Dirk with 33 big ones

[Dirkadirkastan]

Originally Posted by Sportstudi

Actually, if I remember correctly they said during the broadcast that Griffin clearly grabbed and shoved Dirk and that the call was correct. Don't know what that idiot was watching.

I believe that person was referencing the Inside the NBA guys after the game.

But regardless of whoever thought Blake didn't commit an offensive foul, it probably means something when both refs near the play call it independently.

I get the sense this might be one of those cases where the amount of physical force on the brush-off didn't matter so much as the unfair advantage gained with the discard. Sometimes dragging a defender's arm out of the way is enough; you don't necessarily have to push the guy over.

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

I get the sense this might be one of those cases where the amount of physical force on the brush-off didn't matter so much as the unfair advantage gained with the discard. Sometimes dragging a defender's arm out of the way is enough; you don't necessarily have to push the guy over.

Frankly, I think it's stupid when these analysts try to determine whether a guy who loses his balance and stumbles a bit was really pushed "that" hard.

Like, "oh, no way would anybody ever stumble back 3 feet when pushed that lightly." Cool. Hot analysis.