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Re: Re: Re: Referees and the rules
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Originally posted by rockyroad
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Originally posted by IrvKostal
I... but a more serious matter, IMHO, is the disconnect between the fans, the refs and the league as to just what constitues a foul. The charging/blocking foul is a major example of this disconnect. This one everyone sees the way they WANT to see it, and there's almost no such thing as a charging/blocking foul call that doesn't draw a complaint from someone.It would help greatly if the NBA would come up with some definitions here that most of us could understand.
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Interesting point of view...two problems I see with your statement: 1)every foul call draws a complaint from someone - whether it's an NBA game or a 7th grade girl's game. That's because those people are fans and have a vested interest in who wins and who loses the game...we couldn't care less about that. 2)Everyone sees the block/charge call (or the traveling call, or the 3 second call, or the illegal screen call, ot the...)the way they want to see it because, again, they are fans...there is no question in our minds what constitutes a foul or violation in the games we do, and there is no question in the NBA guys minds when they are working - the questions are in the minds of the fans...
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Have we touched on advantage/disadvantage yet? This complicates the matter even further. A referee's decision on whether or not to call a violation or foul that he sees is often based on whether the offender gained an advantage. Most fans are unable to look at a foul by the opposing team and say, "Oh well, didn't affect the game."
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