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Funny how Marcus Smart was trying to give the game to the Heat and Butler missed.
 
The Refs did it again, with the most unusual and highly questionable negating of the Max Strus swish3 in the 3rd Q, announced several minutes after the fact. This was a game changer that even Sam Quinn, writing for CBS Sports, explained in his article,
Heat vs. Celtics: Reversed Max Strus 3-pointer proves pivotal in final moments of Game 7

Here is an except from that sports commentary.
"Rarely can a single play in the third quarter drastically impact the outcome of a playoff game, but a shot by Max Strus in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics might have been an exception. At the 11:04 mark in the third quarter, Max Strus sank a 3-pointer that cut a deficit that had once gotten as high as 17 down to two. Nearly three minutes later, with Robert Williams III about to take a free throw, an announcement could be heard in the background.

The 3-pointer made by Strus had been wiped off of the board. Miami's young sharpshooter stepped out of bounds on the play. When Williams went to the line, the Celtics were up eight. When he made his second free throw, they were up 13.

The review itself was unusual. While officials will often use replay to turn a 3-pointer into a 2-pointer minutes after the fact, it's exceedingly rare that a shot is wiped off of the board completely. Here's what makes the Strus shot even stranger: It's not fully clear that he even stepped out of bounds:"

Even in a Game 7 ECF game, the heavy hand of the Refs in determining the outcome is too much influence on the outcome. Let's expect and demand a higher more professional quality of judgement from the NBA Refs in all of the games!
 
Crazy that all Greg Pop assistant coaches are all doing well from Monty to Bud and now we have Steve Kerr vs Ime. Maybe we should have sign Becky. Who knows what she can do.
 
swish3 said:
The Refs did it again, with the most unusual and highly questionable negating of the Max Strus swish3 in the 3rd Q, announced several minutes after the fact. This was a game changer that even Sam Quinn, writing for CBS Sports, explained in his article,
Heat vs. Celtics: Reversed Max Strus 3-pointer proves pivotal in final moments of Game 7

Here is an except from that sports commentary.
"Rarely can a single play in the third quarter drastically impact the outcome of a playoff game, but a shot by Max Strus in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics might have been an exception. At the 11:04 mark in the third quarter, Max Strus sank a 3-pointer that cut a deficit that had once gotten as high as 17 down to two. Nearly three minutes later, with Robert Williams III about to take a free throw, an announcement could be heard in the background.

The 3-pointer made by Strus had been wiped off of the board. Miami's young sharpshooter stepped out of bounds on the play. When Williams went to the line, the Celtics were up eight. When he made his second free throw, they were up 13.

The review itself was unusual. While officials will often use replay to turn a 3-pointer into a 2-pointer minutes after the fact, it's exceedingly rare that a shot is wiped off of the board completely. Here's what makes the Strus shot even stranger: It's not fully clear that he even stepped out of bounds:"

Even in a Game 7 ECF game, the heavy hand of the Refs in determining the outcome is too much influence on the outcome. Let's expect and demand a higher more professional quality of judgement from the NBA Refs in all of the games!
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It was the right call. They can complain all they want. Doesn't matter.
What happens if they just call it a missed call and the Celtics lose that game? Too many people had seen it. The camera angles were all over it. The TV crew had discussed it.
 
swish3 said:
The Refs did it again, with the most unusual and highly questionable negating of the Max Strus swish3 in the 3rd Q, announced several minutes after the fact. This was a game changer that even Sam Quinn, writing for CBS Sports, explained in his article,
Heat vs. Celtics: Reversed Max Strus 3-pointer proves pivotal in final moments of Game 7

Here is an except from that sports commentary.
"Rarely can a single play in the third quarter drastically impact the outcome of a playoff game, but a shot by Max Strus in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics might have been an exception. At the 11:04 mark in the third quarter, Max Strus sank a 3-pointer that cut a deficit that had once gotten as high as 17 down to two. Nearly three minutes later, with Robert Williams III about to take a free throw, an announcement could be heard in the background.

The 3-pointer made by Strus had been wiped off of the board. Miami's young sharpshooter stepped out of bounds on the play. When Williams went to the line, the Celtics were up eight. When he made his second free throw, they were up 13.

The review itself was unusual. While officials will often use replay to turn a 3-pointer into a 2-pointer minutes after the fact, it's exceedingly rare that a shot is wiped off of the board completely. Here's what makes the Strus shot even stranger: It's not fully clear that he even stepped out of bounds:"

Even in a Game 7 ECF game, the heavy hand of the Refs in determining the outcome is too much influence on the outcome. Let's expect and demand a higher more professional quality of judgement from the NBA Refs in all of the games!
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It was the right call. The replay did show his foot was just over the line. The issue was they took so long to do it. Something like that should be done immediately, not after a long run where the lead is cut to two.
 
DDolla said:
Crazy that all Greg Pop assistant coaches are all doing well from Monty to Bud and now we have Steve Kerr vs Ime. Maybe we should have sign Becky. Who knows what she can do.
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Many more Pop assistants have been fired and fizzled out of the league over the years
 
Chris Craig said:
It was the right call. The replay did show his foot was just over the line. The issue was they took so long to do it. Something like that should be done immediately, not after a long run where the lead is cut to two.
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His heel never actually hit the floor.

Heat fans are going to be pissed about this for a long time.
 
PDXFonz said:
Is that your dog in your picture?
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No, that's one of the dog surfing competitors I photographed several years ago.

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STOMP said:
Lowry is 36 years old. No one beats father time.

STOMP
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Exactly. Don't tell other posters that though. Somebody use Lowry as an example of how keeping Dame to 36 can work. Nevermind paying him way more than Lowry is making at that age.
 
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