Adelman Complains About Game 2 Referees

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I guess Yao just had a no-foul zone around him...

at both ends of the court.

by poster on Apr 24, 2009 8:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Really? Like, really???

“They were very physical," coach Rick Adelman said. "They put their hands on him. They wrestled with him from the top of the key all the way down.

Yeah Joel is really being physical.

Regarding BRoy:"Another day, another buzzer-beater. This man is so clutch he sets his body clock to go off one second before his alarm does every morning."

~Rob D from NBAmate

by twiggs on Apr 24, 2009 8:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Great pic

He makes Joel look tiny. Those legs!

by levelhed on Apr 24, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol... right?

Yao looks a good foot taller than Joel in that pic.

by Escrote on Apr 24, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

they were being physical against Yao but I feel sometimes makes it look like they are wrestling him and freaks out. Pryz and Oden were just trying to front him and a lot of the time Yao would obviously try to step in front of them (that’s what I would do) and they would deny him and Yao would fling his arms up.

Then you have the one time when Oden was fronting him then Yao locked Oden’s arm turned towards the ref like Oden was holding him and was acting. Not to mention Oden fouled out and Pryz had 5 fouls… and also LMA had 5 fouls. So it wasn’t like calls werent being made.

-brandonmitchell.org

by brandonmitchell on Apr 24, 2009 8:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sure, call it both ways

Yao had contact with Roy on many a drive to the lane that went uncalled.

I'm a little confused by your tactics

by oderiferous emanations 74 on Apr 24, 2009 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You'll notice

that apparently he had no trouble with the Game #1 referees, who called more fouls on the Blazers than the Rockets….

And BTW, the Rockets would have been called for fewer fouls in Game #2 as well except for the fact that they fouled intentionally at the end of the game. 28 fouls for the Rockets, 26 for the Blazers.

by Storyteller on Apr 24, 2009 9:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree with daves post

This is a really hard series to Ref, both teams are playing really physical. They could foul out just about every player if they wanted to. How they are choosing the fouls to call is what i have a problem with.

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 24, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Kind of like holding calls in football?

the zebras could call holding on offensive lineman on practically every play…but then the [insert your most hated NFL rival’s team name, here] winning drive would stall and TV ratings would take a dive

by two4larue on Apr 24, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is what Rick Adelman will never win a ring

Can’t take ownership of his own situation. Has to blame it on the refs. You don’t see Nate doing that, do you?

by david1978pdx on Apr 24, 2009 10:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

But Phil Jackson does this every year, and unfortunately has quite a few rings to show for it.

"I don’t have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome." – Jerome James, on comments by coach Nate McMillan about Seattle SuperSonics players being selfish.

by Devenex on Apr 24, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rick used to whine about the refs back in the '90s, as well

But back then he was “our” coach, so the complaing was “justified”

Officials like Jake O’Donnell had it “in” for Buck Williams and Clyde Drexler. Adelman’s whining was not helpful then, hopefully it will have the same negative affect, now

But you never can tell, the “international appeal” of Yao may trump all other concerns, as far as the league office is concerned…

by two4larue on Apr 24, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Przybilla had 3 fouls AWAY from the ball.

Did Yao have a single one?

by Zaig on Apr 24, 2009 10:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yao's a great actor

and complainer. I don’t think he’s ever gotten a call that he didn’t whine about.
At least he was real about it. I thought the same thing. For the first few minutes they were calling everything. Then they started to let them play a little more but still made some small calls.

Travis Outlaw fan from the beginning.

by llamaiguana on Apr 24, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs