sportshubla.com - 5/28/2008
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From Ted M. Green over at SportsHubLA. "I don’t have to turn on the three or four letter cable networks today to know they they’re all still blabbing and babbling about the end of Game 4…Lakers up two, Derek Fisher fouling Brent Barry but Joey Crawford manning up with the non-call."
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The Code worked for the Lakers
Frank's Sports Opinion —
Comment on this post - (1) Posts J.E. Skeets over at Ball Don’t Lie (a Y! Sports Blog) let’s us know that The Internets are alive: Lakers at Spurs, Game 4.
For me, I like Ted Green from SportsHubLA and his take on the whole mess with According to “The Code,” No-Call Was the Right Call
I don’t have to turn on the three or four letter cable networks today to know they they’re all still blabbing and babbling about the end of Game 4…Lakers up two, Derek Fisher fouling Brent Barry but ...
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Contact? Yes. Foul? Doesn't sound like it.
construda.blogspot.com 5/28/2008 — The Spurs and Lakers players and coaches will tell you that's not a foul, even with contact made. Even if Joey Crawford blew his whistle, the Spurs didn't deserve to win because they've blown opportunities in this series. They were out-rebounded, out-hustled and out-played on Tuesday night. They got what was coming to them.
Take the whistle: Was Brent Barry fouled by Fisher?
sports.yahoo.com 5/28/2008 — That was an obvious foul on Fisher! ... You can't call that on a desperation heave! ... Man, if that was Kobe shooting ... No, no, there wasn't enough contact ... The NBA is fixed! ... What about Duncan traveling? ... David Stern is Vince McMahon! ...
It was a good non-call!
lecavs.com 5/28/2008 — The refs and the league want to see the game decided by the players, not a whistle. I know that, you know that, the players know that.
Derek Fisher did technically foul Brent Barry, but as long as we all know the league's stance and what to expect, it's a perfectly level, fair playing field. Get over it.
Lakers too quick for Spurs in Game 4
msn.foxsports.com 5/28/2008 — Brent Barry's miss sealed the Lakers' big Game 4 victory in San Antonio. But that's not why the Spurs lost, Charley Rosen says.
The Fix Was In For LA? Not Quite —
Wizards Insider 5/28/2008
The conspiracy theorists thinking that the league office is purposely attempting to have a Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics NBA Finals began lining up the moment it was announced that official Joey Crawford had been assigned to Game 4 of the Western ...
Right Call, But the Wrong Ref —
Wash Post NBA 5/29/2008
Derek Fisher's contact with Brent Barry in the final seconds of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals should not have been a foul, but Joey Crawford shouldn't have been making the call.
Final Thoughts (Maybe) On The Non-Call —
Wizards Insider 5/29/2008
So, the NBA decided to admit that Derek Fisher fouled Brent Barry on the final possession of Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. That's really nice. Nothing feels better than picking at a scab. Is everybody happy now? (Photo by Garrett W. ...
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