The NBA refs are the worst in pro sports.

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 players will adapt to the way officials are calling the game IF the calls are consistent. Otherwise, the zebras can decide which team wins by their calls. There is a tendency to give the home team a little advantage.

If these are the best officials the NBA has, they are in desperate need of new blood. There is just no excuse for the sloppy officiating we have seen. Clean it up or risk losing the fan base.

That is what I think. Tell us what you think by commenting here or tweeting me @NNRonDSN.

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