Comments on: The Anchor’s Desk: Brutal Fouls, Confusing Whistles, and High Ratings in Just Another NBA Postseason http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/05/2009-nba-playoffs-ratings-strong-despite-hard-flagrant-fouls/ A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JRod http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/05/2009-nba-playoffs-ratings-strong-despite-hard-flagrant-fouls/#comment-7202 JRod Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:14 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2378#comment-7202 @KVB, <object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YSsVaoZsRW4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YSsVaoZsRW4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object> @KVB,

]]> By: KVB http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/05/2009-nba-playoffs-ratings-strong-despite-hard-flagrant-fouls/#comment-7199 KVB Thu, 14 May 2009 14:56:22 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2378#comment-7199 @JRod, He coached at Wisconsin for two years. I started to read part 1 today. Bill Simmons' podcast with Jeff Van Gundy touches on this subject as well and I agree with all they have to say. @JRod, He coached at Wisconsin for two years. I started to read part 1 today. Bill Simmons’ podcast with Jeff Van Gundy touches on this subject as well and I agree with all they have to say.

]]> By: JRod http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/05/2009-nba-playoffs-ratings-strong-despite-hard-flagrant-fouls/#comment-7198 JRod Thu, 14 May 2009 14:38:02 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2378#comment-7198 @KVB, it's amazing how the NBA just cannot get away from ref controversies. Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell talk about it in their email exchange on ESPN.com. When you look at some of the playoff assignments, and refs' histories with teams, it's almost mind-boggling. Did Stu Jackson coach at Ohio State or Wisconsin? @KVB, it’s amazing how the NBA just cannot get away from ref controversies. Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell talk about it in their email exchange on ESPN.com. When you look at some of the playoff assignments, and refs’ histories with teams, it’s almost mind-boggling.

Did Stu Jackson coach at Ohio State or Wisconsin?

]]> By: KVB http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/05/2009-nba-playoffs-ratings-strong-despite-hard-flagrant-fouls/#comment-7196 KVB Thu, 14 May 2009 13:59:29 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2378#comment-7196 The flagrant fouls and technical fouls have been pretty ridiculous this offseason. I know they are all afraid of Artest attacking someone on the court or off or Scola and Odom going at it causing a 5 on 5 brawl that spurs Van Gundy to leave the announcers desk to grab Odom by the ankles, but the automatic ejections and suspensions are taking the fun out of the playoffs. The playoffs are fun but not if these automatic rules are changing the outcomes of games and series'. Why can't Stu Jackson (what he gets paid for) just review each play and make an objective judgement call instead of looking at a list of rules and slapping suspensions across every heated situation?? The flagrant fouls and technical fouls have been pretty ridiculous this offseason. I know they are all afraid of Artest attacking someone on the court or off or Scola and Odom going at it causing a 5 on 5 brawl that spurs Van Gundy to leave the announcers desk to grab Odom by the ankles, but the automatic ejections and suspensions are taking the fun out of the playoffs. The playoffs are fun but not if these automatic rules are changing the outcomes of games and series’. Why can’t Stu Jackson (what he gets paid for) just review each play and make an objective judgement call instead of looking at a list of rules and slapping suspensions across every heated situation??

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