[Sixers Galaxy] Important notes on what happens if the Sixers file a “formal protest”
April 24, 2024
[Sixers Galaxy] Important notes on what happens if the Sixers file a “formal protest”
29 comments
They should protest it, the evidence is clear!
File it. What’s the harm if they lose? Nothing. If for some reason they win it, we are back.
If there were ever a time for this to work, you would think it would be game 2. But there’s little to no chance it happens, sadly.
Could you imagine the world in which we take this back to the Garden 2-2, Silver then rules in our favor, and before the start of Game 5 we simply have to cleanly inbound and finish out the final 24 of Game 2 to make Game 5 a closeout?
It’s not gonna happen but it’s a fun world to imagine
The fact we haven’t filed one yet shows we aren’t a serious franchise. I bet Harris was too cheap per usual to agree to paying 10k to file one
This is a win-win IMO. File the report and it’s a success, awesome. File the report and it fails, at least Josh Harris loses $10k!
Do it. I believe the NBA would allow the two missed calls on Maxey slide, but missing the Nurse timeout when there’s video of the ref looking right at him is so damning
There is precedent this season that referee mistakes are not grounds for a successful protest unfortunately.
The team in question who set this precedent? The Knicks when they protested earlier this year, ironically
Oh Adam Silver is part of this discussion? Might as well forget it then.
Do it Daryl!
Didn’t NBA l2m report already admit to the evidence? File it.
I get it that we got screwed but imagine if every single game had a 2 day waiting period where the winning team didn’t know if they actually won, and then they end up having to travel and replay a game because of something out of their control. We lost whether it was fair it not
What is there to lose here, $10K?
Absolutely nothing happens except we just get more butthurt over the league waiting a day to do something they should very easily do during the game
I will contribute to the go fund me for this.
>Should the protest be upheld, the protested game is then replayed from the point of the incorrect call/ruling, overriding the initial ruling made on the floor.
There is no way in hell they’re doing that. Having such a drastic remedy discourages them from upholding these protests even when we’re in the right.
The owners of the sixers combined are worth in the tens of billions, 10k for them is like one of us going to chipotle and getting a single chicken bowl, they should file this
Surprised there have actually been 6 successful NBA protests. Gonna have to see what those were, but my assumption is they all occurred a long time ago.
Edit: so 2007 was the most recent in Heat @ Hawks. That was a situation where Shaq “fouled out” with 52 second left in OT. Turns out it was only his fifth foul so they replayed the last minute. It was a counting error committed by the Atlanta scoring personnel.
I can’t see the league ever awarding a successful protest for a missed foul call. That’s arguably the human element of refereeing, where rule interpretation or scoring table errors are different. No doubt it sucks, but it’s not happened. The rest came in an entirely different generation of basketball.
Missed calls aren’t enough for a protest to succeed unfortunately. It has to be more than that, like they miscounted fouls and a guy who fouled out kept playing.
Would need to be filed by today
Breakdown of the only six successful protests:
1. November 28, 1952: Milwaukee Hawks vs. Philadelphia Warriors – In the game, the Hawks were left with only four available players because of some disqualifications in the game. The referees allowed the Hawks to play a fifth player, which shouldn’t have been allowed.
2. November 6, 1969: Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls – the “Phantom Buzzer Game” because Bulls center Tom Boerwinkle tipped the ball in at the buzzer, tying the game at 124-124. The thing is, the referee waved off the basketball because Boerwinkle’s tip came after the buzzer. NBA made them play OT later
3. December 3, 1971: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Buffalo Braves – Refs made Cavs take the ball out from the end line instead of advancing after TO. Replayed last four seconds.
4. November 8, 1978: New Jersey Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers – coach incorrectly got three techs. Replayed from moment of third tech
5. November 30, 1982: Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs – Ref called double lane violation but instead of retaking FT, had players jump ball at half court. Replayed from FT.
6. December 19, 2007: Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks – 6th foul incorrectly given to Shaq. Allowed game to be replayed from when 6th foul was called.
I think filing a formal protest is just playing games to get the referees to start giving calls in our favor in future games. Simple as that. It sends a message to the referees
Maybe the refs will just simply make up for it and give us two games at home if they end up being close down the stretch. I have a feeling one game we’ll cruise and another we’ll need their help. I am relatively confident of this becoming a best of 3
That would be absolutely insane and I’m here for it
“Adam Silver then has five days after receiving the evidence to make his decision.”
Yeah, no chance anything positive would happen in our favor.
None of the calls matter if ihart doesn’t out rebound 4 people by himself honestly. That play resulted in a miss.
Or if nurse called a timeout on the sidelines before the inbound.
Sports betting will never allow this outcome to change.
Nothing. Nothing happens
I’m not an unreasonable person, most of my friends say I’m very easy going person. I think they should just award the Sixers a trip to the ECF and that be that.
