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Was Brent Barry Fouled And if He Was Should it Have Been Called?

by Thebasketballguru
created May 28, 2008, last edited February 10, 2009
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Last night in a pivitoal Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals one call may have decided the outcome of the series.

First i will start off with the summary of the game up to the foul.

The Spurs and Lakers went back and forth all game, but every time the Spurs got a chance to grab the lead, they could not find the shot. Then after a four point play and two turnovers that turned into easy baskets, the Lakers had a nine point lead and then with 27 seconds left the Spurs were only down by two and it was Laker ball for one possesion before San Antonio had a chance to tie or win the game. Then with seven seconds left, Derek Fisher shot an airball that went off Robert Horry's leg and out of bounds with two ticks left on the shot clock. The Lakers then missed the quick shot and the Spurs had 2.5 seconds to make a play. Oh you could feel the excitement in the AT&T Center. Then came the foul which you can see at 55 seconds in this video(It is an obvious foul close up, but you can still see it on the far shot)

Derek Fisher dropped a Macho Man Randy Savage Elbow Drop on Brent Barry during the pump fake which is in a shooting action by the rule book and he would have shot three foul shots and by his career stats he would have made at least two and the game would be going into OT or the series would be tied.

Now comes the question, should the fould have been called or not, or should the refs let them play at the end of the game? I think this affected the outcome of the game and should have been called. A foul is a foul no matter what part of the game it is in and the refs should call them as they see em.

Please tell me your opinion in the comments page.


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KelsdadAll-Star
550 days ago
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Yes it was a foul, and yes it should have been called.
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MegECass110AAA-er
550 days ago
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The call itself could go either way. If Barry just shoots and doesn't step to his right, Fischer stones him flat out, and it probably would have been called. Bottom line: Manu Ginobli had two field goals and seven points. The Spurs had numerous opportunities to take the lead, and didn't.
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KelsdadAll-Star
550 days ago
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I see someone minused me by mistake....
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KelsdadAll-Star
550 days ago
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Wow..
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LASportsblogAAA-er
550 days ago
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I plussed all your comments KD just to show LA is keeping it classy =D
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KelsdadAll-Star
550 days ago
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'preciate it. Either someone didn't agree with my contention it was a foul, or they don't like my avatar.
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LASportsblogAAA-er
550 days ago
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"Derek Fisher dropped a Macho Man Randy Savage Elbow Drop on Brent Barry during the pump fake which is in a shooting action by the rule book and he would have shot three foul shots and by his career stats he would have made at least two and the game would be going into OT or the series would be tied."

You're point is invalid and here's why:

Brent Barry wasn't shooting.

Brent Barry was lookng to pass and that's idicated by the fact that he put the ball on the floor for another dribble after Fisher hit him before attempting the shot. Therefore it is a foul on the floor (non-shooting foul) and by rule a two shot foul.

The best Barry could do was tie the game and hope for 5 more minutes against the MVP the Lakers who had seriously out hustled and out rebounded the Spurs all game. In this case it is possible that the Spurs could of grabbed the momentum and defeated the Lakers but by the trends of the game it would be unlikely.

Either way refs swallow their whistles all the time at the end of big playoff games on non shooting fouls.
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LASportsblogAAA-er
550 days ago
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"The Basketball Guru" should probably have a better grasp of the rulebook.
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KelsdadAll-Star
550 days ago
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The basketball guru is 15 years old, hence the Randy Savage mention...
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LASportsblogAAA-er
550 days ago
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I thought Randy Savage would be before his time. What about A "The Rock's The Peoples Elbow"???
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LASportsblogAAA-er
550 days ago
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Am I dating myself by referring to Dwayne Johnson as a wrestler and by his wrestler name?
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KelsdadAll-Star
550 days ago
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If he could tell me what Randy Savage did before he was a wrestler, then I would be impressed.
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KelsdadAll-Star
550 days ago
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Which is it LA, a two shot foul or a non-shooting foul?
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LASportsblogAAA-er
550 days ago
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It's a "non-shooting foul" but because the Lakers were over the limit Barry would get two shots. Where if it was a shooting foul he would get 3 shots. Sorry for not being clear.
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ThebasketballguruSoccer Kid
550 days ago
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Randy Savage played minor league baseball before he was a wrestler
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