Houston complaining about officiating...

[Driew]

What about Roy getting manhandled? Why aren't we complaining like Houston is?

Here's Portland's side of the story

 

[MARIS61]

Because we're not little girls.

 

[RoyToy]

"Adelman has spoken openly of the issue, perhaps in the hope of calling attention to it and getting the refs to call more fouls on Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla."

Lol, 11 fouls on Oden last two games, 9 on Przybilla.

Wow.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

How many different threads do we really need on this topic?

http://sportstwo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140612

 

[Nikolokolus]

Seriously? The Rockets complaining about their star getting bumped around when Roy is getting hand checked and pushed all over the place in the paint and on the perimeter is just laughable.

Sack up and shut the fuck up.

 

[durvasa]

Much respect to Pryzbilla for an honest discussion of the officiating and physical nature of this series.

http://trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com/2009/04/playoff-basketball-fact-or-fiction.html

Joel Przybilla, however, does have an opinion on the subject, and an informed opinion at that.

“They’re letting some stuff go,” said Przybilla of the officiating in the first three games of the series. “It always seem like the teams that have won are the teams that get away with more stuff. You look at the tape, (from Game 3) and they were just beating us up.”

Not that he’s complaining. According to Przybilla, the officiating isn’t necessarily favoring Houston, just the more aggressive team.

“When we won Game 2 we were very physical with them,” said Przybilla. “They let a lot of stuff go. I’m telling you, it’s a lot more physical. They’re letting a lot more slide. Bigs have been in foul trouble because when we’re playing against Yao, you’re going to get in foul trouble.

“It’s a lot more physical. It could be the fact that they’re a physical team. But they’re letting us get away with a lot more stuff.”

 

[maxiep]

I simply find it difficult to believe that Brandon Roy fouls out of a game where Ron Artest isn't whistled for a single foul in covering Roy for 38 minutes. Not one.

 

[maxiep]

LOL. I just saw a "Where Amazing Happens" commercial after the PHI/ORL game where Battier passed to Yao, Yao dropped his shoulder into Okur pushing him off his defensive stance, took a second and then a third step and hit a jumper.

The foul was called on Okur.

 

[maxiep]

Joel Przybilla just called for having defensive position on Yao.