Is this the Ronnie Price appreciation thread?

[KingSpeed]

Aldridge doesn't get a shot to win it if Price didn't take the charge against Mayo. Also Price hit a huge three. He's now my 11th favorite player on our team!

 

[Further]

Aldridge doesn't get a shot to win it if Price didn't take the charge against Mayo. Also Price hit a huge three. He's now my 11th favorite player on our team!

He was also a big reason why the blazers faced a 21 point uphill battle

 

[THE HCP]

I'm going to guess, NO!

 

[Nate Dogg]

Price surprises me, kindof of a can of whoopass at the right timing.

 

[drexlersdad]

 

[Mediocre Man]

I appreciated his hustle, but that last play was a block, not a charge. Mayo was in the air before Price was set. Portland got a fortunate call and took advantage of it

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Price and Pavlovic were both key to our win, sure. I can recognize that.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Price and Pavlovic were both key to our win, sure. I can recognize that.

So was Luke for that matter. He cleaned up JJ's pathetic defense, and kept doubles away from LA

 

[Mediocre Man]

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Incorrect Block-Charge Call in Mavericks-Blazers game:
Jan 30 2013 4:44PM
With 1.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks-Portland Trail Blazers game on January 29, officials called a charging foul on Dallas’ OJ Mayo. After review at the league office, the video replay confirmed the play should have been ruled a blocking foul as Portland’s Ronnie Price did not get his body directly in Mayo’s path prior to him starting his upward shooting motion. Mayo should have been granted two free throws. Click video here.

 

[KingSpeed]

We would've won anyway because Mayo would've missed one and of not, Nic would've drained a three for the win.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The call was a bang-bang play. Could go either way. Hard to fault someone for making the call one way vs another in real-time speed.

 

[Mediocre Man]

The call was a bang-bang play. Could go either way. Hard to fault someone for making the call one way vs another in real-time speed.

You think? I was watching the game at home and instantly thought it was a block. Price slid under him pretty clearly. Great that it worked out how it did though

 

[e_blazer]

Sweet. About time a ref mistake went the Blazers way.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

You think? I was watching the game at home and instantly thought it was a block. Price slid under him pretty clearly. Great that it worked out how it did though

I think it should be reviewable. I think anything in the last two minutes should be reviewable.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Sweet. About time a ref mistake went the Blazers way.

Like 6 on 5 vs the Celtics. That was my favorite

 

[e_blazer]

I think it should be reviewable. I think anything in the last two minutes should be reviewable.

As if the last "two minutes" of an NBA game weren't long enough already.

 

[e_blazer]

Like 6 on 5 vs the Celtics. That was my favorite

That was a goodie alright.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

As if the last "two minutes" of an NBA game weren't long enough already.

I understand but the ultimate goal is to get it right. Maybe take a page from football where a coach can challenge a play if he feels he was wronged (if you aren't going to make plays in the last 2 mins reviewable). Refs make mistakes. They even know that.

 

[e_blazer]

I understand but the ultimate goal is to get it right. Maybe take a page from football where a coach can challenge a play if he feels he was wronged (if you aren't going to make plays in the last 2 mins reviewable). Refs make mistakes. They even know that.

There are mistakes made all game long. Why elevate the ones made in the last two minutes to greater significance? I wouldn't mind giving a coach one challenge per half. If he blows it, he gets charged for a time-out. No time-outs left, it's a technical foul.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

There are mistakes made all game long. Why elevate the ones made in the last two minutes to greater significance? I wouldn't mind giving a coach one challenge per half. If he blows it, he gets charged for a time-out. No time-outs left, it's a technical foul.

There should be no reason to elevate it but I think the NBA already does. They can review some plays at the end of quarters and halves from my understanding.

I think the challenge idea is better. The main idea is to just get it right.

 

[KingSpeed]

Doesn't matter. We still would've won.

 

[Boob-No-More]

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Incorrect Block-Charge Call in Mavericks-Blazers game:
Jan 30 2013 4:44PM
With 1.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks-Portland Trail Blazers game on January 29, officials called a charging foul on Dallas’ OJ Mayo. After review at the league office, the video replay confirmed the play should have been ruled a blocking foul as Portland’s Ronnie Price did not get his body directly in Mayo’s path prior to him starting his upward shooting motion. Mayo should have been granted two free throws. Click video here.

It was still a very smart play by Price. It's not like he's going to block Mayo's shot. If he doesn't try to draw the charge, Mayo scores on a lay-up. By attempting to draw the charge, he forced Mayo to miss the shot, and he forced the refs to make a call, and it stopped the clock. He did a good job selling it, too. He jump stopped and made sure his feet were outside of the no charge arc. Jump stopping can fool the ref into thinking you were there and had established position. But, in fact, Mayo had left his feet before Price had stopped moving. Depending on the ref's angle, that can be a very tough call bang-bang call. Sure in slow motion from multiple angles, it was an obvious block, but the ref doesn't get the advantage of slow motion or multiple angles. He was one angle and a split second to make a decision.

Even with the best refs in the world, there will be multiple incorrect calls and non-calls every game. In most cases they even out, or in games that don't come down to a single play, they don't really matter. Unless there is a pattern of bad calls favoring one team (Lakers vs. Kings 2002), it's really hard to pin a loss on officiating. Thankfully, that sort of blatant one-sided favoritism was exposed by the Tim Donaghy scandal and seems to be much less common these days. Donaghy was a douche, but his douchbaggery exposed Stern's corruption just like Jose Canseco's book exposed rampant steroid use in Major League Baseball. I'm not saying Donaghy is a hero. He's not. He's a justly convicted felon, but at least his downfall had a positive affect on the sport he helped corrupt.

BNM

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Why was Price in the game to be involved in this play by the way? I know his reputation is of a good defender but it seems a little overstated in regards to his play this year. I am not going to argue with the result, we got the call. Just a bit odd.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Doesn't matter. We still would've won.

Not quite. It looked like LA appeared to travel with the ball when he set up for the 3-pt shot to tie the game.

 

[Nikolokolus]

 

[Hobbesarable]

LMAO! That it does.