Well, Silver *did* promise transparency... (Video)

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by APG

The trend seen in the NBA and NFL is increased transparency. This means admitting when their officials miss calls. It's part of the job description. There's no point in not commenting on some calls...especially when we have video, from 5 or 6 angles, showing that a call is missed. And let's not act like this is a regular occurrence from the league...with over 1230 games played this season, the NBA has released a statement like this probably less than 10 times this season.

And whether we like it or not, the call at the end of the game has more scrutiny and is more important than one missed in the 2nd quarter.

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Including the playoffs, the NBA has released 7 statements: six regarding a missed call at the end of the game or after review, and one regarding ejection that should not have occurred...that's for the entire regular season and the playoffs.

They need to pick their spots then. Many of the things they have commented on have been very marginal. If you are going to educate the public, do not pick plays that are very tough to see or that you need slow motion to judge. Use plays that were clearly missed and the Chris Paul play was not a slam dunk. I do not feel I would have called that in a JH game with no video. Transparancy is great, but you have to be smarter about it. Because every little play like that is going to be asked for a call. Then you will have stupid commentators that uneducate the public about what was a terrible call when you want something called. The NBA needs to work on their commentators more than they need to be transparant about these silly calls they decide to comment about.

Peace