[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There was no "underneath" ref. He was down in the corner on the other side of the court with a player in between him and the play. the ref who had the call absolutely had the call. It is idiotic to even suggest that it wasnt his call. You posted the video. Look at it and look where the refs were. Debating the call is one thing but saying that the wrong ref or an out of position ref made the call is not even debatable based on the video evidence.


Henry Abbott is about as respected an NBA blogger as there is.

His take http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...rs-Game-4.html

To many, the game was marred by the referees. But watching the video, the referees got the big crunch time calls right, even though in real time many such calls looked bad. The exception? A travel call that went against the Magic.
In the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, Hedo Turkoglu was called for a travel. Slow motion instant replay reveals Turkoglu gathered his dribble as he stepped onto his left foot. He then stepped onto his right foot, launched, and shot. Not a travel. (Well it could be, by the rulebook, depending exactly when he gathered the ball, but not the way NBA referees are instructed to call it, and you see it dozens of times a game.)
The call that appeared the weakest was at the end of regulation. His team down two, James drove the lane, fell down, and Mickael Pietrus was called for a foul. It seemed like the classic case of a superstar bailout call, and didn't we all get a little sick at the thought that such a big game would be decided in such a manner. Looking at the replay, though, it's undeniable that James fell because Pietrus's foot tangled with James'. It might not get called that way every time, but it was a trip.

So...let me get this right...Your blogger is better than my blogger????

LOL This is hilarious!