Big Penny

Too much 50 Cent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emtuLrpUoH4 1:06

RSZ never was made more active by merging... the last merge we gained 1 active dedicated member and a couple guys who post from time to time. Merging doesn't work unless both boards are extremely active (Even then it's risky, people won't get on and chances are one group of members will leave and restart their old board), and if two forums are that active they have no reason to merge.

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MVP: Derrick Rose Coach of the Year: Greg Popovich Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard Most Improved: Kevin Love 6th man: Jamal Crawford Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin Biggest Disappointment (player or team): Houston Rockets Biggest Surprise (player or team): San Antonio Spurs First League All-Team: C: Dwight Howard PF: Kevin Durant SF: LeBron James SG: Kobe Bryant PG: Derrick Rose Finals Guess: Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3 Boston Celtics

Rudy Gay has to get in

I love school ^_^

Well sure, but that was only little things. I get what you're saying... all bias is bad but I understand some can't be helped. If someone goes to the rim and is brushed on the arm a little bit (barely enough for a foul) you might let it go from bias. But to let something this blatant go because you don't like the player is beyond acceptable. Think of letting a questionable call go compared to not scanning the $1 coupon. Now if a rude customer came in, would you charge him $25 for something that was actually $2.50? No you wouldn't because you would be in a lot of trouble. Letting a questionable call go every now and then because you hate the person taking the shot is one thing, but missing a call this blatant and purposely letting fouls go up and down the floor should have serious concequences. The unconcious no calls are 99% of the time gonna be little things. You see a guy lift a pivot foot, it doesn't do much, nobody else really cares, so you let it go because you like him. But when a guy grabs another players jersey so it becomes untucked, then hits them on the arm blatantly, there's no way that's unconcious. The referee either saw that foul happen and chose not to call it, or saw a hot chick sitting in the 1st row and was too busy having some dirty fantasy and couldn't make the call. Either way it's unnaceptable.

I hear what you're saying... but they shouldn't be any different from any other line of work. If I'm at work serving a customer I don't like I can't just ignore them, shortchange them or w/e because I would get fired. Who cares if they're referees, they are still proffesionals who are doing their job, which is supposed to be calling a fair and unbiased game to the best of their ability. If the referees aren't able to do that then they should be held accountable.

I'm actually studying psychology at college. Funnily enough we don't have a module on 'NBA Bias'. It's completely irrelevant to the topic anyway. It shouldn't matter who's nice to the refs and who isn't... these refs are hired to make sure the NBA games are fair and to uphold the rules.... not to judge who's the nicer person and who's more deserving of attempting FTs.

That's one thing I hate about the NBA. Who gives a [expletive] about who's respectful and who isn't. Or who's a superstar and who isn't. If someone gets fouled call it. It;s not rocket science.

FG no good

Terrell doin work :glasses:

Touchdown by my cracker Todd Heap :glasses:

Quality fumble, then nice 1st and goal by Sugar Ray Jr

So much for a low scoring game.... 14-7 at the end of the 1st.

DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sENsPXZg2bw

When I became a hardcore NBA fan the Sonics were no more

That's another major problem that's essentially out of the NBA's control... the culture difference between Europe and the US. In the US, if a 14 year old is incredibly talented at a sport he would be encourage to play through HS, go to college and play there, and then join a proffesional league... whereas in Europe they are encouraged to go through HS while playing for a weekend team, and then at 16 they would either leave school in order to play for a youth team... if they didn't leave school they would have to give it a backseat to their sports. As a result you would get guys who are 19/20 unable to join the NBA because they would already have contracts with their current teams.