Re: 2012-13 Chicago Bulls Thread

[USSoccer]

Lets all keep in mind that the ref calling all these T's is one of the guys that was fixing games with Donaghy.

 

I'm not even surprised in the least bit that he tossed Gibson or Noah. What a piece of [expletive] the NBA is sometimes..

[bcl412]

It's hard to complain about refs when you lose by 37. I just hope we have no suspensions. That would be awful.

[USSoccer]

It's hard to complain about refs when you lose by 37. I just hope we have no suspensions. That would be awful.

 

No, they didn't cause the Bulls to get their ass kicked, but they went from calling the game fairly well to being 100000% out of control in the second half. Those were obvious, clearly blown calls, Foster a ref that's notorious for that kind of [expletive], and it wouldn't surprise me in the least to see Noah and Taj now suspended because they don't do their jobs properly.

 

That said, the Bulls let it all get to them and they collectively lost their composure. Whatever. One way or another they weren't going to win this game. Split the home games and take your chances from there.

Edited May 9, 2013 by USSoccer

[Wilson A2000]

I turned the game off in the 4th quarter. Why did Noah and Taj get tossed?

[USSoccer]

I turned the game off in the 4th quarter. Why did Noah and Taj get tossed?

 

Taj got crushed under the hoop with no call, and then got a shot goaltended with no call the next trip down. Then Miami comes down, Foster calls a [expletive] foul on Butler, I think, and Noah, who was standing on the bench, started yelling at Foster.

 

Then about 30 seconds later Taj was talking to Foster while Allen was shooting FTs, walked away, said something else, and then after a 5 second beat Foster (who is 30 feet away) tossed him.

 

Then Taj lost his [expletive] and had to be more or less dragged off the bench into the tunnel.

[USSoccer]

[Andy]

I turned the game off in the 4th quarter. Why did Noah and Taj get tossed?

 

Taj got crushed under the hoop with no call, and then got a shot goaltended with no call the next trip down. Then Miami comes down, Foster calls a [expletive] foul on Butler, I think, and Noah, who was standing on the bench, started yelling at Foster.

 

Then about 30 seconds later Taj was talking to Foster while Allen was shooting FTs, walked away, said something else, and then after a 5 second beat Foster (who is 30 feet away) tossed him.

 

Then Taj lost his [expletive] and had to be more or less dragged off the bench into the tunnel.

Foster also T'd up Nate early on while Nate was talking to Noah and heading to the huddle for no apparent reason, which pissed me right off.

[USSoccer]

I turned the game off in the 4th quarter. Why did Noah and Taj get tossed?

 

Taj got crushed under the hoop with no call, and then got a shot goaltended with no call the next trip down. Then Miami comes down, Foster calls a [expletive] foul on Butler, I think, and Noah, who was standing on the bench, started yelling at Foster.

 

Then about 30 seconds later Taj was talking to Foster while Allen was shooting FTs, walked away, said something else, and then after a 5 second beat Foster (who is 30 feet away) tossed him.

 

Then Taj lost his [expletive] and had to be more or less dragged off the bench into the tunnel.

Foster also T'd up Nate early on while Nate was talking to Noah and heading to the huddle for no apparent reason, which pissed me right off.

 

Just to sum up:

 

Walking to huddle after timeout=technical.

Yelling at ref from the bench, probably swearing=ejection

Being 30 feet away 10 seconds after talking to a ref (I'm sure he was swearing, but he was walking away)=ejection.

 

Horsecollaring another player trying to set a pick=technical

Throwing a punch (weak as it was, that was exactly what it was. A punch. Closed fist)=technical.

Shoulder checking someone into the bench=technical

[SouthSideRyan]

Come on you can't repeatedly yell F you you mother F-er at a ref and not get booted.

[Sosa21MVP]

Come on you can't repeatedly yell F you you mother F-er at a ref and not get booted.

 

Clearly that ref was conspiring to sabotage a potential Bulls comeback.

