NBA Officials

The NBA refs are the worst in pro sports.

by

NBA Zebras

NOTE: Today on NNR Samantha Bunten of NBC Sports and I review game 2 of the NBA Finals.

You would hope that in the NBA finals you would get the best of the best officials. These guys in both games were deaf, dumb and blind.

The zebras are still allowing the game to deteriorate to tackle basketball. That is going to get worse as the series continues. It can lead to injuries and fights. There is no excuse for the zebras allowing the play to get that physical. But even tackle basketball is inconsistent. At times they call touch fouls outside that would not be fouls during the regular season.

When the announcers are more accurate calling fouls and violations, the refs are not doing their jobs. It is not a case of the calls going to one team and not the other. This was just a case of the zebras swallowing their whistles. But there again, the calls are totally inconsistent. They decide to call traveling in the last 2 minutes of game 1 when they had ignored it all game long.

All any coach wants is consistency. Call it close or let them play a little. Coaches and … Read more at FryingPanSports

An open letter to NBA officials.

by

For several years the NBA has been suspected of being less than even handed in its dealings with franchises.  There have been issues with the NBA draft that magically allowed top draft picks to go to teams other than those with the worst records.

Patrick Ewing going to the Knicks and LeBron James going to the Cavs were examples of convenient good fortune for the league and those teams.  When the Cavs lost James, the team “magically” won the ping pong ball drop and got the first overall pick in the 2011 draft.

Then the league sells the New Orleans franchise for 50 to 100 million dollars more than it was judged to be worth by most experts.  Not unexpectedly, that franchise wins the first pick in the 2012 draft.  That just added to the suspicion that unlike the state lotteries, there is a reason that the NBA ping pong balls are selected behind closed doors.

At the end of the regular season, I predicted the three teams that would win the top picks in the draft.  I was right about both New Orleans and Carolina.  I also picked the Nets to get a top three because of their … Read more at FryingPanSports