Joe Soriano
O.J. LewisFoul or Fisher?
May 29th 2008 07:53
Thanks for coming to the party San Antonio. Now it’s time to screw ya.
That’s basically what the NBA said Wednesday when it said a foul should have been called against the Lakers in the final second of the game against the Spurs on Tuesday.
The Spurs Brent Barry had the ball and was bumped badly by Los Angeles’ Derek Fisher. No foul, no whistle. Barry was off balance and put up a desperate 3 that missed badly.
Today the NBA said that a foul should have been called and Barry should have gotten two free throws. Oh, so that’s supposed to make the Spurs feel better, being down 3-1 in the series now.
It should be noted the Spurs were down by 2 at the time, and Barry, had he made both shots only would have tied the game sending it to overtime. And there’s no guarantee he would have made them (although he did shoot 95 percent this year). Nor is there anyway of knowing what happens in OT had it got there.
But to have the NBA come out and say after the game that they screwed up is an insult. They aren’t going to pick up the game, it’s over.
Seems like just yesterday we had a post about the umpires in baseball not doing their jobs. Now it’s the NBA.
For their part, the Spurs players and coach said they didn’t think there was a foul. But of course not. The Spurs are a championship team and don’t want the focus to be about a no foul/foul controversy. They moved past it as soon as the game ended. They know they are down 3-1, and that was their own doing (spoiling a 20-point lead in one game), not the NBA.
It would be nice though if the NBA at least made it a fair fight.
That’s basically what the NBA said Wednesday when it said a foul should have been called against the Lakers in the final second of the game against the Spurs on Tuesday.
The Spurs Brent Barry had the ball and was bumped badly by Los Angeles’ Derek Fisher. No foul, no whistle. Barry was off balance and put up a desperate 3 that missed badly.
The NBA admitted that a fould should have been called on Derek Fisher in Tuesday's game
It should be noted the Spurs were down by 2 at the time, and Barry, had he made both shots only would have tied the game sending it to overtime. And there’s no guarantee he would have made them (although he did shoot 95 percent this year). Nor is there anyway of knowing what happens in OT had it got there.
But to have the NBA come out and say after the game that they screwed up is an insult. They aren’t going to pick up the game, it’s over.
Seems like just yesterday we had a post about the umpires in baseball not doing their jobs. Now it’s the NBA.
For their part, the Spurs players and coach said they didn’t think there was a foul. But of course not. The Spurs are a championship team and don’t want the focus to be about a no foul/foul controversy. They moved past it as soon as the game ended. They know they are down 3-1, and that was their own doing (spoiling a 20-point lead in one game), not the NBA.
It would be nice though if the NBA at least made it a fair fight.
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