Charles Barkley's "brutal NBA refs" comments

[jkjenning]

Originally posted by Texas Aggie
eing somewhat physical and playing good defense, and SA doesn't like it. I can understand them not liking it, but complaining about the officials is bush league.

Hmmm, probably a Mavericks fan. In no way do I believe the Spurs have lost because of the officiating. The Mavs are playing very good ball and throwing a lot of young talent at the Spurs. The Spurs should be ashamed at how they are managing the FT line but they are playing crisper with each game - so don't count them out.

To believe that Cuban's incessant lobbying does not have any effect on how the game is called is a bit naive, imo. I certainly do not believe the officials "cost the game", nor do I believe they are purposely trying to appease Cuban , but if an owner submits a barrage of reports throughout the season to document bad calls and is willing to pay through the nose in order to complain, then you can bet that may very likely mean the officials tend to be a 'bit more' on their toes to avoid bad calls against the Mavericks.

Of course, neither one of us is objective about this, are we?

[Mwanr1]

To believe that Cuban's incessant lobbying does not have any effect on how the game is called is a bit naive, imo. I certainly do not believe the officials "cost the game", nor do I believe they are purposely trying to appease Cuban , but if an owner submits a barrage of reports throughout the season to document bad calls and is willing to pay through the nose in order to complain, then you can bet that may very likely mean the officials tend to be a 'bit more' on their toes to avoid bad calls against the Mavericks.

I definitely second that as I feel that the officials are more cautious of their calls because of Mark Cuban. That's the effect of what money can give you. That one bit of cautiousness can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE IN ONE OF THEIR MANY DECISION MAKING THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

Is no doubt the Mavs are outplaying the Spurs. Think about it, the Spurs are "trying" to match up with the Mavs and they have not found an answer for all of the Mavs scoring. By not playing their centers (Mohammad and Rasho Nesterovic) they are missing a lot of shot blocking inside. Throughout game 4, all i can think of is Howard and Stackhouse being able to score pretty much anywhere on the court. And not to mention that the Spurs seems to struggle with the offense. They had a chance to win it the very last play before OT but they chose to give the ball to Duncan down low. Wouldn't it be more effective to have Parker drive the ball and create something since that seems to got them going in the entire game instead of giving it to an injured and tired Duncan? Call it bad coaching, bad reffing, or what, the Spurs are definitely not playing very "Spurs-like".

Whether Cuban has an effect to the officiating or not, I definitely see that the Mavs are outplaying the Spurs in every way. The Spurs will very likely to lose this series if they don't step up their game!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Mwanr1

I definitely second that as I feel that the officials are more cautious of their calls because of Mark Cuban. That's the effect of what money can give you. That one bit of cautiousness can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE IN ONE OF THEIR MANY DECISION MAKING THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

This is a bunch of crap. I do not believe for one second the officials even give a damn. The NBA hires them, not Mark Cuban. If they screw up according to what the NBA Supervisor says, then they might get in trouble with the league (fine, suspended, fired). Then they will not get any playoff games or get kicked out the league. I am sure Cuban is not much different than other owners, he is just more public. I am also sure there has been some conversation with the NBA officials about this issue in their meetings. So you all know during the season these officials meet every single day online and go over plays that were missed or were correct. I am sure the league is "putting them on edge" much more than anything Cuban is going to say. Just a guess on my part.

Peace