General influence of 2006 (media coverage etc)

[sefant77]

Dan Crawford reffing a game in the Portland series caught major headlines the day before the game. It was also during a phase where some 1st round games ended with horrible calls/missed calls. For me it was pretty obvious that the NBA choosed Dan with the expectation to get some "good" headlines after a well reffed game. And Dan did whistle pretty good.

2006 (game 5 and 6) was allready topic at SC yesterday, so i expect it will be a HUGE topic.

I dont know what to expect but the NBA really cant afford another debacle like 2006. The Mavs with their buttload of ring chasing veterans are the good guys this year, the Heat are the team that will anyway dominate the next 5 years.

Another whistle nightmare, Heat dominance without any of their key role player (Miller, Haslem) full healthy, potential lockout, further ring chasing whores in Miami, this could be some heavy damage for the NBA.

The Heat will get their calls, also a tons of "weak" once due to their playing style but i think definatly not 2006 style in combination with Haslem raping Dirk.