29 comments
They should protest it, the evidence is clear!
File it. What’s the harm if they lose? Nothing. If for some reason they win it, we are back.
If there were ever a time for this to work, you would think it would be game 2. But there’s little to no chance it happens, sadly.
Could you imagine the world in which we take this back to the Garden 2-2, Silver then rules in our favor, and before the start of Game 5 we simply have to cleanly inbound and finish out the final 24 of Game 2 to make Game 5 a closeout?
It’s not gonna happen but it’s a fun world to imagine
The fact we haven’t filed one yet shows we aren’t a serious franchise. I bet Harris was too cheap per usual to agree to paying 10k to file one
This is a win-win IMO. File the report and it’s a success, awesome. File the report and it fails, at least Josh Harris loses $10k!
Do it. I believe the NBA would allow the two missed calls on Maxey slide, but missing the Nurse timeout when there’s video of the ref looking right at him is so damning
There is precedent this season that referee mistakes are not grounds for a successful protest unfortunately.
The team in question who set this precedent? The Knicks when they protested earlier this year, ironically
Oh Adam Silver is part of this discussion? Might as well forget it then.
Do it Daryl!
Didn’t NBA l2m report already admit to the evidence? File it.
I get it that we got screwed but imagine if every single game had a 2 day waiting period where the winning team didn’t know if they actually won, and then they end up having to travel and replay a game because of something out of their control. We lost whether it was fair it not
What is there to lose here, $10K?
Absolutely nothing happens except we just get more butthurt over the league waiting a day to do something they should very easily do during the game
I will contribute to the go fund me for this.
>Should the protest be upheld, the protested game is then replayed from the point of the incorrect call/ruling, overriding the initial ruling made on the floor.
There is no way in hell they’re doing that. Having such a drastic remedy discourages them from upholding these protests even when we’re in the right.
The owners of the sixers combined are worth in the tens of billions, 10k for them is like one of us going to chipotle and getting a single chicken bowl, they should file this
Surprised there have actually been 6 successful NBA protests. Gonna have to see what those were, but my assumption is they all occurred a long time ago.
Edit: so 2007 was the most recent in Heat @ Hawks. That was a situation where Shaq “fouled out” with 52 second left in OT. Turns out it was only his fifth foul so they replayed the last minute. It was a counting error committed by the Atlanta scoring personnel.
I can’t see the league ever awarding a successful protest for a missed foul call. That’s arguably the human element of refereeing, where rule interpretation or scoring table errors are different. No doubt it sucks, but it’s not happened. The rest came in an entirely different generation of basketball.
Missed calls aren’t enough for a protest to succeed unfortunately. It has to be more than that, like they miscounted fouls and a guy who fouled out kept playing.
Would need to be filed by today
Breakdown of the only six successful protests:
1. November 28, 1952: Milwaukee Hawks vs. Philadelphia Warriors – In the game, the Hawks were left with only four available players because of some disqualifications in the game. The referees allowed the Hawks to play a fifth player, which shouldn’t have been allowed.
2. November 6, 1969: Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls – the “Phantom Buzzer Game” because Bulls center Tom Boerwinkle tipped the ball in at the buzzer, tying the game at 124-124. The thing is, the referee waved off the basketball because Boerwinkle’s tip came after the buzzer. NBA made them play OT later
3. December 3, 1971: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Buffalo Braves – Refs made Cavs take the ball out from the end line instead of advancing after TO. Replayed last four seconds.
4. November 8, 1978: New Jersey Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers – coach incorrectly got three techs. Replayed from moment of third tech
5. November 30, 1982: Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs – Ref called double lane violation but instead of retaking FT, had players jump ball at half court. Replayed from FT.
6. December 19, 2007: Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks – 6th foul incorrectly given to Shaq. Allowed game to be replayed from when 6th foul was called.
https://fadeawayworld.net/successful-nba-protests-the-six-games-that-saw-their-outcomes-overturned
I think filing a formal protest is just playing games to get the referees to start giving calls in our favor in future games. Simple as that. It sends a message to the referees
Maybe the refs will just simply make up for it and give us two games at home if they end up being close down the stretch. I have a feeling one game we’ll cruise and another we’ll need their help. I am relatively confident of this becoming a best of 3
That would be absolutely insane and I’m here for it
“Adam Silver then has five days after receiving the evidence to make his decision.”
Yeah, no chance anything positive would happen in our favor.
None of the calls matter if ihart doesn’t out rebound 4 people by himself honestly. That play resulted in a miss.
Or if nurse called a timeout on the sidelines before the inbound.
Sports betting will never allow this outcome to change.
Nothing. Nothing happens
I’m not an unreasonable person, most of my friends say I’m very easy going person. I think they should just award the Sixers a trip to the ECF and that be that.