Yes, I said thug ball, because I have decided that the resemblance to me, between basketball and thug ball is great. Basketball is a game of beauty, played by excellent athletes. The NBA is full, no holds bar wrestling and a combination between tackle football, without pads and NWA wrestling.
I have no sympathy for Cleveland, because they got to the finals by playing full contact chop blocking and mugging Atlanta, with the assistance of the referees, as if they needed that help. Last night I saw the most flagrant foul by a goon for Golden State against the biggest commodity that the NBA has, LeBron James, and the officials looked dumbfounded. It was almost as if the officials had been instructed to make sure that Golden State won the game, so the series would go at least six games for the benefit of ABC and the NBA contract. If I did not know better, I would say that there is a better chance of a non fixed bout in professional wrestling than the a non fixed game in the NBA.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love football and rugby, but I don't want them played on a basketball court. What I saw last night was not basketball. Auto Racing takes greater steps to protect the assets of the game than the NBA. There is less contact and body checking in hockey than in the NBA. I will never forget Al Horford getting tackled on a chop block that would have made Gus Malzahn proud and Horford was ejected from the game for not controlling his fall and his elbow went into the chest of the chop blocker as Horford fell. Last night I saw the thug for Golden State hammer Lebron, as LeBron went for a layup. The foul was flagrant and excessive to the extreme, as LeBron was forced off the Court into the photographer well. Seconds later Bogot went after the second best player for Cleveland and the officials did nothing. Three hard fouls in 40 seconds of playing time just might tell someone Bogot's job in the game.
What I have seen in the playoffs is definitely not basketball?
I have no sympathy for Cleveland, because they got to the finals by playing full contact chop blocking and mugging Atlanta, with the assistance of the referees, as if they needed that help. Last night I saw the most flagrant foul by a goon for Golden State against the biggest commodity that the NBA has, LeBron James, and the officials looked dumbfounded. It was almost as if the officials had been instructed to make sure that Golden State won the game, so the series would go at least six games for the benefit of ABC and the NBA contract. If I did not know better, I would say that there is a better chance of a non fixed bout in professional wrestling than the a non fixed game in the NBA.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love football and rugby, but I don't want them played on a basketball court. What I saw last night was not basketball. Auto Racing takes greater steps to protect the assets of the game than the NBA. There is less contact and body checking in hockey than in the NBA. I will never forget Al Horford getting tackled on a chop block that would have made Gus Malzahn proud and Horford was ejected from the game for not controlling his fall and his elbow went into the chest of the chop blocker as Horford fell. Last night I saw the thug for Golden State hammer Lebron, as LeBron went for a layup. The foul was flagrant and excessive to the extreme, as LeBron was forced off the Court into the photographer well. Seconds later Bogot went after the second best player for Cleveland and the officials did nothing. Three hard fouls in 40 seconds of playing time just might tell someone Bogot's job in the game.
What I have seen in the playoffs is definitely not basketball?
