Cleveland Cavalier 2017-2018 Season

The NBA will come out tomorrow and say the wrong call was made....but it makes no fucking difference.  Such a shame

Watch TT get suspended for game two.

That's the series.  Lebron isn't dropping 51 again and the Warriors are going to play.  This game should have been stolen.  There were a bunch of bullshit calls, but the overturned charge call is unforgivable.  Lebron wasn't even close to the restricted area.  Cavs went from having the ball up 2 with 34 seconds (keep in mind lebron scored on next possession) and it turned into KD tying it up with FTs.  I honestly might be done with the NBA. 

I agree that this series is probably over...no idea how you come back from that BS.  I do like that Lue isn't taking the high road in the post game.  He used the word "robbed" when addressing the officiating.  I mean, everyone knows it, but I hate when coaches skirt the questions

I love the Cavs but we don’t deserve Lebron. He should be playing somewhere with real players. Not clowns that don’t know the fucking score. 

posted by wes_mantooth

I agree that this series is probably over...no idea how you come back from that BS.  I do like that Lue isn't taking the high road in the post game.  He used the word "robbed" when addressing the officiating.  I mean, everyone knows it, but I hate when coaches skirt the questions

Agreed.  I am happy Lue finally said something.  I always said he needed to, but he never has the balls.

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Ty Lue: "You know he's outside the restricted area & you go overturn the call & say it's a block? It's never been done, ever, in the history of the game. And tonight in the Finals on the biggest stage, when our team played well, played our ass off - it aint right. It aint right."

posted by kizer permanente

I love the Cavs but we don’t deserve Lebron. He should be playing somewhere with real players. Not clowns that don’t know the fucking score. 

GTFO with this bullshit right now.

 

 

GTFO with this bullshit right now.

 

Sorry.... even looking at Jr pictures on twitter right now is making my blood boil. 

The block/charge/circle rule is written badly.  It should be that if the review shows the defender inside the circle then a charge can be overturned to a block, and if the defender is outside the circle then a block can be overturned to a charge.  This would mean that a judgement call made on the court like tonight would not be able to be overturned.  Badly written rule that they should have seen these bad consequences as being an unwanted outcome if they would have run through the scenarios and written it properly to avoid judgement calls on fouls being reviewed.  With the way it is they may as well review all foul and non-foul calls in the last 2 minutes to be consistent!

Such a sham

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That overturn is infuriating and cost the Cavs the small slimmer they had at a title. Game was almost over if they don’t reverse it.

posted by Laley23

That overturn is infuriating and cost the Cavs the small slimmer they had at a title. Game was almost over if they don’t reverse it.

As I mentioned previously, Lebron scored on the next possession.  Without the overturn, Cavs are likely up 4 with 20 or less seconds. Fucking sports, I haven't felt this shitty after a loss since the Indians lost game 7.

I’m never going to get over that fucking call. You can’t convince me that wasn’t the biggest hose job in nba finals history. 

Can't really say anything that hasn't been said. That was their window to put a gut punch to the Warriors. Not sure they will play at that level again in this series. Refs can go to Hell and thanks for that Chris Webber moment, JR. I honestly couldn't sleep I was so worked up over that bullshit.

I think they may be able to fare better at home but this one was gut wrenching. As soon as it went to OT I said "it's over." I expect Game 2 to be a Warriors blowout.

posted by wes_mantooth

The NBA will come out tomorrow and say the wrong call was made....but it makes no fucking difference.  Such a shame

I don't even think that's happening. 

posted by kizer permanente

I’m never going to get over that fucking call. You can’t convince me that wasn’t the biggest hose job in nba finals history. 

I had a bad feeling as soon as the ref blew the whistle, started to make a motion for a charge call, and then hesitated for 1 second, before finally making the call. Lebron was nowhere near the restricted area and they used that as an excuse to review whether lebron was blocking or not.  

Can you imagine in a pivotal moment of a NFL playoff game, where the refs are reviewing a TD call, but then they come out and are like "oh, Bitonio actually held on that play."  That is exactly what those NBA refs did last night.

Also, I fucking hate when people throw in the "well if (insert team and players) executed here and there, they would never have to worry about the refs" card.  Fuck that noise.  Sometimes teams are so evenly matched in one game it is going to come down to a few plays.  As a ref (yes I am using this card), you HAVE to make the right fucking decisions.

posted by like_that

Also, I fucking hate when people throw in the "well if (insert team and players) executed here and there, they would never have to worry about the refs" card.  Fuck that noise.  Sometimes teams are so evenly matched in one game it is going to come down to a few plays.  As a ref (yes I am using this card), you HAVE to make the right fucking decisions.

This. I don't give a fuck about anything else other than getting dicked by the refs. No shit, if Lebron scored 62 they win. But it didn't, and the only 100% sketch as fuck issue was the charge changed to a block.

posted by like_that

Also, I fucking hate when people throw in the "well if (insert team and players) executed here and there, they would never have to worry about the refs" card.  Fuck that noise.  Sometimes teams are so evenly matched in one game it is going to come down to a few plays.  As a ref (yes I am using this card), you HAVE to make the right fucking decisions.

Yeah, I don't like to use the ref card but this one left me so pissed off I couldn't relax. The refs in the NBA are pretty bad as a whole, imo.

posted by BR1986FB

Yeah, I don't like to use the ref card but this one left me so pissed off I couldn't relax. The refs in the NBA are pretty bad as a whole, imo.

I like bitching about refs during games in the heat of the moment, but rarely I ever blame games on them.  This shit was unforgivable. 

Most bullshit overturned call I can remember since they took the INT from Polamalu against Indy.

Also, 2 (or 3?) missed blatant hacks on LeBron down the stretch.