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how about the ref admitting it should have been a foul. i just really don't get the refs sometimes.
 

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how about the ref admitting it should have been a foul. i just really don't get the refs sometimes.

OF COURSE it should have been a foul. That's why he blew the whistle in the first place! There was nothing "inadvertent" about it.

Instead of anticipating contact, he should have waited another split second before blowing his whistle to see if the contact was incidental or affected the shot. But he didn't.

Then he should have stuck with his original call and gave Rose his 3 free throws. But he didn't.

Then the refs should have reviewed the play and seen that there clearly was contact and it was a good call. But they didn't.

Then the Bulls should have been awarded the ball out of bounds, but that's not the rule. So they didn't.

Then the Bulls should have won the jump ball. But they didn't.

Then the Bulls should have blown off the bad call, made stops and shots down the stretch and won the game.

But they didn't.
 

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Yeah because if the team gets outplayed and we call them out on it, we're not Bulls' fans. That makes perfect sense. You said yourself that you think this series might be over and it's 2-2. I smell a hypocrite.

After what came out today, it may be time for you to change your underwear.
 

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BTW, does someone remember some of this wop's calls in the Boston series 2 years ago? We should have known ahead of time.
 

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Even if Rose got the three points from that play the Bulls still would have lost because they couldn't get stops. No point making a big issue out of something that didn't even affect the outcome of the game at all.
 

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I was actually at the game and the ref who blew the whistle was actually trying to call the foul but got ran down by other refs. The thing about it was that whistle took away a lot of momentum from the bulls. Oh well destroy them at home
 

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Even if Rose got the three points from that play the Bulls still would have lost because they couldn't get stops. No point making a big issue out of something that didn't even affect the outcome of the game at all.

We don't know that for sure. That would've made it a 3pt game and the momentum would've been in our favor. But it's all woulda coulda shoulda anyway. We lost. We have to just beat them up at home then finish it in game 6.
 

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We don't know that for sure. That would've made it a 3pt game and the momentum would've been in our favor. But it's all woulda coulda shoulda anyway. We lost. We have to just beat them up at home then finish it in game 6.

I don't buy it, they hit everything to close out the game. Unless this mysterious momentum was actually going to protect the lane the Bulls still lose easily.
 

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Haven't read the thread yet, so if this has already been mentioned I apologize. The only team that is beating the Bulls in this series, is the Bulls.
 

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I don't buy it, they hit everything to close out the game. Unless this mysterious momentum was actually going to protect the lane the Bulls still lose easily.

What youre neglecting to consider is that this call could have easily (and likely did) affect the intensity on defense. This suck ass call probably took the wind out of their sails. And if you dont think they could ratched up the defense, check out the first Pacers game. The Bulls have closed out games countless times by turning up the defense down the stretch of games. Your assumption that they wouldnt or couldnt have really isnt valid.

And sorry, but you simply cant dismiss an awful call that results in a 5 point swing at a critical juncture of the game.
 

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If that one call took the wind out of their sails...they didn't have much wind to begin with. The call may have shifted momentum, but the team has to be mentally stronger than that. You don't stop playing defense because a referee makes a bad call. If that's the case, nobody would play any damn defense...
 

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This call changed the game. Should have been 3 free throws which Rose would have made :)
 

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I don't buy it, they hit everything to close out the game. Unless this mysterious momentum was actually going to protect the lane the Bulls still lose easily.

Idk about easily. That was definitely far from our best defensive game, but who knows what would've happened if that call went our way. But it's really all moot anyway. What happened is what happened. We sucked on D. We lost. In the end we have only ourselves to blame.
 

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If that one call took the wind out of their sails...they didn't have much wind to begin with. The call may have shifted momentum, but the team has to be mentally stronger than that. You don't stop playing defense because a referee makes a bad call. If that's the case, nobody would play any damn defense...

More schmuckery. I wasnt expecting this sort of a canned response. I like how you pretend winning games against good NBA teams is easy. If you are at 6 points and see this turn of events, suddenly its not just the points if you thnk an official is apt to make stuff up like that.
 

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