Post by Spencer on Mar 25, 2008 11:58:23 GMT -5
More on the Derek Fisher "flop" from Monday night's post-game
From Janny Hu in Oakland.
Couldn't get all these quotes into the paper, but here's some more talk from the Warriors about that controversial foul call on Monta Ellis with four seconds left. The set-up: Ellis gets tied up by ex-Warrior Derek Fisher and both end up tumbling to the court. Monta is called for the offensive foul; Nellie calls Fish a "flopper" after the Warriors go on to lose 123-119 in overtime.
Nellie: "(Monta's) played against him enough to know he's a flopper. A situation like that, it was a surprise call. I'm not going to complain. I'll get fined and suspended and everything else. I like the referee (Bob Delaney). I didn't like the call. It just surprised me."
Monta: "It wasn't a foul. He pulled me. You just look at it. He pulled me. They made the call. It's over with. It's done. We can't do nothing about it. We can sit and talk about it all day, but it still doesn't matter. Ain't going to bring the game back. It's over with."
Baron Davis: "It was a great game until the last four seconds. It's unfortunate that we didn't get an opportunity to get a shot up."
Translation: Yeah, it was a terrible call, but as Davis said, "I'm not going to give them (the NBA) any of my money."
From Janny Hu in Oakland.
Couldn't get all these quotes into the paper, but here's some more talk from the Warriors about that controversial foul call on Monta Ellis with four seconds left. The set-up: Ellis gets tied up by ex-Warrior Derek Fisher and both end up tumbling to the court. Monta is called for the offensive foul; Nellie calls Fish a "flopper" after the Warriors go on to lose 123-119 in overtime.
Nellie: "(Monta's) played against him enough to know he's a flopper. A situation like that, it was a surprise call. I'm not going to complain. I'll get fined and suspended and everything else. I like the referee (Bob Delaney). I didn't like the call. It just surprised me."
Monta: "It wasn't a foul. He pulled me. You just look at it. He pulled me. They made the call. It's over with. It's done. We can't do nothing about it. We can sit and talk about it all day, but it still doesn't matter. Ain't going to bring the game back. It's over with."
Baron Davis: "It was a great game until the last four seconds. It's unfortunate that we didn't get an opportunity to get a shot up."
Translation: Yeah, it was a terrible call, but as Davis said, "I'm not going to give them (the NBA) any of my money."
