How about overt flopping? including Dudley and Nash.
If they can implement this correctly (i.e. uniformly and fairly) this will be a huge improvement. IMO the constant whining is a huge eyesore when watching a televised game, and it would be fantastic if this could help to eliminate it. That being said, I have basically zero faith that it actually will be implemented fairly.
If they can implement this correctly (i.e. uniformly and fairly) this will be a huge improvement... That being said, I have basically zero faith that it actually will be implemented fairly.
+1Just another way an NBA referee can slant the game one way or the other. They already have enough power to call a technical when they see fit. This just pushes the envelope even further. They already make too many bad calls.
Right, exactly: When's the last time the NBA implemented anything "uniformly and fairly"?
The refs should call the game, not get in the middle of it and determine the outcome.
Sometimes the best way to do a job, is to make it seem like you're not even there.
The refs should call the game, not get in the middle of it and determine the outcome.
Sometimes the best way to do a job, is to make it seem like you're not even there.
The refs should call the game, not get in the middle of it and determine the outcome.
Don't the players determine the outcome, by deciding whether to follow the rules or not? It's like you're saying that physics should stay out of the way in governing the ball's flight mid-air, and just let the players decide whether a shot should go in.
Referees make too many mistakes, but enforcing the rules isn't one of them. That's why they're there.
Don't the players determine the outcome, by deciding whether to follow the rules or not? It's like you're saying that physics should stay out of the way in governing the ball's flight mid-air, and just let the players decide whether a shot should go in.
Referees make too many mistakes, but enforcing the rules isn't one of them. That's why they're there.
Except that gravity is constant. Rules (enforced by refs) change from game to game, player to player, from ref to ref.
Except for the most blatant violations, the referees often interpret "rules" differently from game to game and from regular season to playoffs. It is often the case where players want to know who are refereeing the game because of the differences and prejudices in how they make the calls.