Damn Officials !

Jun 14th 2006 4:37AM

You would think the officials in miami would be able to get something so simple right. Wouldnt you ? How difficult is it to see what is or isnt right in front you ?

It amazes me that Miami Officials are telling everyone that they made me take down a Go Mavs Go banner from my boat parked out side the American Airlines Arena.

Well guess what guys.

I dont own a boat.

Never have. Never will. I rented one once. Rowed one a couple times. Thats it.

My apologies to the real owner of that boat who is getting pestered with helicopters and people trying to corner them.

and on the topic of the game last night. No more emails about losing the 4 seconds with 48 seconds to go. THe league knows the game clock was not stopped and 4 secs ran off the clock incorrectly. So all of you Tivo users that emailedme are correct.

They are looking at it to make sure it doesnt happen again.

Reader Comments

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1. It was a great game that could have gone either way at the end. If you look at the numbers Miami got more rebounds made 2 more FT and had a very inspiring effort from D. Wade who was injured early in the game and was recovering from the flu.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Basketball Fan

2. LETS GET PUMPED PEOPLE!!! FOCUS! NO MERCY! SO F**KING DETERMINED! 48 MINUTES OF ONSLAUGHT!

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Dickey in the Desert.

3. That's the problem....Shaq or Wade would never get supsended for the same thing. Avery put it best today when me talked about how some players get royal treatment and always will. And for the love of god, can people PLEASE stop comparing Wade to Jordan. He plays sick for ONE game like Jordan did against Utah in the Finals and people think he's the second coming of Jordan.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Nathan

4. Posted Jun 17, 2006, 11:01 AM ET by Lo Dear Ms Nicole. There's no need to bow down to me! It's probably quite difficult for you to climb down from your throne. Your comment- about "Stack is not important so the suspension should not be a big deal". Shows everyone how educated that you are about the game and flow of championship basketball. The argument is about equality, which has not being dished out fairly. It doesn't matter if Stack missed his last 15 shots in game 4. The league has purposely disrupted this game. If I was a (while holding my breath) Miami fan, I would be enraged at the decision. Do you guys really want the league to decide who wins the title? Lo, you're not worth my time for me to argue with about the suspension. The only thing i want to say to you is DO NOT FALSELY QUOTE ME! I never said that Stackhouse wasn't important so don't come on this board spewing lies. I think you guys have more to worry about then Stackhouse. Like what happened to Dirk or Howard?

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Nicole

5. I TOTALY AGREE WITH YOU MR. CUBAN THESE DAMN OFFICIALS NEED SOME BIG COKE BOTTLE GLASSES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT IS NOT EVEN 10 FEET AWAY FROM THEM. BUT IT'S OK I HAVE TWO PREDICTIONS BUT I WILL NOT SAY TI'LL WE WINS THIS. OH BECAUSE WE WILL !!!!!!!!!!!! GO MAVS GO MAVS GO MAVS!!!!!!! LET'S GO MAVS!!!!

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by ESMERALDA

6. Just visited San Antonio and I did take a riverboat tour. I thought it was great and I decided that I would go back to San Antonio for a longer vacation BUT Mark's right about that water. I was worried that some drunk might knock me in so I didn't get too close to the edge. However, I'm not blaming the city of San Antonio for that. It's my understanding that they do dredge the river throughout the year, cleaning it up. As long as they allow the river to be that accessible to drunk morons, there will be filth. People do not respect public or private property any more. The only way that the city of San Antonio would ever be able to keep that river clean is to concrete it in and that would be a shame.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Rebecca

7. the river in san antonio is so fucking filthy I wouldnt even urinate in it. even the people in san antonio are so filthy I wouldnt even urinate in their mouths.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Dennis

8. ALL THE MAVS DID WAS GIVE THE HEAT LIFE, OR BETTER SAID WADE TOOK IT FROM THEM... 2 points, 1/2 a point or a 20 point margin the LOSS is worth the same... both sides can complain of the officiating equally, so it all evens out at the end... Dallas has three stud players, Miami has 2 and most of you all consider 1 stud (wade).. and yet Miami played your mavs tough in Game 1 and won game 3 and in THE most dramatic fashion in a long time... lets just hope that DIRK missed Free throw is not gonna HAUNT you all for a long time... GOODLUCK mavs.... & Go HEAT..

