Boston-Chicago Series

I think Boston will win the next game. What an awesome series thus far. 3 overtime games! Paul Pierce is the truth, baby! Last night was unreal.

As to the issue of Rondo's foul on Brad Miller and whether it was flagrant. Watching it at game speed - almost definitely not. Plus, what ref is going to call a flagrant foul at the end of a close game? And let's be honest - Rondo wasn't trying to hurt Miller or go for his head. He was trying to make a hard foul. They made the right call. The only reasonable argument is the one offered by Barkley in the post-game analysis: if Miller had fouled Rondo like that on the other end of the floor - hit his head and bloodied him - it probably would have been a flagrant. Maybe. When they played the slo mo replay over and over, sure, Rondo smacked him across the face - but at game speed - he was trying to foul, not to hurt. They made the right call.

ESPN analysis. What a sissy. Is a purposeful foul flagrant? In any sport, there are smart fouls and hard fouls. Imagine the criticism of Rondo if he does a soft foul and Miller makes the lay up and a plus one. Hack-a-Shaq are purposeful fouls. America - grow a pair.