[JRutledge]

Ysong,

It is obvious to me that you keep belittling your own opinion for the impression of others. If you do not like the NBA, turn off the TV and do not go to games. I have lived in a city that has an NBA team for over 6 years now. I do not turn on the TV or attend games especially when tickets were not hard to get. I have attended one NBA game since I moved here and it was an officiating event with a discounted rate. I spent most of the time talking with my friend and could hardly tell you anything that happened in the game. I personally do not like the NBA like I used to. I do not watch the NBA like I used to. When I do watch the NBA, I see the officials calling the game as the way they are instructed by the league. I belong to two associations that that have current NBA officials as former members. I have heard two of the 3 current NBA officials from my area talk about officiating and some philosophies of the league. I have said many times that I do not watch a lot or like NCAA Women's basketball, but when I do I watch the officials and their procedures in action. I do monitor the trends, mechanics and philosophies of all levels of basketball because some of those things filter down to the college and HS levels. And looking at the last few years of mechanics and rules, it is obvious that what the NBA does change what we do at the lowest of levels. I surely do not come here and complain that what is not fair in the NBA when I do not call the game and I probably never will. What was called against MJ or not called against Shaq is not something I worry about.

Peace