Official Wizards vs Cavaliers Playoff Thread

[hooskins]

Look I am not making excuses about the blowout, but am making a point about LeBron. I don't really see how that makes me a "whiny fan" making excuses. We do that about Skins games all the time, so I don't really see how this is any different, beside the fact Js is not a Wiz fan.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by hooskins

Look I am not making excuses about the blowout, but am making a point about LeBron. I don't really see how that makes me a "whiny fan" making excuses. We do that about Skins games all the time, so I don't really see how this is any different, beside the fact Js is not a Wiz fan.

I agree with ya hooskins, I don't like the fact that the refs treat James like he's the only reason people watch the sport. But we just have to get used to it, it's not like it's gonna change. That's the advantage that comes with being a superstar player, you are going to get all the calls. We just have to man up and not let that get to us.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by mooby

I agree with ya hooskins, I don't like the fact that the refs treat James like he's the only reason people watch the sport. But we just have to get used to it, it's not like it's gonna change. That's the advantage that comes with being a superstar player, you are going to get all the calls. We just have to man up and not let that get to us.

The problem is it's Cleveland right now, so it's Lebron that is "getting the calls". If you played the Lakers you'd be saying that about Kobe. If you were playing Denver you'd say that about Iverson. If by chance you pass the Cavs, you'll say it about Garnett.
LeBron is a driver, when he drives, it's natural to foul him. I have yet to see a true phantom call against him.
Same with Arenas last year, he got a lot of ticky-tack fouls, but they were still fouls.
It's the price you pay for having a star on your team. The more a player succeeds, the more he drives into the lane, and of course, the more he gets fouled. Sure the refs are more likely to give the benefit of the doubt to a big player, but that is like that all across the NBA.
What I hate to see is when they think every little touch is a foul, and I've seen more and more of this out of Lebron lately.

This has nothing to do with me not being a wiz fan, this has to do with me being practically the only unbiased observer here. You can't complain about called when you lose by 30...you just can't.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by jsarno

This has nothing to do with me not being a wiz fan, this has to do with me being practically the only unbiased observer here. You can't complain about called when you lose by 30...you just can't.

Sure you can. You just can't claim that it's why you lost.

It is perfectly valid to question decisions made by referees win, lose, or draw.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Sure you can. You just can't claim that it's why you lost.

It is perfectly valid to question decisions made by referees win, lose, or draw.

fair enough.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by jsarno

fair enough.

Yeah I was about to say that too. I was simply commenting that I don't like that Lebron gets all the calls. The Wiz lost by 30 last night because they played horrible, plain and simple. It had nothing to do with the fact that LBJ gets the calls. And I know what you're saying, every superstar in the NBA gets those calls. It just started because I disagree with some of the calls made. Some of the calls that went his way were nothing more than him barely getting touched while he drove in the paint. He's too powerful for those to really effect him, so they shouldn't have been called.