Nbe?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by VaTerp

I would love to see this documentation and so would many federal prosecutors. What you are suggesting is that the NBA league office is committing felonies and that the officials are complicit in these crimes.

The NBA rules, like all professional sports leagues, are somewhat driven by entertainment as that is how they generate revenue and survive as a league. That may mean allowing an extra half step for a spectacular finish or some other rule that a basketball "purist" may not like. If you don't like, watch, or support the league then that's every individual's peragotive.

But to suggest that the league is fixing outcomes and that the documentation is all over the place is a very strong statement, and a foolish one IMO. And in doing so you, whether you want to admit it or not, are also questioning the integrity of the officials which I find beyond distatsteful on an officiating message board. To me it is no different than the ignorant fan at any level of basketball who think that officials have some bias against their team or are the reason that they lose games.

Yep!!!

Peace

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And that's where I disagree. The problem isn't the rules; it's the rules that aren't being uniformly enforced. Joe Benchwarmer might get called for taking that extra half-step, but if you think LeBron et al are gonna get called for the same violation, well, you just haven't been watching the NBE lately.

I watch my share of the NBA and I have seen more travels called in the last several years, including on Lebron and other superstars, then what was called previously. I know the league made it a point of emphasis a few years ago.

If you think the rules are not uniformly enforced or that certain players get "star" treatment I'm not going to argue those points. But personally, I don't think it's much different, in terms of uniformity, than other levels of basketball or other sports.

As we all know, officiating is not easy and IMO basketball is by far the toughest sport to officiate. In the NBA you are dealing with the biggest and freakiest athletes on the planet. It's easy to second guess a relatively high percentage of the calls and argue that the officiating is not consistent. To me that's more of a reflection of the nature of basketball officiating and the size, talent, and skill of the NBA players.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I was mixing jokes.

Never mix, never worry, is what I always say.

[VaTerp]

Good NBA game on right now. 4th quarter. Heat at Bulls.

Would love to discuss some of the alleged inconsistency in calls with all of the haters.