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The following is from a Miami Herald article. I didn't see the game and was wondering if anyone knows: is this accurate at all? I'd like to hear an unbiased view of what happened. It seems like a strange overrule to me, but I didn't see it. Also, what do you think about local papers printing ref's names like this?
. . .Caron went up with a layup attempt over a moving Steve Nash.
The official underneath the basket, Ken Mauer, immediately signaled a blocking foul against Nash, which would have put Butler at the free-throw line with a chance to tie the score.
But the official at halfcourt trailing the play, Bernie Fryer, was adamant that Butler was guilty of charging, turned to the scorer's table and made the call without conferring with Mauer.
Riley ran onto the court to try to convince the officials to talk about the call, but to no avail.
''It was a huge call,'' Riley said. ``My argument was that Ken Mauer had jumped out with a blocking call, very visibly called it. He was the one under the basket. He saw it. And the other guy just pointed the other way. . . .
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