Draymond and the refs

[e_blazer]

The key term there that you didn't put in bold was "unsportsmanlike." Accidental contact is not considered unsportsmanlike. In the context of the opening clause, it's clear that (2) refers to intentional contact.

As for (3), sure, you can make that argument, but that's subjective. We have people pissed at Henderson getting a technical foul due to reacting to a missed officiating call and then laughing at Livingston being ejected when he was reacting to an even more blatant missed call. If the Livingston thing had happened to a Blazers player, no one would be laughing at the ejection...they'd be furious over the rigged nature of the NBA. In other words, fanbases aren't the best choices to determine judgment calls of their own or opposing team players.

Not really seeing the equivalency between the Livingston and Henderson ejections. Henderson already had one T and so was ejected for going off a bit after the leg whip. If he hadn't already had a T, he wouldn't have been ejected. Livingston reacted enough to get a T and then must have said some magic words to earn a second one and get ejected. But, yeah, fans aren't really what you'd call an unbiased source of opinion on officiating.

 

[BBert]

Why you wishing for Draymond to get ejected? A full power Golden State Warriors too much for us to handle? CMON

"Us" LOL

 

[Minstrel]

Not really seeing the equivalency between the Livingston and Henderson ejections. Henderson already had one T and so was ejected for going off a bit after the leg whip. If he hadn't already had a T, he wouldn't have been ejected. Livingston reacted enough to get a T and then must have said some magic words to earn a second one and get ejected. But, yeah, fans aren't really what you'd call an unbiased source of opinion on officiating.

I'm not saying the specific details were equivalent (i.e. that Livingston didn't do more than Henderson--he clearly did, thus the two technicals), just the general idea that it was funny when Livingston got penalized for substantially the same reason as Henderson, which didn't elicit much mirth here.

 

[BBert]

Not really seeing the equivalency between the Livingston and Henderson ejections. Henderson already had one T and so was ejected for going off a bit after the leg whip. If he hadn't already had a T, he wouldn't have been ejected. Livingston reacted enough to get a T and then must have said some magic words to earn a second one and get ejected. But, yeah, fans aren't really what you'd call an unbiased source of opinion on officiating.

Henderson got ejected for verbally responding to taunting from Sideshow Boob, and not even in any kind of aggressive manner. Livingston got ejected after a second T in which he called the ref a motherfucker and other assorted continued bitching. Green should have been T'd up and subsequently ejected for his histrionics after a call, in which he made no effort to avoid hitting the ref and in hitting the ref opened up a gash in the refs hand. He later qualified for a T, at the discretion of the ref, for the confrontational shit he was yelling at Ed Davis. NBA refs: Not consistent.

 

[andalusian]

I have to say that I just do not find Green that annoying. He is a hard competitor that plays hard and is very demonstrative. Heck, for years we have seen Duncan's popping eyes and complaining - I can accept it from good players that just play emotionally and well during games. Green is a great player - and as long as he is not over the top (which to me at least he is not) - I am sure that the refs know when he crosses the line and when not.

 

[dviss1]

Have you ever seen a player get away with the level of aggression and abuse that Draymond unleashes on the refs?

He actually slapped the hell out of a ref last night while flailing his arms in anger over a call. How was that not a tech? I have never seen anything like that in all my years watching basketball.

Anyone have some video of this?

 

[Trackjack]

Inadvertent contact with officials has never been grounds for a technical, let alone an ejection. I was more surprised he didn't get a technical after a late-game timeout when Green charged at a referee to argue an earlier call. Kerr and Walton got over there to calm Green down, but he definitely could have been teched-up for that. Rasheed Wallace would have!

Anytime you throw your arms up like he does then he needs a T. He showing up the official I don't care what level your playing it is T. The time throw is arms up and hit the official than your kick out it doesn't matter if you was trying or not. You wouldn't hit the official if you didnt throw fit first one the other official should have toss him because they suppose have each back.

 

[Haakzilla]

It appeared to me that Loudmouth Donkey Green knew exactly where the ref was and even glanced down towards his hand/arm to line up his arm flailing tantrum -- he's a great actor this way -- making things appear as though they were unintentional, but in reality that's what he meant to do the whole time. And if that wasn't enough, the charging towards the refs and standing at half court screaming at them should have easily been enough. Long live the SterNBA and its agenda!

 

[Shaboid]

Why you wishing for Draymond to get ejected? A full power Golden State Warriors too much for us to handle? CMON

GFYS buddy

 

[Chris Craig]

Why you wishing for Draymond to get ejected? A full power Golden State Warriors too much for us to handle? CMON

Too much for "you" to handle

 

[Boob-No-More]

Henderson got ejected for verbally responding to taunting from Sideshow Boob,

Careful there. I resemble that remark.

BNM