officiated in the first half and I would say the Celtics really choked on that great lead they had.

But good grief that reffing in the 3rd quarter alone was the most one-sided I’ve seen in quite some time. Kudos to Scott Foster for ruining my weekend.
- Rod Shaftwell
  
  Most of the first half was ok, but they started helping the Cavs in the 2nd quarter.
  
  Then the third quarter happened. I don’t recall seeing anything this unbelievably corrupt this year. This game takes the cake.
  
  This is one of the most obviously “manufactured” wins I have ever seen. This is what’s wrong with the NBA, and they continue to get away with this horseshit night after night.
  
  All you can do as a fan is hope you’re on the right side of the bullshit, and THAT is so fucking sad.
  
  I don’t want to be on the right side of biased officiating. I want every team to officiated the same, you know like a real sport? Go figure.
Ameer Edwards

Crowder hit His Royal Lebroness in the skull and did not get a foul call so officiating goes both ways.
Vivek Vikram

i have never seen John give this much credit to the refs. they must have been really bad.
- KWAPT
  
  Was actually Chuck who wrote this recap.
  - Vivek Vikram
    
    Oops. right. both have same last name _Redsarmy . Got confused there. But still chuck redsarmy wouldn’t blame refs much either.
Erik Willis

I get that officiating is bad but I am getting tired of people making that excuse about us losing games all the time. Good teams shouldnt have to have a game come down to a handful of tick tack fouls. The league favors Lebron this much is true, but the way to really play smash mouth is to play smart and know you arent going to get away with much. It is possible to play good aggressive D without being stupid. Marcus Smart could stand to learn that lesson. And if they still call the tick tack fouls then knock down some shots and carry on. Its really that simple people.
- Stuckinnh
  
  You didn’t see this game or you wouldn’t have said that. The game was a very even game until late in the 3rd 3 phantom calls in a row, he didn’t even mention the charge by Bradly that was an awful call and then turn around and not give the Celts the charge. What this did LaBron was sagging his shoulders getting his ass kicked then these bad calls boosted LaBron so he knew he would get e very call and he took over the game. It was a strategic job by the refs to take this game as they did.
- CelticsNextGeneration
  
  You obviously didn’t watch the game. The officiating made the game unwatchable. It was literally infuriating the watch. I don’t watch sports to be left pissed off after the game because the officials took over the matchup.
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Mike C

I’m just glad it was a fairly meaningless game during the regular season. The refs really make it count in game seven’s of eastern conference finals. Thats when they really throw out the rulebook. Simple solution: Adopt the replay review challenge system professional tennis has in place. Each team/coach gets one challenge per quarter with an additional challenge in OT. Adding this to the current replay reviews in the last 2 minutes of play would resolve 95% of the problems fans have with NBA refs year after year. Unfortunately for fans, this requires the league to admit they’re wrong, which we all know can NEVER happen!
- Curt Hays
  
  They’ve been admitting it in their post game reviews that have zero affect on actual games.
KGino

don’t forget that horrible Amir Johnson flagrant they called
- Curt Hays
  
  I hated it, but based on the rules, it was a flagrant. Contact above the shoulders. The rule isn’t there to punish incidental contact.
  
  It is there to compel players to make an effort to avoid dangerous contact above the shoulders.
  - DRJ
    
    There’s no rule about above-the-shoulders contact. The NBA’s criteria in fact do not, in sum, support that flagrant-1 call, since Amir’s action was part of normal play. Both players moved and the arm unluckily hit neck. Should have been a regular foul. ( See Section IV: http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_12.html?nav=ArticleList )
    - Curt Hays
      
      Section IV doesn’t address anything besides hanging on the goal.
      
      However…
      
      [emphasis added]
      Section I (7)…two free throw attempts if the personal foul is for illegal contact with an elbow…Contact must occur for an elbow foul to be assessed. If the deliberate elbow contact is above shoulder level, the player will be ejected.***If the elbow contact is shoulder level or below, the player may be ejected at the discretion of the official. In all of these situations, the official has the discretion of assessing a flagrant foul (1) or (2).***
      - DRJ
        
        It’s section IV of Part B, actually – section devoted to flagrant fouls. No mention of shoulder, head,, neck, etc. Here’s the whole section (since I was there to check it out anyway)
        
        Section IV–Flagrant Foul
        
        a. If contact committed against a player, with or without the ball, is interpreted to be unnecessary, a flagrant foul–penalty (1) will be assessed. A personal foul is charged to the offender and a team foul is charged to the team.
        
