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There isn't any one sentence in there that I would disagree with (except I'd never call anyone a cupcake!), but the writer misses the point. Fans don't WANT to know the rules as they are. They don't want to see it from an objective point of view. They don't want the refs to control the game, unless it helps their team win. If these folks didn't have the refs to yell at and blame all their troubles on, what would they do with their spare time? Make their own lives better? Heck, no! Yelling at the refs is a sport all its own, and the announcers encourage that. If the announcers were just there to explain, the ratings would drop dramatically, and they'd get fired. The whole thing is entertainment, and know-it-all announcers contribute to the bread-and-circus atmosphere. It feels good to some people to get really mad at someone a couple of times a week, and that isn't gonna change any time soon. Basketball just isn't the point.
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