What happened to good, hard playoff fouls?

[longhorn]

Maybe it was a dream, but I thought I remember the Mavs preaching the laurels of good, hard playoff fouls when the playoffs started. However, I cannot think of a single hard foul given to a Spurs player this entire series (or to a Mavs player for that matter).

For the most part, Diop and Dampier are actually playing solid defense. They have been moving their feet well, holding their ground, and standing straight up with arms extended. However, Tim Duncan then usually initates the contact and gets continuation on an easy a$$ shot. Instead of playing so conservative, why hasn't Avery asked the guys for some good, hard fouls? Duncan has seriously had a chance for an "and 1" on most of his calls, so why not make the fouls count? This is driving me crazy. I invented new cuss words tonight, watching Tim Duncan get everything and then whine the 4 times the refs forgot to give him the star treatment.

For me, the defining moment of the game 5 occurred late in the 3rd quarter when Dirk threw the ball away and then chased Parker down the court only to watch him lay it up. I don't wish anything harm on Parker, but you have to foul the guy in that situation in the playoffs and let him know that it’s not going to come easy. That was the perfect moment for a hard foul - a chance to redeem himself by showing some toughness after such a careless play.

This series has been plagued by ticky-tack perimeter calls on both sides - everyone agrees the officiating has been weak. While it is nice to see Bowen actually get called for some fouls, I just can't help wondering what happened to the good, hard playoff fouls.