I'm so conditioned to ref favoritism toward Miami its sad

[CelticG1]

During last nights game there were several "non calls" that usually would end up going Miamis way. A bunch of them didn't but just saying they "didn't go there way" implies that they maybe had a 50 50 chance the call could go either way.

In actuality none of those calls were even close to 50 50 calls. Lebron squirming on the floor Wade falling on his but after every fg attempt (you know the wade trademark) complaints after complaints of "non calls"

The Heat are constantly goven the benefit of the doubt in just about every game they play and then there's one game where a game is being called normally but throughout it all I can tjink os that the Spurs are so lucky!

Lucly that Miami wasn't getting their usual phantom calls. It was sad to see. Its sad cause it*feels* like miami was robbed of calls in the 3rd and 4th bbut they weren't. Its just me conditioned to how they are officiated. Cant even fault Lebron. Hes probably saying "you call that a foul in every other game why not now?"

There were times where he legitimately was perplexed over a non call like the Danny Green Strip. First, he just shoved Green out of the way then it went out off him not even close.

I was already thinking about how much Lebron wade and everyone were going to be ripping the refs if they lost and it would have been pathetic.

I thought the game was reffed fairly well last night. I'm hoping it doesn't go back to its usual sad self after the Heat were in the refs face every play last game.

I don't know how our own fans actually think the Celt complain to the refs a ton when you just watch the Miami team. Other players get techs when they jump and run around after foul calls

[scaryjerry]

Very true....and it's how the mavericks were able to win the finals in 2011...if the heat were officiated with the bias they were that whole season and throughout the playoffs they probably sweep Dallas.

[SHAQATTACK]

During last nights game there were several "non calls" that usually would end up going Miamis way. A bunch of them didn't but just saying they "didn't go there way" implies that they maybe had a 50 50 chance the call could go either way.

In actuality none of those calls were even close to 50 50 calls. Lebron squirming on the floor Wade falling on his but after every fg attempt (you know the wade trademark) complaints after complaints of "non calls"

The Heat are constantly goven the benefit of the doubt in just about every game they play and then there's one game where a game is being called normally but throughout it all I can tjink os that the Spurs are so lucky!

Lucly that Miami wasn't getting their usual phantom calls. It was sad to see. Its sad cause it*feels* like miami was robbed of calls in the 3rd and 4th bbut they weren't. Its just me conditioned to how they are officiated. Cant even fault Lebron. Hes probably saying "you call that a foul in every other game why not now?"

There were times where he legitimately was perplexed over a non call like the Danny Green Strip. First, he just shoved Green out of the way then it went out off him not even close.

I was already thinking about how much Lebron wade and everyone were going to be ripping the refs if they lost and it would have been pathetic.

I thought the game was reffed fairly well last night. I'm hoping it doesn't go back to its usual sad self after the Heat were in the refs face every play last game.

I don't know how our own fans actually think the Celt complain to the refs a ton when you just watch the Miami team. Other players get techs when they jump and run around after foul calls

Interesting comments,  i know a few times last night  I thought   "WHERE IS THE CALL" ?  oh that was certain to go the Heats way...but didn't ......Miami normally get all the close or 50 -50 calls go their way .

I thought it was just me ,  yes I got that same feeling , the game almost seemed abnormal in that regard .  I had forgot all about this , as I was distraught over the Allen Three and eventual Heat victory ....

But , yes calls 99% of the time go the HEATS way ,   I 've become numb to lopsided officiating and expect it when watching a Heat game against anybody.  Its just what you expect when the HEAT take the court

Take it a step further......this is a prime example of how our GOVERMENTS work......they tax us so often and so much,  beat us down with new laws and regulations ...we get use to it , accept it ,  don't complain ........we are finally overwhelmed and numb.

same with media ...if you repeat the same stuff over and over again , year after year , it starts to become or thought of as fact , even if there is no root truth.

[fairweatherfan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

Seriously, you guys are arguing that games being called evenly proves that every other game is called not just unevenly, but deliberately unevenly in Miami's favor.  After a certain point, don't you have to realize that the belief is driving the "evidence" and not the other way around?

[edwardjkasche]

LeBron is too.

He seems completely baffled after every call that doesn't go Miami's way.

There is no way the Spurs pull off a Game 7 win.

[CeltsPride]

I know it's fun to say Miami gets all the calls but in Miami's last 13 games (ECF and Finals), they have only shot more free throws than their opponents in 2 games  -- one of them was game 6 of the ECF where Miami shot 19 FTs to Indiana's 18. Outside of the Bucks series, they have been on the short-end of the officiating throughout the playoffs. I was actually shocked at how few home calls Miami got in last nights game. It seemed like the Spurs got every 50/50 call in the second half until a few mins left in the game. It's a shame because i doubt the Spurs get the calls in game 7, but who knows?