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By: NOEngineer

NOEngineer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:22:56 +0000

We have a hard time playing thug ball, especially on nights when DWest is giving up in the paint. We get punked by Utah, Boston, LA, and now Denver. We have no bulky big men that can fight back without making the obvious foul. We don’t have a big man that can finish through hard contact. We don’t draw the body contact (other than CP3 and sometimes Posey) when we can.

Also, when we miss 5 free throws in a row at the beginning, the refs get pissed off at us and stop calling fouls for a while.

By: UtesFan89

UtesFan89 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:02:32 +0000

Make-up calls are some of the stupidest things around.
Different game, but the Jazz/Suns last night. There was one play where Grant Hill drove in, and Alvin Gentry thought he was fouled. So he kept yelling at the refs. The next time down, Nash grabs Millsap’s arm and pulls him along the endline of the court, and ‘Sap gets the foul.

Two rights don’t make a wrong. I don’t know why refs think making a bad call to make-up for another bad call is a good idea.

Oh… another stupid thing… when a ref behind the play, who obviously can’t see anything, blows his whistle because he (or she, I guess) assumes that something happened. Let the guys that saw the play call it.

By: ticktock6

ticktock6 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:23:12 +0000

It is never a good sign when the AP recap starts like this:

“NEW ORLEANS (AP)—Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul got tangled up away from the ball and crashed to the floor.

Paul was whistled for the foul and the crowd booed, while Anthony, lying on his back, shook his head and laughed in disbelief that the call had gone in his favor.

It was a good omen for Anthony and the Nuggets, who had most things going their way in a game they desperately wanted to win.”

By: mW

mW — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:23:16 +0000

@ Matt: exactly.

By: Matt - Storm Surge

Matt - Storm Surge — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:19:23 +0000

The Nuggets radio announcers were agog at the foul calls. Kept saying thing like ‘CP superstar fouls’ when he drew contact, but they couldnt believe some of the calls on the other side either, so they said the officiating was evenly terrible.

By: atthehive

atthehive — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:29:29 +0000

@Mo

His D was poor, to be nice. He came in to try and slow down Melo, didn’t really do much, then got pulled as Melo’s cover. Overall, J.R. and Melo just burned us to a crisp.

@mW?

#1 in the Conference? Though I am fully on board for #2, so why the hell not.

By: mW

mW — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:21:50 +0000

If we were 100% healthy I really believe we are 1 or 2 in the Conference. But with a team designed to our particular strengths, well, we suck with players missing.

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:59:53 +0000

I wish our team was healthier.

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:59:22 +0000

Looking at the boxscore…. when the hell will Posey show up again? The boxscore doesn’t look good but how was his defense? That doesn’t show up in the boxscore which is why I’m asking. Lately I’m feeling like dude is starting to steal money from the team.

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:56:56 +0000

I was worried this morning when I saw Bennett Salvatore would be one of our refs tonight. Derrick Stafford is a clown too. It’s sad that I know these clowns names as soon as I see them. I missed tonight’s game and I’m glad I did. Listening to you guys I’m pretty sure you’re telling the truth about the calls.