[USSoccer]

Come on you can't repeatedly yell F you you mother F-er at a ref and not get booted.

 

I think a lot of what was shown on TV was after he was tossed. I'm sure he was bitching prior, but he was on the other side of the court and it sounded pretty quiet on the feed. If he got tossed for cussing him out, it either happened 10 seconds before the T was called, or Foster's got cyborg ears.

 

But my point is more the disparity on what was being called what. Noah got tossed, probably rightfully, for yelling at him from 5 feet away (I'm sure he was yelling prior to that). Gibson at some point I'm sure said something to warrant it. But Chalmers wrapping his arm around Noah's neck? LeBrons little passive aggressive bitch punch? I find it hard to believe that if the roles were reversed and Noah tossed that little punch at James after a play, the calls would have been the same.

 

If you're going to let a team play that physically but toss guys for getting pissed and yelling, it's a little skewed. I woudn't have wanted James kicked out for it, but certainly that's worse than Noah yelling or whatever Robinson said going to that timeout, right?

Edited May 9, 2013 by USSoccer

[USSoccer]

Come on you can't repeatedly yell F you you mother F-er at a ref and not get booted.

 

Clearly that ref was conspiring to sabotage a potential Bulls comeback.

 

Point me to where I said the refs caused the Bulls to lose.

[Sosa21MVP]

Come on you can't repeatedly yell F you you mother F-er at a ref and not get booted.

 

Clearly that ref was conspiring to sabotage a potential Bulls comeback.

 

Point me to where I said the refs caused the Bulls to lose.

 

Lets all keep in mind that the ref calling all these T's is one of the guys that was fixing games with Donaghy.

 

I'm not even surprised in the least bit that he tossed Gibson or Noah. What a piece of [expletive] the NBA is sometimes..

 

That post was just screaming implications when I read it. Maybe you didn't intend that meaning but it looked that way to me.

[USSoccer]

Come on you can't repeatedly yell F you you mother F-er at a ref and not get booted.

 

Clearly that ref was conspiring to sabotage a potential Bulls comeback.

 

Point me to where I said the refs caused the Bulls to lose.

 

Lets all keep in mind that the ref calling all these T's is one of the guys that was fixing games with Donaghy.

 

I'm not even surprised in the least bit that he tossed Gibson or Noah. What a piece of [expletive] the NBA is sometimes..

 

That post was just screaming implications when I read it. Maybe you didn't intend that meaning but it looked that way to me.

 

Nah, they got their asses handed to them. My only implication is that NBA officiating in general is terrible, and the fact that this guy is an official working playoff games is inexplicable.

[Sosa21MVP]

Nah, they got their asses handed to them. My only implication is that NBA officiating in general is terrible, and the fact that this guy is an official working playoff games is inexplicable.

 

I don't necessarily disagree with the bolded part but I'm trying to recall a golden age when basketball officiating was awesome. I've been fed up with basketball officiating at both the NCAA and NBA level for a long time now. It is never consistent.

[USSoccer]

Nah, they got their asses handed to them. My only implication is that NBA officiating in general is terrible, and the fact that this guy is an official working playoff games is inexplicable.

 

I don't necessarily disagree with the bolded part but I'm trying to recall a golden age when basketball officiating was awesome. I've been fed up with basketball officiating at both the NCAA and NBA level for a long time now. It is never consistent.

 

You might be right. It's sucked on both levels ever since I could remember.

[Banedon]

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[RynoRules]

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[Banedon]

Same guy yelling at Taj:

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/AYqX18f.jpg

 

[Banedon]

Fortunately for the Bulls, from all indications, neither Noah nor Taj Gibson, who was ejected after his own profanity-laced tirade, will miss any further action. Both left the court in close enough to a "timely fashion" to avoid Police Commissioner David Stern from docking them any more time.

[Guest]

if any heat players had been booted, we'd be waiting for the makeup ejections in game 3.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

That woman is a C U @ Noon Tomorrow.

[UMFan83]

As for as blowouts going, this one was rather entertaining.