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Originally Posted by Mwanr1
IMO, even evaluators can biases. Exactly how do we determine who is a better official and who’s not? If we rank officials, how is this "ranking" system going to work? Since we know not all officials are guaranteed receive the same amount of games, those who get assigned more games MIGHT tend to do better than those who get less games. And even if they are given the same amt of games, not all game level are the same. Then what????? Given that this “ranking system” is for the NBA refs, game levels can still be very different in terms of posting psychological factors. Games that are televised on National TV might post more psychological stress for refs than games that are not televised publicly across the nation. How are we going to account these variables in the “ranking system?”
Another comment I have is that if they are constantly being evaluated, would officials be more concerned about their personal ratings vs. “teamwork within the crew?” After all, if they truly want to advance, they need to “make a name for themselves!” Given that, would that suggest doing less as a crew but more individually? Officiating a good game requires more than just one person doing his/her job, right? So if my partners failed on me, why should my ranking drop because of his/her mistake. I just don’t see how a ranking system would be fair for officials.
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Manwr1, every time the whistle blows in an NBA regular season game, the observer records that fact. Who blew the whistle, what type of action occurred, and notes whether a subsequent video review is need to verify the accuracy of the call. Additionally those plays which may be questionable where a whistle did not occur are noted and reviewed. I've been told by "those in the know", that the officials selected to officiate the playoffs are correct approx. 94% of the time. Either you're correct or you're not - not much bias to be concerned about here. While there is a baseline expectation of mechanics, the NBA is much more concerned with getting the call right than with proper mechanics.