Rush, McCutchen, Delaney lead Jazz over Spurs
26 05 2007With all due respect to a great game for Williams and Boozer, game 3 of the Western Conference Finals was heavily tainted by the refs.
It was funny to watch ABC’s ‘Freeze Cam’ as they showed Williams ‘helping’ out on Tim Duncan, he very obviously hit Tim Duncans arm both times - no call. Yet the horrible NBA officiating failed to catch it. They’d call Tim for 3 offensive fouls to keep him out of the game, ultimately costing the Spurs the game. Offensive fouls help the officials control the game, while keeping the stat sheets the free-throw attempts are closer.
The Jazz did a great job, as they should, of taking advantage of the horrible officiating.
The series should have been a sweep. I guess the NBA wanted to throw Utah a bone…
Ya the NBA couldn’t afford for our boys to sweep. We dominate they lose money therefore we get screwed and look like chumps to a team who doesn’t even belong in the playoffs and yes I said that. I think Tim Duncan is the greatest player to set foot in that lousy excuse for an arena and probably the best all around player to walk that floor. I wanna see the Jazz get pounded on. I want to see Deron Williams getting shut out so no one else can hype this no body up. If you like the Jazz your reading the wrong comment and I hope you see no more playoff flukes like this ever because you do not belong on the court with anyone of our players and you never will (okur, boozer, williams) all I can say is cinderella but hats off at least you stole one away…but with the help of the refs of course or I wouldn’t be on this site. holla
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Wow, now thats some serious Jazz hate! I don`t disagree that Tim is the best player to ever play in that arena or that the Jazz just don`t stand a chance against the Spurs in an evenly officiated game. But dang man a little valum, hahah J/K!
I noticed the same thing, pretty easy to control a game. I`m tired of hearing how hard it would be for the refs to control a game because it looked damn easy last night. The NBA absolutely has to have at least 5 games, a 4 game Spurs sweep makes the finals look like it`s not woth watching. All the annoucers talking about the purity of the game between these two teams isn´t going to change the publics media generated perception that offense is the only NBA game worth watching. NBA and Media you created this BS now deal with the fact that defense wins championships and always will!
zipperboy
There was actually an announcer who said ‘..for you conspiracy theorists, the Jazz only shot 7 more free throws than the Spurs’
Last time I checked you don’t shoot free throws on an offensive foul. 3 of Tim’s 5 so-called fouls came on the offensive end. Tony had a horrible charge called on him on the offensive end… just to name a couple off the top of my head.
But if we just take those 4 fouls, put them on the defensive end, there would be a 15 shot difference in free throws. Would we have a complaint then?
Deron Williams who?
Deron Williams…
He’s definately been a great player. There have been a lot of great players from Illinois that haven’t ever amount to anything.
I’ve always liked Boozer, and he’s shown to be great player. As I said before, he missed his callingin Cleveland.
The Fighting Illini (Illinus?) named Williams that comes to mind, is Frank. Whatever happened to him? He lead the NCAA in scoring, and got drafted, ahead of Boozer and a number of other players still around, deep into the Knicks pitiful organization. Now I understand he’s playing in the NBDL… another victim of Isiah Thomas.
Other notable Illinois Busts:
Anderson, Nick 1989-2001
Archibald, Robert 2002-2003
Bardo, Stephen 1991-1995
Battle, Kenny 1989-1992
Bemoras, Irv 1953-1956
Bonsalle, George 1961-1961
Burmaster, Jack 1949-1949
Carl, Howie 1961-1961
Cook, Brian 2003-2005
Dawkins, Paul 1979-1979
Dawson, James 1967-1967
Douglas, Bruce 1986-1986
Eddleman, Thomas 1949-1952
Freeman, Donnie 1967-1975
Garris, Kiwane 1997-1999
Haffner, Scott 1989-1990
Head, Luther 2005-2005
Johnson, Eddie 1981-1998
Jones, Rich 1969-1976
Kerr, Johnny 1954-1965
Kirk, Walt 1948-1951
Kuberski, Steve 1969-1977
Lavoy, Bob 1950-1953
Liberty, Marcus 1990-1993
Meents, Scott 1989-1990
Menke, Ken 1949-1949
Morris, Max 1949-1949
Norman, Ken 1987-1996
Ohl, Don 1960-1969
Orr, Johnny 1949-1949
Osterkorn, Wally 1951-1954
Patrick, Stan 1949-1949
Price, Mike 1970-1972
Scholz, Dave 1969-1969
Smiley, Jack 1948-1949
Storey, Awvee 2004-2005
Sunderlage, Don 1953-1954
Thoren, Skip 1967-1969
Vance, Gene 1947-1951
Weatherspoon, Nick 1973-1979
Best All-Time Illini Players:
Phillip, Andy 1947-1957 HOF
Gill, Kendall
Harper, Derek 1983-1998
I am glad you get to see a showing of Deron Williams as the series continues. All you haters can stay on Duncan’s big lazy band wagon all you want. ARe you forgetting that Duncan is averaging below 20 this series. Meanwhile D Will is chalking up 30+. Duncan is as overrated as are the great officiating referee’s.
Well you may be the only fan out there that actually beleives that Duncan is lazy but everyone has a right to their own opinion! I do agree that it’s nice to see Deron Williams come to life and Boozer looks awesome. Williams has been unstoppable and no matter who the Spurs through at him he seems to keep on scoring! But lets not vote him into the hall of fame until he has at least 3 Championships like Tim Duncans big lazy behind! D-Wills 30+ points are great but I’m willing to bet you would trade 11 points for a win. Maybe if the rest of the team would show up for the games this would actually be a series. I say this series ends tomorrow in game 5 in the AT&T Center.
ya you might be a moron bc I just watched daron william use the flu for an excuse then a bum ankle I have two word for you daron williams……..SUCK ITTTTTTT!!!! and you to n8theglad and next year when you watch your boy tumble remember the spurs in ‘07!!!!!! holla