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A difficulty with the ranking system, as well, would be if evaluators are giving higher ratings per game to more experienced officials due to a respect factor. If that's the case, then the year-end ranking would be higher because his/her average scores end up being better than a newer official.
I remember the first few years I was reffing and had evaluations at the same time as a 20+ year official. This individual could barely get up-and-down the court, had homemade signals and marginal calls yet was given a near perfect evaluation. Of course, none of the veteran officials in the NBA fall in this category, but I use it as it is illustrative of preferential evaluations for people who have been around for a while.
That being said, the NBA has the fairest and most stringent evaluation process around. The level of accountability is so high that if you're not doing well, then you'd better have another job waiting for you.
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