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Carlos

9. You Maverick fans are comical. What about that Phantom elbow charge that Shaq was called for on Nowitzki? Doesn't a player need room to come down and make a move? Shaq did neither and was immediately called for a foul. Give me a break about the officials. At least, Hubie is rooting for you all.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by L Johnson

10. You guys got a lot nerve to hammer the officals. You would'nt even be in the Finals if the officails had'nt bailed you out on numerous occasions, most notably Nowitzkis 3pt play in game 7 agains San Anton

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by John l

11. Poor Mark, I almost feel sorry for you. GO HEAT!

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Tom Chang

12. Hey guys...the yacht thing is getting ridiculous. As a Miami resident, I can tell you with 100% certainty...the local media is biased, scandalous, and at times irresponsible. I apologize to all the visiting Dallas fans. The whole ordeal with the sign thing is not because of its there...they just made a big deal because the owner of the boat (whoever it is), did not have a "permit" to display a sign of that size, etc. Complete bullshit...I say..it's The Finals..both our teams are there for the 1st time...let's have fun, and enjoy it. A lil friendly gesture like putting a sign up should be taken lightly..and as a joke at that. Local officials..from the major Manny Diaz to the commissioner Joe Arriola...well anyone who lives in Miami can tel you..they're all a bunch of f'n thieves. Neither are very respected in my opinion...so don't even bother with the boat story. All the visiting Mavs fans...enjoy your time in Miami, and let's hope we get this series back to the "Big D".

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Luis Rojas

13. i donot want sign saying goooo mavs in my town would you like for someone put go heat outside your arean i donot think so cuban take sign down go back to dallas this our house not your gooooooooo heatttttttttttt

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by javier valdes

14. I believe that the heat had some bad calls against them in game 3 not the mavs. Anyways in sports you never let the refs dictate the outcome. Dallas was up 13 with 6 minutes left, There should be NO EXCUSES! And to u mavs fans that say that your team took the heats best punch and lost only by two, consider this. The mavs probably got their best game of the series by dirk and josh, terry and harris played their usual strong game and erika dampier picked up 14 "garbage" points (by this I mean the ball landed in his lap and he had an easy dunk) and the mavs still lost. The heat on the other hand were a one man team. Be careful not to wake up a sleeping giant (Shaq). You may mot like what you get.He is due for a huge game. If the heat can pull out game 4 I am sure MC will be crying about the officiating again.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by sergio

15. Dirkiy-Dirk; the 7ft. "Flopper". Chant to your Star "Be A MAN! BE A MAN! BE A MAN!" GO HASSELHOFF!!

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Josh

16. Lets face it people the officiating in the playoffs this year have been terrible. I'm also a Mavs fan and I'm not about to blame the loss on the refs, we simply got it our head that the game was over and stopped playing with the aggressive D and offense that got us the lead. If the Mavs had won the game I felt like we would have stole a win. We really didn't play well except for the third quarter and the first 6 min. of the fourth. I felt like I was watching game one over again, when Terry was the only Mavs player that stepped up big.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Joe V

17. javier You're pathetic! ever hear of freedom of speech..oh sorry maybe not, I hear most of you in Miami are from Cuba where you have no rights. ARE YOU A LITTLE WORRIED YOU WON'T GET TO SEE THE HEAT PLAY IN DALLAS AGAIN? You're right, you won't. Sorry buddy...you're on the wrong blog. GO DALLAS!

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by East Coast Jessie

18. Hey Luis, post 195 You are absolutely right. Someone in Miami has some sense.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by East Coast Jessie

19. GREAT POINT Joe V!

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Josh

20. Javier Valdez... Don't take this the wrong way, but that's retarded. How about if the State of Florida said you since this is "their house", no more Cuban, Hatian, Mexican or German flags in those fair little bergs? And Andrea... Wow, I have been in Texas all my life, been to the Riverwalk probably 20 times, and never have I seen a clear water. It honestly is a an armpit. And again, as far as the Shaq thing, those are not stabs or insults, any more than it was when Shaq called Don Nelson the "clown coach" or Dirk "Irk" because he had no D in is game. That is good natured competitive ribbing. They don't take it serious, why do you? How about the cartoon before game 3 in AAA themed after the Godfather, where Cuban wakes up with a severed bloody horsehead (Mavs logo included) next to him in bed? Is that disrespect? Should fines be assessed? Come on.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Trey Allmon

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