Don't Understand !!

[MN BB Ref]

Originally posted by williebfree
I do not get wrapped up in the concept that a call in the last seconds of the game "decides" the game anymore than the first whistle that an official blows. To me, conveying that much importance to "final" whistle tends fuel the myth that officials win and lose games.

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I agree Willie. In reality there are dozens of moments during a game that an action by a team decides the final outcome. To point to one call and say that decided the game is ludicrous. Missing 10 free throws decides a game. Careless passes that are intercepted and converted into fast break points decide games. A decision by a ref does not in and of itself decide the outcome of a game...EVER! But boy is it hard to not feel that way when you are the one blowing the whistle at the end.