Carlisle's frustration was a culmination of several questionable decisions throughout both series.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle ejected during Knicks-Pacers semifinals due to controversial double dribble call.
Tension between the two teams has been building since their first-round series.
The Eastern Conference semifinals between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have seen their fair share of controversy, particularly regarding the officiating. In Game 2, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was ejected after expressing his dissatisfaction with a double dribble call that went against Isaiah Hartenstein in favor of the Knicks.
The tension between the two teams has been building since their first-round series against each other. In Game 1 of the semifinals, controversial calls went in favor of the Knicks, leading to a close game down to the wire. The Pacers had controlled much of Game 2 until late in the fourth quarter when Carlisle's ejection occurred.
Carlisle's frustration was not just about this one call but rather a culmination of several questionable decisions throughout both series. In Game 1, the Pacers identified 29 calls they believed were incorrect but chose not to submit them for review. The team felt that they deserved a fair shot and wanted to focus on their gameplay instead.
Despite the setbacks, the Pacers are determined to bounce back in front of their home crowd for Game 3. They will need to regroup and refocus if they hope to turn the tide in this closely contested series.
Pacers identified 29 questionable calls against them in Game 1 but did not submit them for review.
Rick Carlisle received two technical fouls and was ejected in the final minute of Game 2 due to officiating frustrations.
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]The Pacers identified 29 questionable calls against them in Game 1 but did not submit them for review.[
Carlisle criticized a double-dribble call towards the end of Q4 as ‘small beans’ compared to other issues.
Deception
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The author expresses his opinion that the Pacers 'deserve a fair shot' from referees and criticizes the officiating in two games against the Knicks. This is an example of editorializing and bias towards one team. The author also states that small-market teams deserve an equal shot, which is a subjective statement not based on facts.
Let’s not pretend like [officiating] is the only reason we lost; we just didn’t play good enough,
I decided not to submit them because I just felt like we’d get a more balanced whistle tonight. It didn’t feel that way,
Small-market teams deserve an equal shot,
The Pacers made an organizational decision to not make officiating an issue either publicly or privately earlier this week... But Pacers coach Rick Carlisle abandoned the strategy Wednesday,
Fallacies
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The author, Brian Windhorst, makes several statements that could be considered appeals to emotion and an appeal to pity when describing the Pacers' situation. He states that 'Small-market teams deserve an equal shot,' and 'They deserve a fair shot no matter where they’re playing.' These statements are intended to elicit sympathy from the reader or viewer, but they do not provide any logical argument or evidence for why this is true. Additionally, the author quotes Carlisle stating that 'we deserve a fair shot,' which could be considered an appeal to fairness fallacy as it assumes that the Pacers have been unfairly treated without providing any evidence to support this claim.
][Small-market teams deserve an equal shot],[[They deserve a fair shot no matter where they’re playing]]
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle expressed dissatisfaction with the officiating after the loss
Carlisle believes small-market teams deserve ‘a fair shot’
Accuracy
The Pacers were outrebounded by the Knicks 26-13 and allowed them to shoot 67% in the third quarter, contributing to their loss.
Jalen Brunson returned from injury in the second half of Game 2 and scored 10 points down the stretch against Andrew Nembhard as his primary defender.
Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
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Bias
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The author expresses bias towards small market teams and implies that they are not given a fair shot in comparison to big market teams. This is an example of monetary bias.
> That’s small beans compared to everything else. Small market teams deserve an equal shot. They deserve a fair shot no matter where they’re playing<
> We deserve a fair shot... I’m just really disappointed.<
Rick Carlisle was ejected from the Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks game in the fourth quarter.
Carlisle received his second technical foul for clapping his hands in front of official Marc Davis.
A controversial double dribble call against Isaiah Hartenstein was overturned by officials, keeping possession with the New York Knicks.
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The controversial double dribble call against Isaiah Hartenstein was overturned by officials, keeping possession with the New York Knicks.
Rick Carlisle expressed frustration about officiating disparity and plans to submit questionable calls for review.
Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
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The author, John Leuzzi, makes several statements that contain fallacies. Firstly, in the quote 'Here’s a look at Carlisle showing his displeasure of officials overturning their call:', the author uses an appeal to emotion by describing Carlisle's actions as 'displeasure' and implying that the readers should feel sympathy for him. Secondly, in the quote 'There were 29 plays in game one that we thought were clearly called the wrong way. I decided to not submit them because I just felt like we would get a more balanced whistle tonight. It didn’t feel that way.', Carlisle makes an appeal to ignorance by stating that there were 29 plays in Game 1 that he believed were called incorrectly but did not submit them for review, implying that the officials must have missed these calls intentionally because they did not receive them for review. Lastly, in the quote 'New York can get ready and they will see them too. I’m always talking to our guys about not making it about the officials but we deserve a fair shot. There’s not a consistent balance and that is disappointing.', Carlisle makes an argument based on circular reasoning by stating that they deserve a fair shot, implying that the officials should call the game fairly, but then stating that there is not a consistent balance and implying that they have not received fair treatment in the past.
The author uses an appeal to emotion when describing Carlisle's actions as 'displeasure'
Carlisle makes an appeal to ignorance by stating that there were 29 plays in Game 1 that he believed were called incorrectly but did not submit them for review
Carlisle makes an argument based on circular reasoning by stating that they deserve a fair shot and implying that the officials should call the game fairly, but then stating that there is not a consistent balance and implying that they have not received fair treatment in the past.
