Game 50 | Cavaliers vs Pacers Feb 10th, 7:00PM (ET)

[King J]

http://espn.go.com/nba/photos?photoId=2145053&gameId=290210011

Does this look like a foul?

 

[flamez]

That is an AP wrap, not an ESPN writer.

And Lebron just has to be smarter in that situation. They are throwing the ball at the rim, you know this. The refs just called a very ticky tack foul at the other hand which was basically a gift.

Should never have let it get to that.

Excuse me but your freakin STUPID. Don't blame the guy who single handidly carried us in the first half. The guy who made every single big play at the end to bring us back and get us the lead.

We lost the game because of the shooting of the supporting cast. Our overall defense was horrible.

The two guys who stick out are Z and Boobie. Both got torched on Defense and did not make enough plays on the offensive end of the floor.

I still don't understand why Boobie handles the ball when Mo is out there with him. Mo gives him the ball and just runs around.

 

[thecrowning]

These Cavs is quickly turning into the old Pistons...which we all hate.

They can't handle winning, and what's worse, they haven't won jack yet.

 

[tgunner333]

That is an AP wrap, not an ESPN writer.

And Lebron just has to be smarter in that situation. They are throwing the ball at the rim, you know this. The refs just called a very ticky tack foul at the other hand which was basically a gift.

Should never have let it get to that.

he couldnt have defended it any better.......is he just supposed to let him breeze by and not jump? dude didnt even touch granger

people that think the two calls were similar are delusional.....they werent even close.........the second call was a comlete makeup call and the ref was absolutely influenced by jim obrien screaming at him the entire time after making the correct call on the otehr end.........im really not trying to sound like a homer and as i said before i dont think it shouldve come down to that call, but MB was right--that call was terrible

 

[KU_216]

So, Z's supposed to box out the opposing center, and out rebound a guy with absolutely nobody bodying him up? That rebound was 100% on WALLY. He was nowhere to be seen, and Brandon Rush got a free shot at the ball. In no way can you blame Z for that play.

Alright, replace Z's name with Wally. Happy? The result is the same. These supposed errors we've been making the past few games that we're supposed to be correcting aren't going away. And Mike Brown blaming the refs is pitiful.

 

[BlueSeats626]

Excuse me but your freakin STUPID. Don't blame the guy who single handidly carried us in the first half. The guy who made every single big play at the end to bring us back and get us the lead.

We lost the game because of the shooting of the supporting cast. Our overall defense was horrible.

The two guys who stick out are Z and Boobie. Both got torched on Defense and did not make enough plays on the offensive end of the floor.

I still don't understand why Boobie handles the ball when Mo is out there with him. Mo gives him the ball and just runs around.

Chill the F out. The big play at the end was a gift. He should have known better when defending Granger. You know the refs are calling ticky tack stuff, and you know Indy is throwing it towards the rim. Lebron also had 7 turnovers tonight. Just because you score alot doesn't mean you played an all-around good game.

The whole team took Indiana lightly tonight and they paid for it.

 

[BlueSeats626]

people that think the two calls were similar are delusional.....they werent even close.........the second call was a comlete makeup call and the ref was absolutely influenced by jim obrien screaming at him the entire time after making the correct call on the otehr end.........im really not trying to sound like a homer and as i said before i dont think it shouldve come down to that call, but MB was right--that call was terrible

I just watched it three times and I see the same defensive contact on both plays. You call it one way you call it another.

And crying about it to the media isn't going to get you any respect from Stern or the refs.

 

[Damien O'Connel]

Chill the F out. The big play at the end was a gift. He should have known better when defending Granger. You know the refs are calling ticky tack stuff, and you know Indy is throwing it towards the rim. Lebron also had 7 turnovers tonight. Just because you score alot doesn't mean you played an all-around good game.

The whole team took Indiana lightly tonight and they paid for it.

ok, next time we can have lebron just stand there, happy? And the half of lebron's turnovers were because of bad catches, or guys not rolling/ looking for the ball when they were open (Z Mo)

 

[RunBMB]

My take, now that I'm calm:

I'm glad Mike Brown is upset. He's upset at the wrong thing, but it's a start. The bad thing is that now we won't get any calls...although, if the rest of the refs don't like Crawford...

Anyway, hopefully the All-Star Break will give the team a chance to get healthy and regroup. This team needs to do it's job: win a Championship. You can't do that playing like this.

 

[Pioneer10]

Blah this game should have been over on the Ford basket in any case. That's how you win or lose a game.

If you absolutely have to call a foul then I think Lebron "deserved" his a lot more then Granger as that was just a free ball while Granger was pushing/grabbing Lebron before/during the jump. Still wouldn't have called either if I was the ref

 

[BooyaCS]

I don't care how much we whine if the calls are not impartial or non biased (Ie calls going our way or not going our way) then you have to think something is up.

Both of the calls should have been no calls. However if you call it one way you don't have to call it the other way. In essence you were saying well I was wrong so lets be wrong twice.

Also I don't care if no one wants to hear this but oh freaking well. Please explain to me how the Donaghy incident was considered isolated? It went on for too long for someone to not realize what was up. Not to mention the League poo poo it and shoved it away very very quick. I am sorry those aren't the actions of someone that is innocent (see MLB and the steroid players).

 

[Chardon]

Great. Now our coach has joined in the whining.

I'm sure the calls will start going our way now...

lol

If that's the attitude from the top down, this team is DONE.

I would rather have a coach who is pissed off about the loss, then a coach who says " we played great but we didnt get so and so , we will get them next game"

 

[Pioneer10]

Chill the F out. The big play at the end was a gift. He should have known better when defending Granger. You know the refs are calling ticky tack stuff, and you know Indy is throwing it towards the rim. Lebron also had 7 turnovers tonight. Just because you score alot doesn't mean you played an all-around good game.

The whole team took Indiana lightly tonight and they paid for it.

You're allowed to have 7 TO's when you score 47 points on 21 shots period

 

[flamez]

Chill the F out. The big play at the end was a gift. He should have known better when defending Granger. You know the refs are calling ticky tack stuff, and you know Indy is throwing it towards the rim. Lebron also had 7 turnovers tonight. Just because you score alot doesn't mean you played an all-around good game.

The whole team took Indiana lightly tonight and they paid for it.

He would've had more assists if his team didn't shoot 19/57. He would not have 7 turnovers if guys like Z/Ben/Andy could catch the ball. If Mo would realize that they are playing him tough on the perimeter so a backdoor cut is what Lebron was waiting for.

You have to realize that Lebron gets turnovers for the faults of his dumb teammates.

We lost this game because of our defense and a lack of help from the other guys.
19/57 is not going to cut it.

The reason we were in the game is because Lebron carried us pretty much all night until finally stepped up in the 3rd quarter but then stopped playing defense.

 

[Mindphaser]

http://espn.go.com/nba/photos?photoId=2145053&gameId=290210011

Does this look like a foul?

Obviously that's a foul.