        PENALTY: (1) Two free throws shall be attempted and the ball awarded to the offended team on either side of the court at the free throw line extended. (2) If the offended player is injured and unable to attempt his free throws, the opposing coach will select any player from the bench to attempt the free throws. (3) This substitute may not be replaced until the ball is legally touched by a player on the court.
        (EXCEPTION: Rule 3–Section V–e.) (4) The injured player may not return to the game. (5) A player will be ejected if he commits two flagrant fouls in the same game.
        
        b. If contact committed against a player, with or without the ball, is interpreted to be unnecessary and excessive, a flagrant foul–penalty (2) will be assessed. A personal foul is charged to the offender and a team foul is charged to the team.
        
        PENALTY: (1) Two free throws shall be attempted and the ball awarded to the offended team on either side of the court at the free throw line extended. (2) If the offended player is injured and unable to attempt his free throws, his coach will select a substitute and any player from the team is eligible to attempt the free throws. (3) This substitute may not be replaced until the ball is legally touched by a player on the court. EXCEPTION: Rule 3–Section V–e. (4) The injured player may return to the game at any time after the free throws are attempted. (5) This is an unsportsmanlike act and the offender is ejected.
        
        c. A flagrant foul may be assessed whether the ball is dead or alive.
      - Curt Hays
        
        I must not have scrolled down…glad to know they gave more detail than what I thought I saw!
        
        That being said, there’s a special section in regards to elbow fouls…that is the section I posted.
  - KGino
    
    Disagree Curt. The definition is “unnecessary contact” and in no way was it necessary but it certainly wasn’t intentional. Flagrants should be reserved for intentionally dangerous plays, not accidents.
    
    Like if Lebron was dribbling the ball instead of Amir, that’s probably a foul on the guy guarding Lebron. Nevermind a flagrant on bron.
    
    NBA is gonna be unbearable to watch in 10 years if they keep calling flagrants this pu**y
    - Curt Hays
      
      Check out the comment I left in response to DRJ.
      - KGino
        
        so if you’re in a jump shooters airspace, and they rise up for a shot and accidentally elbow your face, is it a shooting foul on the defense or an offensive flagrant foul? BC you’re saying that should be a flagrant foul on offense. Just use your head, not some stupid ass rule book. That should NOT be a flagrant. It’s logic. I don’t need Adam Silver to explain anything to me, i’ve been playing/watching the game since I could walk
      - Curt Hays
        
        It depends on several factors: 1) intent of the shooter, 2) whether the defensive player went straight up, 3) whether the shooter jumped into the foul.
        
        I’m all about letting them play and not be soft, but certain rules are worth having. These necessary rules do not take away from the machismo of the game. They DO attempt to give the league a means for addressing dirty players…even though certain players excel at acting innocent…wade.
        
        Based on your scenario of being “in a jump shooters airspace”, it sounds like the defender is jumping on top of the shooter. In that case, it is a defensive foul…unless the shooter intentionally stuck his elbow into the face of the defender (Dwyane Wade would do it).
        
        In another scenario, the defender jumps straight up, the shooter leans/steps/lunges/jumps into the defender (think Paul Pierce) and draws contact, a defensive foul is often called. I oppose such calls, even when they benefit the Cs. However, if Avery Bradley’s chin incidentally landed on Dwyane Wade’s upturned elbow, I would be livid if an elbow foul wasn’t called on DWade, intentional or not.
        
        The fact is, Amir should not have had his elbow high enough to hit a 7-footer in the chin, and he certainly should refrain from swinging it hard enough to make Timofey cry on camera.
        
        Amir isn’t a jerk for it, but he was careless.
      - KGino
        
        Haha you think too much Curt. Just watch the play. That was one of the least excessive flagrants I have ever seen, he wasn’t even looking at Mozgov. Basketball is a physical sport after all, and sometimes people catch accidental elbows to the neck or head or knees to the groin. These flagrants are too all over the place these days, giving refs even MORE power to control the games (just what we don’t need). They already call clear path fouls super inconsistently and now this. These are huge momentum swinging plays. 2 points and the ball could be a quick game changing 5 point swing, we don’t need them called for stuff this weak.
      - Curt Hays
        
        Not disagreeing with any of that, my man.
        
        I just wish the refs would put as much thought into their calls as I do!
    - Curt Hays
      
      What I’m getting at is that even if it wasn’t Amir’s intent to send Timofey to the ground, it is his fault. It is his responsibility to try to prevent elbowing someone in throat.
      
      Edit: Let me rephrase. Elbowing the guy wasn’t Amir’s fault, but it is his responsibility to avoid it.
DRJ

Kudos to RedsArmy for posting the truth about this game. (There are sites that don’t have the cojones for that.)
concrete17

4:30 PST 6/05/16
When Scott Foster officiates GSW under Kerr in playoff games they are 4-4 with Foster, 25-6 without him. Let’s see how he does tonight in game 2 of the Warriors-Cav’s Championship Game

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