[drothamel]

I agree with Dan on this one. The officials call the game based on league directives. These are the best baskeball officials on the planet because they come out of the best officiating pool on the planet. I used to have trouble watching the NBA, because the game is so different from college. The more of it I watch now, however, the more you realize that it is because of the talent of the players. These guys make very difficult things look very routine.

As for the perceived blown call, even the best are going to make a mistake. If he did blow that call, I will guarantee you that he knows about it, and I am sure that it bothered him, just like it would any of us. I mean, the best athletes in the world make mistakes in the biggest games of their lives, why wouldn't equally good officials be just as vulnerable?