I can't think of any NBA call that angers me more than this one: The shooter, who is at the 3-point line, pump fakes, waits till his man commits, then flails through the air until he makes contact with the defender -- who has probably been standing still since like the National Anthem.
Oh, say can you see NBA refs? That you side with the shooter far too much on this call. Even though their bombs have burst in mid-air long before you have blown your little whistle/pacifier.
I watched Iverson do it against Eddie House the other night. AI pump-faked, House leaned in, just a little, put his hands up, then hung out there for a spell, maybe a week, until Thug AI practically mugged him.
Kobe is another one who gets that call a lot, as does Wade, and generally, now that I think about it: This is a blatant Superstar Call.
Reggie Miller used to get it a ton. In fact, I would surmise, if he wasn't the one that invented the tactic (see: Chorus Line leg-kick), he was the one who perfected it and brought it to the attention of his fellow superstars.
Note to David Stern: After you're done cleaning up your ref's gambling probs (like that's ever going to happen), can you please go to work on this one?
FYI: Believe it or not, I've seen kids do this CRAP on the playground. Hey, punk: Like anyone is going to the free throw line in a pickup game? Yet they still do it. Odd.
P.S. You know how the Vets are always taking the rookies out for a bite to eat, or buying them fancy clothes? I think that should flip on the Celtics. I think the two youngin's in the starting five should take those Vets out, a lot. Do you realize how many table scraps Kendrick Perkins is going to get this year? And if Rajon Rondo could ever hit an outside shot, he wouldn't be fairing too badly himself.
Predictions...Predictions...
Pistons beat Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals. In six games.
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