The Perpetual NBA Thread

[baiskee]

bata pa nga ito ,patay nasa keepers league din ba ni bai ito?

hehehe...hirap ako nyan sino pipiliin ko sa 6 keepers ko.

Nakakagulat padin panoorin namamasa ng bola si Kobe hehe, baka di din nya trip yung bola.

o nga... konti lang attempts nya. siguro pag sila naghahabol ng points tsaka sya titira.

[theveed]

Ano opinion nyo...

Bruce Bowen Dirty Acts Should Be Banned

[BoEinG_747]

hehehe...hirap ako nyan sino pipiliin ko sa 6 keepers ko.
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pre, madali lang iyan . ipasa mo sa akin ..

dapat may gumawa din ng ganon kay B.Bowen

nakakaasar ang mga ganyan na player ,

pag hindi nila kaya ang kalaban ,sa ibang way gusto talunin

[BoEinG_747]

baka meron pa susunod sa yapak ni YAO maging player ng NBA diyan bwahahaha

[tsupermario]

:funny: winner!

[kimpOy]

OT muna

Between the Legs dunk?................DONE!
Freethrow Line dunk?....................DONE!


check this out (freethrow in between funk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2drdlSOg-M

[tsupermario]

Players want NBA to back off with techs By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer
53 minutes ago

Now, NBA players are fed up with what's happening after the whistle. With technical foul calls nearly doubled compared to the same point last season, union director Billy Hunter wants commissioner David Stern to lighten up on the NBA's crackdown on complaining — or he might even seek legal action against the league.

Players are fined for every technical foul they receive, and there were 122 of them called through the first 51 games of the season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. There were 66 through 50 games last season.

"You say you want to deter it, curtail that kind of conduct on the court and now it's kind of dipped down so the slightest little inclination ... a guy throws his hands up, the refs are now calling a tech," Hunter said. "So I really think it's incumbent upon the commissioner to kind of tell the referees, instruct them they got to back off a little bit."

And if he doesn't?

"I think what may ultimately happen if it continues to occur is we will probably be compelled to bring an unfair labor practice action or something," Hunter told The Associated Press. "Try to seek some relief, at least to have the issue either heard or at least elevated so that it gets a lot more public attention than it's currently getting."

It has received plenty already. It had to share the spotlight with the controversy over the new game ball during the preseason, but the issue moved to the front once the real games started and teams began realizing the impact it was having on them.

Denver and Sacramento lost their leading scorers when Carmelo Anthony and Mike Bibby were ejected from their season openers. Rasheed Wallace wasted no time getting tossed, but even well-mannered players such as Dwyane Wade and Tim Duncan have been hit with technicals along the way, as has Kobe Bryant.

So much for special treatment for the superstars, which is the way the league planned it.

"What the referees were instructed to do was apply the rule across the board without regard to individual players," executive vice president of operations Stu Jackson said. "They're instructed to apply the rule fairly with all players and call what they see."

The NBA made the post-whistle actions a point of emphasis when Stern grew tired of watching players overreact, verbally and physically, after calls went against them. It's been called a "zero-tolerance" policy, which the league objects to.

But that's exactly the way it feels to many players.

"It's crazy because guys are so passionate about the game," Hornets guard Chris Paul said. "I know myself, it's not that you're always trying to show the ref up, it's just your emotions. You're playing a game that you love and at times you may express it different ways."

And it's more than just allowing a free point on a foul shot that bothers the players. A technical also hits them in the wallet: Players are fined $1,000 for each of their first five technicals, an amount that increases by $500 for each five after that, capped by a $2,500 penalty for each one starting with the 16th. A one-game suspension also comes at that point and for every other technical thereafter.

"We talk to the ballplayers, we kind of empathize with them," Hunter said. "We understand the circumstances, understand how they feel, how they feel it negatively impacts their game."

Coaches have said they are OK with the policy as long as officials show good judgment and are consistent. Players worry about getting whistled for a natural reflex in a key situation.

