Eddie Jordan is a whiny boob
Published by The Cavalier April 30th, 2006 in Coaches, LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards, Refs
It is so on today in Washington, when Game 4 gets going in primetime between the Cavaliers and the Wiz.
Wizards coach Eddie Jordan is doing his best Pat Riley by pointing out ahead of time how he’d like the game called differently from Game 3. We appreciate that’s part of the job now, but isn’t it all kind of obvious at this point?
Play the game, listen to the media talk about how the NBA’s so much softer now than the 80s/90s, then the coach comes out with their complaints about officiating. We have a hard time believing the refs even hear this stuff anymore, because it all sounds like a bunch of canned speeches.
“Officials are human, and they see a great move by a great player,'’ Jordan said. “They see a secondary defender come over or they see a hop-through move that’s a travel and they say: `That’s a great move by a great player, an exciting move; it’s a great finish, we’ll let it go.’ That’s how I look at it. Michael Ruffin gets fouled, and he’s Michael Ruffin. Gilbert Arenas doesn’t get the calls LeBron gets. LeBron gets the and-ones, and Gil doesn’t get them. It’s clear that Gil doesn’t get the calls that LeBron gets.
I’m just telling the truth. I want our players to understand that we did a lot of things to win the game, but because a traveling wasn’t called, we don’t win the game.'’
Eddie, we’d look more at your 13-point third quarter as the reason you lost than one blown travelling call. Through our biased completely objective view, LeBron was fouled three times on that play, so it all evens out, yes?
And didn’t Gil get a questionable and-1 on the previous play when he clearly should’ve been called for a charge on LeBron? Or what about the play right before that, when he barreled headfirst into Varejao, but somehow had his head snap backward? Here - for all of you DCers who think this thing is fixed:
1) Why have the Wiz shot 20 more free throws than Cleveland in the series?
2) Why did the “crooked refs” allow Z to foul out with five minutes to play?
3) Why didn’t Haywood get suspended, or even a flagrant, after he clotheslined LeBron in Game 2?
4) Why does the Washington crowd have the enthusiam level of a summer league game?
If you’re looking for a series to get ugly, this is the one, and not just because of Caron Butler and Michael Ruffin.
You’ve got a Wiz team (who thinks they should be up 2-1) at big risk of having it all slip away, and their sole focus is stopping LeBron James by any means possible. With all the talk about roughing him up in Game 2 doing the job, you can be sure LBJ’s first drive to the hole tonight will be met with great anticipation. It should set the tone for the entire game.
In conclusion, yes or something. Something even better than yes.
Good to know there are still some MEN who follow this league. Thanks, Cavalier.
Coach Brown was ready when the media types asked him about this.
Wiz are my new favorite team (in the playoffs).
The Wizards complained after EVERY foul tonight (game 4) but the Cavs were whistled 13 more times (34-21).
That game was called horribly but the CAvs came out in the second half uninspired.
Four offensive fouls on Bron, though? FOUR?
Flopping has to be the worst thing in the NBA right now.
The refs/league needs to dictate that someone falling down doesn’t automatically mean a foul on someone, whether it be offensive or defensive.
GOOOOO KINGS
im drunk steve nash had an awesome mvp performance at the end of regulation and OT… that guy is sooo the mvp… its not dirk or bron or kobe
Right, it had nothing to do with 22 turnovers, or the fact that you scored 27 points off Wizards’ turnovers. Al Roker has every right to complain about Cleveland getting robbed.
annoying. Lebron traveled, and he wasn’t even close to taking a charge on Gilbert on the previous play. Enough w/ the homerism, it’s annoying, the cavs aren’t that good, sorry. Your GM sucks, he signs guys like Z, Donyell, Damon Jones, and Larry Hughes … wow you have that 4 seed locked in for the next 5 years … good for you. The Wizards don’t have the chosen one but they also don’t have 4 shitty players to play w/ him. Good luck being better than crappy for a long time.
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