The Blazers should ask the NBA to ban Ed Malloy from refereeing at the Moda Center because in many games over many years, Ed Malloy has shown a strong anti-Blazer bias. The inability to judge fairly and consistently was well displayed in the Nov 5, 2023 loss to the Grizzlies.
Throughout the game, Ed Malloy failed to call Grizzlie fouls that included hacking shooting arms, pushing, hitting, shoving the Blazer with the ball out of bounds, holding, and climbing over the back. The highlight bad call was the offsetting double foul when Salama held Toumani under the basket at the end of the 3rd Q, with a long review that deflated the Blazer 3rd Q momentum and formed an inflection point in the game. Salama initiated the lockup, and then flopped when Toumani pulled out of it, but was not called for the obvious flop. This is in contrast to calling a flopping foul on TIsse early in the game when he was knocked down by an aggressive illegal screen.
The Blazers management needs to establish a level playing field on the Moda home court for the Blazers to have a chance. Memphis is an overly physical, excessively fouling team that grabs opponents when the refs allow it, and keeps escalating until or unless the refs blow the whistle. In this game refed by Ed Malloy, the first Grizzlie foul of the 2nd half was only called 5 min into the 4th Q. The Grizzlies were getting away with enough excess rough play to allow them to win. This nonsense must stop. The Blazers deserve a fair shake at Moda!
Throughout the game, Ed Malloy failed to call Grizzlie fouls that included hacking shooting arms, pushing, hitting, shoving the Blazer with the ball out of bounds, holding, and climbing over the back. The highlight bad call was the offsetting double foul when Salama held Toumani under the basket at the end of the 3rd Q, with a long review that deflated the Blazer 3rd Q momentum and formed an inflection point in the game. Salama initiated the lockup, and then flopped when Toumani pulled out of it, but was not called for the obvious flop. This is in contrast to calling a flopping foul on TIsse early in the game when he was knocked down by an aggressive illegal screen.
The Blazers management needs to establish a level playing field on the Moda home court for the Blazers to have a chance. Memphis is an overly physical, excessively fouling team that grabs opponents when the refs allow it, and keeps escalating until or unless the refs blow the whistle. In this game refed by Ed Malloy, the first Grizzlie foul of the 2nd half was only called 5 min into the 4th Q. The Grizzlies were getting away with enough excess rough play to allow them to win. This nonsense must stop. The Blazers deserve a fair shake at Moda!
