Mindboggling Ref Miss?
I was just watching a recording of the Nuggets-Hornets Playoffs game 2 from earlier this week, and I saw quite possibly the most blatant foul that was never caught in my time as a basketball fan. The refs didn't see it, the TNT pundits didn't see it, the coaches and players apparently didn't see it, and since I've heard not a peep about punishment from the nba, I'm assuming the brass didn't see it either. The situation:
It is early in the 4th quarter, and the Nuggets are up a dozen points. J.R. Smith has the ball on the perimeter. After some twisting and turning, he creates space and fires a loooong three-pointer that goes in and pulls the crowd to their feet.
As Smith shoots, Nuggets forward Chris Andersen moves towards the basket, getting ready to grab the rebound in case Smith misses. As he runs into the paint, Hornets defender James Posey appears to get in position to box Andersen out in order to secure the potential rebound at 10:10 on the game clock. Andersen runs into Posey's rump and falls like he just ran into a tree. Lying on the ground he waves at the refs indicating that he got fouled.
After viewing the recording over and over, I saw nothing wrong with Posey's boxout. The player who was guarding Andersen and followed him into the paint, Hilton Armstrong, also did not appear to commit a foul. I recall Posey being known for the occasional cheap shot, but no amount of replays could convince me he had done something wrong. Chris Andersen however, appears to have strongly disagreed and "voiced" his disagreement in the next play 7 seconds later:
After J.R. Smith's downtown three-pointer, the Hornets' Chris Paul brings the ball back up the floor. Before the Nuggets' defense can settle, Paul drives past defender Anthony Carter and nails a short-range jumper. Apparently Paul's drive snagged the eyes of all 3 referees like tractor beams, because NONE of them saw what was going on on the perimeter.
At 10:03 on the game clock, just as Chris Paul is getting ready to school Anthony Carter, James Posey (who played the inbounds ball after J.R. Smith's basket, and therefore is lagging behind the play) has just crossed the half-court line on his way to join the offense. But before he can get even close to the action Chris Andersen charges in from behind and lowers an elbow into Posey's back, sending him sprawling so hard that he slides from nearly half-court to the free-throw line. This is clearly a technical foul. Andersen already had 1 technical a few minutes earlier (for accidentally landing an arm on Chris Paul) and should have been immediately ejected. To be fair his first technical was undeserved, but this one clearly was not. By all rights he should have been out of the game.
But nobody saw it. I feel like a character in one of those movies where everyone except the protagonist is insane. How did everyone in the building miss this?
And while we're at it, what is your most memorable NBA blatant-foul-that-never-got-caught moment?
(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)
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you mean when Mike Bibby's nose fouled Kobe's elbow?
by betweentheeyes on Apr 26, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
foul? what foul?
didn’t you read the Pedowitz report? Let me refresh your memory, Bavetta was no where in sight, Bernhardt was tying his shoe laces and Delaney was ordering concessions right there on the floor.
And while we’re at it, what is your most memorable NBA blatant-foul-that-never-got-caught moment?
I’m willing to bet the single most common comment was game 6.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Anybody who pays any amount of attention to the NBA knows that the refs are awful.
They blow at least a dozen fairly obvious calls every game. It boggles my mind that Stern continues to let this happen.
The Finley three that wasn't
It just epitomizes that state of NBA refereeing at this point. That was an easy call, one of the officials on the court should have been able to get it right.
And it’s not just Kings games, it seems that every NBA game I watch any more includes a handful of just awful calls or non-calls.
This is why more than just the conspiracy theorists of the world were willing to believe Donaghy when he talked about crooked refs. Sometimes they are so bad, you wonder if they are on the take.
Ike Diogu - kicking ass and taking names since 4/13/09
Mike Bibby's nose
Meet Kobe Bryant’s elbow
by Nick the Quick on Apr 25, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
Mike Bibby's Nose, Game 6
I was so upset about that call, I wrote to Ric Bucher st ESPN…and he defended the refs. He said something like Bibby had impeded Kobe from getting to the inbound pass. That got me a little infuriated. Wanna see the email that happened after that? He he he…boy, I was an excitable young man back then…
they’re a good basketball team. happy?
rmb
Original Message——-
From:
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 9:51 PM
To: Bucher, Ric
Subject: re:Kings steal L.A.’s script for Game 3 triumph
OR, the Kings are a good basketball team, and you’re
too chickenshit to back Sacramento an inch. Say,
didn’t you pick Dallas to win the conference
semi-finals? How can I respect a thing you say now?
by #12Pick...who? on Apr 25, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Bibby v Bryant
But another memorable one is Russel v. Jordan in the Finals when Jordan pushed Russel away for that final shot. Happened pretty fast though and he combined it with a crossover, but it was definitely a push.
NBA officials are on the take
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by Cynema the Band on Apr 27, 2009 6:50 AM PDT reply actions
Is that supposed to be ironic? :P
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Horry throwing Nash into the scorers' table.
Coming to you live from the land of interim coaches.
by LeaguePassAddict on Apr 27, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions
I will surely swear too much in my response
In respect for StN, I obstain from response. The embaressment that us NBA officiating speaks for itself.
FUCK!!!
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
Who the Natt is StN?
My spell check’s auto changes clearly need to be tweaked. StR deserves better.
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
by 27freethrows on Apr 28, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I will
I have never ever seen such a bad call at such a key moment of a playoff game.
It still makes me literally ill to think about it.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Apr 30, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions

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