It's basketball, the refs are going to miss calls both ways, quit whining.
As long as Jerry Sloan has been the coach, the Jazz have had the most physical and probably the dirtiest team in the league. You can't have it both ways Jazz fans.
During the regular season, the Jazz committed 24 fouls per game (most in the league), to the Lakers 20.6. About 3.5 more fouls per game. In this series, the Jazz have committed 30 fouls per game to the Lakers 24. So yeah, the Jazz have a bigger discrepency in the playoffs.
What I haven't seen anyone mention is that the Jazz have committed oodles of 'stop-the-clock' fouls down the stretch in the games they lost.
So, all the Jazz whiners got me to countin'...
The Jazz have been called for 16 fouls in the last two minutes of their losses, compared to seven in two losses for the Lakers. I understand it's mostly due the nature of each team's losses.
But, if you adjust the total number of fouls by subtracting the stop-the-clock fouls, the Jazz average 27 and the Lakers 23. Hmm, both teams are about 3 fouls per game over their average.
Were the Jazz fans crying all year long about how many fouls they've been called for? How about for the last 20 years when I'm sure they've always been at the top (or bottom) of the league in fouls called. I doubt it.
I suspect it's just another case of frustrated fans grasping for excuses. Quit crying and lose with dignity.
