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Old Mon Aug 23, 2004, 11:20pm
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One of the reasons that FIBA did not go three-man for this Olympics, and an explanation for the overall poor performance of the referees is to do with a dispute between FIBA and the European basketball league. Basically since the European league is not a FIBA endorsed competition, their referees were not allowed to officiate - which is a real shame as they have some of the top referees in the world.
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