RE: Pacers & Refs 1 Knicks 1 -Reply

[Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Exactly so, I taped the game as I usually do even when I watch one to see
the replays. A few of the late game calls were unjustified. So what else is
new. Seems to me games were called better w/just 2 refs.

At 08:41 AM 6/2/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Shawn:
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>I question whether you actually saw the game, because if so, I find it
>hard to believe that you would make the same categorical proclomation. 
>The Pacers scored their last four points off of foul calls on two
>hands-down terrible calls.  The most aggreious of which was a blocking
>foul called on Camby where Antonio Davis dipped his shoulder, bowled
>Camby over, and scored the bucket [clearly, it should have been waved
>off as an offensive foul].
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>I don't really have a problem with the no-call on Ewing's shot, or Reggie
>Miller drawing the late foul on Childs--that's what the combination of
>superstar status and homecourt advantage is all about.  But the Davis
>non-charge was tough to swallow, especially because it dictated the
>outcome of the game.
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>Ryan
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>>>> "Shawn Roth" <ufpdev!shawnr@uunet.uu.net> 06/02/99 08:03am
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>Come on now, that NBA game was refed like every other NBA game,
>poorly.  So
>don't say the refs gave the game to the Pacers, I'm sure there were poor
>calls in both directions.  I do agree that the Pacers had better get their
>act together or it will be a Bricks vs Spurs series.
>
>Shawn
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: uunet!igtc.com!owner-celtics
>[mailto:uunet!igtc.com!owner-celtics]On Behalf Of Dan Forant Sr
>Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 7:57 AM
>To: uunet!igtc.com!celtics
>Subject: Pacers & Refs 1 Knicks 1
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>Pacers got a gift, compliments of the NBA refs. A no foul call on Ewings
>jump shot (not the last one), Cambys foul when it was a Pacer charge,
>and a
>call on Millers jumper (the winner) replay shows there was no foul.
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>Pacers will have to regroup fast if their going to win a game in the Empire
>State. There will be fireworks before this one is over.
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