NBA Officials

[lrpalmer3]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

DJ, I've been in this whistle-blowing game for close to 50 years now. I can watch an NBA game now and not have a clue as to what a foul is. Or when traveling should be called. Or when 3-seconds should be called. Or.....

I couldn't say that 20-25 years ago.

That's one of the reasons that I don't watch the NBA anymore.

That's because 25 years ago they didn't have 30 cameras to zoom in on an official's mistake, and they didn't play in on Sportscenter 35 times each hour.

NBA officials make 7-10 mistakes a game. They don't alert the fans to these mistakes, but teams are told that a mistake was made. If you watch a game and observe a no-call that you think should have been called, don't assume that's the way the NBA wants it called. It's possible that the ref didn't see it, or saw it and had a brain fart. These guys are the best, but they are not perfect.

[Adam]

Screw the NBA. My faith in the integrity of the gambling industry has been shaken to the core. I don't even know if I can bet on boxing now.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Screw the NBA. My faith in the integrity of the gambling industry has been shaken to the core. I don't even know if I can bet on boxing now.

Too funny. There's always UFC. Boxing is on the way out.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by lrpalmer3

That's because 25 years ago they didn't have 30 cameras to zoom in on an official's mistake, and they didn't play in on Sportscenter 35 times each hour.

NBA officials make 7-10 mistakes a game. They don't alert the fans to these mistakes, but teams are told that a mistake was made. If you watch a game and observe a no-call that you think should have been called, don't assume that's the way the NBA wants it called. It's possible that the ref didn't see it, or saw it and had a brain fart. These guys are the best, but they are not perfect.

You completely missed my point. I said that I don't know what a foul is in the NBA because there doesn't seem to be any consistency. I've seen players knocked into the third row without a call, and I've seen similar plays with a call--including a flagrant foul called. I've seen contact outside on the dribbler called a foul, and I've seen the exact same contact outside on a dribbler let go.

That's what I meant when I said that I don't know what a foul in the NBA is anymore. For the record, I also can't tell you how they call traveling either. One time it is, and then the exact same play a few minutes later isn't. And....that's one of the reasons why I personally find the current version of the NBA unwatchable.