"It's kind of hard to keep your emotions down when you play a game like basketball and keep them totally wrapped up," Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said. "Too many referees have rabbit ears and very thin skin. And until they realize that they're not perfect, they can't expect the players to be perfect. There has to be some kind of give-and-take there."

Jackson said there is, as long as players don't overdo it. When Duncan began yelling about a clearly incorrect call that went against him Monday night in New York, the official didn't respond right away. It wasn't until Duncan kept up the argument on the next trip that the technical finally came.

"This is not a zero tolerance policy. If a player doesn't act inappropriately or make disrespectful statements on a call or a non-call, such as yelling or cursing or inappropriate physical reactions or gestures like flailing their arms, without that we'll allow players a heat of the moment reaction," Jackson said.

"But when those reactions or those comments become continuous, then you're subject to receiving a technical foul."

Another complaint from the players is that they lost the right to have dialogue with the referees. Officials have always been able to interact with the players as they please, and what may be a technical from one may not even warrant a reaction from another.

"If you're in the league for a long time, you develop relationships with certain officials," Bryant said. "In fact, some officials I've known even since high school, because some of the officials are from the Philadelphia area."

Jackson said the league has heard only a few complaints from players, but Hunter said he has received plenty of calls. He may be placing one of his own soon to Stern.

"My staff is talking regularly back and forth with his staff," Hunter said. "If we think they're not being sensitive at all, it usually requires a session between myself and David. We haven't had it yet, but the way things are going, I'm sure I'll be calling him in the immediate future."

[empy]

David Stern's new escapade is garbage. i never thought i'd say this, because i as a fan am really tired of the constant whining and complaining, and when we bring our kids to the game we hate seeing the poor example that their idols are setting for them....


...but this kind of reaction goes way too far? so basically, these refs (who are for the most part really bad at their jobs - remember last year's playoffs?) have absolutely zero accountability for doing a bad job. they never get fined or fired for poor calls, and now they are too high up on a pedestal for a player to even react to their calls?

[BoEinG_747]

ganda ng mga laban sa NBA ,,dami OT at buzzer beater

[chain]

[SIZE="4"]Wade Watchers: Sonics say refs don't call it even[/SIZE]

By Ira Winderman
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted November 9 2006

MIAMI · Add Sonics coach Bob Hill to the list of Dwyane Doubters.

Two years ago, it was Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas questioning the outside shooting of Heat guard Dwyane Wade. Before last season's NBA Finals, Mavericks forward Josh Howard expressed similar sentiments. And this past summer, Rockets forward Tracy McGrady questioned the ease with which Wade was allowed to get to the foul line in the title series against Dallas



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Now comes Hill, who questioned the latitude Wade was granted with his ballhandling in Tuesday's 90-87 victory over Seattle at AmericanAirlines Arena.

"On one play, he carried the ball for about three feet and took two steps," Hill said of what he insisted was an uncalled palming violation. "I asked the official, `How am I supposed to coach against that?'"

Hill's argument drew a technical foul with 18.6 seconds left in the third quarter.

"It's unbelievable what [Wade] gets away with," Hill said.

Wade also worked his way to the foul line for 17 free throws, making 14, including 10 conversions in the decisive fourth quarter. By contrast, the Sonics attempted 23 free throws, with no player attempting more than the six of guard Ray Allen.

"It was a little lopsided," Allen said in the Sonics' locker room, according to the Tacoma News-Tribune. "There was pressure up on the ball whenever I got the ball, and on the other end, we got whistled any time we touched Dwyane."

Wade did not respond to Hill's comments after Tuesday's victory and was not available Wednesday, with the Heat given the day off.

Then again, Wade might have his own quirky views on his success.

After shooting 12 of 17 in Tuesday's first half, he removed his knee-high leggings at the intermission and shot 4 of 8 over the final two periods.

"You have to find a way to make it happen," he said. "I just keep taking my shots and hope they fall."

Wade's effort, which included seven turnovers, was typical of the Heat's 2-2 start to the season.

"We're trying to get some consistency," he said. "That is one area we need to improve on.

"Things will come around for this team."