No Foul Called On Brett Barry

[bigunreal]

I'm sure most of you have seen the incredible non-call on Derek Fisher, who almost beheaded Brett Barry at the end of game 4 in the Lakers-Spurs series. I have never seen a play where such obvious contact occurred, especially to a player's head, with no foul called. It cost the Spurs the game, and probably the series.

Does anyone here think if the roles had been reversed, and Brett Barry's arm had landed hard on Derek Fisher's head, as he threw up a long 3-pointer, that the refs would have let it go? Actually, since Barry is white and thus not permitted to play defense in the NBA (except when guarding another white player), he would have been called for a foul if he came within a foot of Fisher (or any other black player in the league).

 

[White Shogun]

I read about this online. The 'non-call' actually made the news. The NBA has reviewed the play and has determined that a foul should have been called. I'm sure the Spurs appreciate that, now that they have been eliminated.

This is exactly the reason I stopped watching basketball. The NBA was must have been worried about another Spurs-Pistons Finals, and took steps to fix that, pun intended. Who do they want, Kobe or Tim Duncan? Duncan is great but he isn't flashy enough. He shoots baskets off the backboard for Chrissake. So Kobe and his dunking over snake pits it is, into the Finals.

 

[guest301]

I watched that game and was absolutely furious that there was no foul called. What was even more infuriating after the game was to listen to talking heads Miller and Barkley say it was a good non-call and not wanting the officials to decide the game. Hey you ass-clowns, they did decide the game. The Spurs were down two and Barry was going for a three to win the game and with a foul, Barry a exceptional free throw shooter much like his father Rick would have had three free throws to even the series and most likely would have made them. We should be talking about game 6 tommorrow night and a competitive series. So typical. I wish someone would bust this organized crime league otherwise known as the NBA or at least find officials with the guts to make a call. I am not talking about a call to his bookie.

 

[Bart]

Does anyone here think if the roles had been reversed, and Brett Barry's arm had landed hard on Derek Fisher's head, as he threw up a long 3-pointer, that the refs would have let it go?

The league admitted a mistake was made in not calling the foul. Unfortunately, Barry spoke about the play in TYPICAL white guy fashion.He didn't raise a stink."That play," Barry said, "was not where the game was lost."

I'm finding it more and more difficult to root for players who like sitting at the back of the bus.

 

[White Shogun]

Does anyone here think if the roles had been reversed, and Brett Barry's arm had landed hard on Derek Fisher's head, as he threw up a long 3-pointer, that the refs would have let it go?

The league admitted a mistake was made in not calling the foul. Unfortunately, Barry spoke about the play in TYPICAL white guy fashion. He didn't raise a stink. "That play," Barry said, "was not where the game was lost."

I'm finding it more and more difficult to root for players who like sitting at the back of the bus.

Yeah, and if that foul was called and Barry missed the free throws you can bet the house he would be blamed for losing the game. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Just like when the kicker misses wide at the end of the game. The game was lost when his QB threw three INT earlier but the KICKER is the one who will get the blame for losing the game with a bad kick.

 

[GiovaniMarcon]

Maybe Brent Barry is just trying to protect his big paycheck, but probably inwardly he knows it was a terrible call.

It's sad. When he's 60 he'll always wonder "I could have done it --"

 

[GWTJ]

This non-call crap has been going on in the NBA for decades. Players from the 50's and 60's talk about how the refs put the whistles away late in games.

The invisible foul on superstars is another bogus part of NBA officiating. The superstar drives to the hoop and a foul is called sending him to the line. Late in the game it's automatic.