Well, I just can't stop talking about these refs. But neither can anyone else.
Great quote here:
"Stern seems happy to live with the shady perceptions as long as playoff ratings are up and the league can pimp a renewed Lakers-Celtics rivalry. Anyone with a wager slip knew the Lakers would get significantly friendlier foul calls at home on Tuesday night. And sure enough, the Lakers enjoyed a 22-12 foul advantage at the half, and they finished the game with a 34-22 edge.
I'm not saying the Lakers didn't outplay the Celtics fairly in Game 3, but when the league's officiating becomes that predictable, how is it not a problem? "
I'm not saying the Lakers didn't outplay the Celtics fairly in Game 3, but when the league's officiating becomes that predictable, how is it not a problem? "
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=smith_stephen&page=Donaghy-080611
"As the cynics around the league would say, there's a reason every team, and every player, has one particular referee they simply can't stand."
"One occasion, it's Joey Crawford ejecting Tim Duncan for laughing. Another time, it's Ron Garretson ejecting Rasheed Wallace for staring."
The nightmarish reality that hangs over what was supposed to be Stern's dream Finals is that public confidence in NBA officiating is maybe even lower now than it was when Donaghy's betting on games and association with known gamblers were first revealed last summer.
"Good luck trying to convince disgruntled fans on both coasts that Donaghy's claims that league officials direct their referees "to manipulate games" to "boost ticket sales and television ratings" have no merit. "
"Two examples from Texas: All of San Antonio is convinced that the Spurs have no shot at a W if Joey Crawford is in the building, just as anyone in Dallas can tell you that the Mark Cuban-era Mavs have a 2-14 record when Danny Crawford has a whistle. "
"The larger point here is that nobody has ever known what is and what isn't a foul in professional basketball."
Better do someting Sterny.
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Anyone agree with Cuban that this is as great as he thinks? Any lingering questions/issues?
I'm not sure anything is perfect but fresh blood HAS to be a good thing, right? I don't see how he could make it worse unless he wants to start training new refs the proper way to build levees.
This is better than nothing, but probably not enough.
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