The 2015 NBA Finals Game Thread AKA Battle Of The Australian Institute Of Sport

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Devizier said:
JVG is wrong! Thompson didn't have possession.
 
He doesn't have to---touching is enough.  It's no-brainer, no-question Cleveland ball
 

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Refereeing on a play like that is so hard, the refs took their time and ended up making the right call.
 

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Kliq said:
Refereeing on a play like that is so hard, the refs took their time and ended up making the right call.
 
No, they got it completely and embarrassingly awfully wrong and then reviewed it and caught their own mistake.  That is not the same as getting it right the first time, which is what they are paid to do.
 

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PedroKsBambino said:
No, they got it completely and embarrassingly awfully wrong and then reviewed it and caught their own mistake.  That is not the same as getting it right the first time, which is what they are paid to do.
I tend to think that basketball is literally un-reffable on the court. I think a little slack is necessary.
 

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https://twitter.com/pftcommenter/status/608481582521954305
 

Fishy1

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Lebron talking like he's proud of his kids. fucking icewater in his veins.
 

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I thought Golden State finally found its mojo on the fourth quarter after 7 bad quarters perhaps more. If they keep playing like this, they win. If not, Cleveland might steal it.
 

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Blacken said:
I tend to think that basketball is literally un-reffable on the court. I think a little slack is necessary.
 
Not on a play that clear. 
 
Look, I agree the NBA is tough.  But in this particular play what they called is that Delladova stepped out of bounds and he simply did not, and wasn't even that close when they whistled it.  That's not 'fast game' that's 'terrible job by that ref on that play'

Agree it's a tough job, but just as we hold players accountable for mistakes it's silly not to hold refs accountable when they blow a pretty clear one.
 

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Sorry BSF.  Didn't mean to piss you off so much but we can do better in game-threads.  Or maybe I am just unrealistic.
 

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Big win. But this is a whole different animal if Steph found the stroke for real
 

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Blacken said:
https://twitter.com/pftcommenter/status/608481582521954305
I like this one better: 
 
https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/608469653875257345
 
edit: i haven't got the slightest clue what i'm doing
 

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DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:
Sorry BSF.  Didn't mean to piss you off so much but we can do better in game-threads.  Or maybe I am just unrealistic.
That's right. Hug it out. Let it all out.

Except JTB. After all, he's IGNORE-ing me.
 

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Lebron is simply amazing.  They have nothing else on the team right now, and he's still carrying them forward.
 

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PedroKsBambino said:
Not on a play that clear. 
 
Look, I agree the NBA is tough.  But in this particular play what they called is that Delladova stepped out of bounds and he simply did not, and wasn't even that close when they whistled it.  That's not 'fast game' that's 'terrible job by that ref on that play'
Agree it's a tough job, but just as we hold players accountable for mistakes it's silly not to hold refs accountable when they blow a pretty clear one.
Eh. I mean, sure, but...eh. They got the call right. There're just so many other things to get mad at.
 

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Golden State's problem tonight was that Barnes/Green/Bogut have been total black holes on offense.  The Cavs are doubling Curry on every PnR and sagging back in the lane to stop drives/lobs to Bogut from the roller and daring one of those guys to beat them with jump shots.  Barnes and Green were a combined 2-18 tonight.  If they can't knock down shots like they did in the regular season, the Dubs' offense doesn't work very well.
 

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PedroKsBambino said:
Lebron is simply amazing.  They have nothing else on the team right now, and he's still carrying them forward.
Only now does Delly understand Ralph Ellison's masterpiece