I'm not worried about the Raps drawing fouls against the Nets. Brooklyn doesn't have any elite defenders and will be a step slow. Raps will get to the line if they're aggressive. I AM worried about the Nets getting bailed out on the offensive end, though. Officiating has become totally based on missed shots dictating foul calls. If the Raps are playing hard and forcing bad shots, they may get whistled down as "reputation calls" for the veteran Nets (he can't possibly miss on his own, he's Paul Pierce!). This is dangerous for our team as early foul trouble not only takes guys off the floor, but affects their D the rest of the game.
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ROUND 1 - Raptors vs Nets + The Refs
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psrs1 wrote: View PostHe could get fined for saying that.BigCamB wrote: View PostCan't imagine Casey ever saying this. I don't often pay close attention to Casey's robotic post game pressers so I could be wrong, but he usually doesn't criticize the refs at all I thought. Even the laugher in Sacramento he refused to bite. Of course the stress of the playoffs could change this though.
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BobLoblaw wrote: View PostNo, but there will be enough bad calls to support wild speculation, as always.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostI just hope I don't have to see Lowry getting charged a foul for being elbowed in the face by Pierce...again....That was definitely one of the epically bad calls against the Raps this year.
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octothorp wrote: View PostRefereeing is going to be a factor, but not necessarily in terms of any bias. These are two of the highest fouls-per-possession and fouls-drawn-per-possession teams in the league, especially once you remove the 'hack-a-whomever' teams that are at the top of the fouls-drawn lists. On top of that, it's clear these two teams don't like each other and it's going to get chippy. There are going to be a lot of fouls called in this series, and fans from both sides are going to claim bias. There are going to be some bad calls; that's inevitable. Fouls are just another facet that one team will 'win', by playing with just the right amount of edge.
And this is where Brooklyn's playoff experience gives them an advantage, because they'll have a better feel for just how much they can get away with. Winning the foul battle will be key, and I think proper deployment of Hansbrough is a big part of this strategy for the Raptors. He needs to be in there whenever Brooklyn has a mostly-bench unit with one or two starters, and he needs to get into those guys. He might not draw fouls in game 1, but over the course of a series, a healthy dose of Hansbrough is a good investment.
When Brooklyn's going small, it'll also be key to limit penetration and not leave Jonas in those help-situations where he tends to pick up fouls. But my biggest concern, reffing-wise, is how much an attempted-drawn-charge-turned-blocking-call against Lowry can turn a game against the Raptors. Obviously you can't ask Lowry to change the way he plays, but he needs to be really smart about not putting himself in foul-trouble even if he thinks he's got a shot at the charge. Lowry in foul-trouble is a killer for us.
A physical series benefits the Raptors. If Garnett doesn't have a sore back by game 3, if Pierce doesn't have a sore shoulder, the Raptors aren't playing the game right (and I'm not advocating intentionally injuring anyone here: just grind them down within what's allowed).
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you guys still think refs are not gonna play a part of this series...not 1 call against BK in the entire 4th quarter! JV, Lowry and Demar were getting hacked and no calls going there way down the stretch cause KG n Peirce still living off reputation calls..not an excuse for the loss but its a severe handicap.
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