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Five Ways to Fix the NBA Officiating Problem

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tinman, Apr 30, 2019.

  1. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    Great article written by 2

    https://www.houstonpress.com/news/nba-officials-are-a-problem-five-ways-to-fix-them-11284858

    Five Ways to Fix the NBA Officiating Problem
    JEFF BALKE | APRIL 30, 2019 | 5:30AM


    I like this excerpt:

    Recognize beefs between officials and players and act on them.

    When Clyde Drexler was a Rocket, it was no secret that he and former official Jake O'Donnell did not see eye to eye. It got so bad that O'Donnell ejected Drexler in game one of the Western Conference semifinals against Phoenix. O'Donnell never officiated another game. It is widely known that James Harden and current official Scott Foster are not on good terms. If there is ANY indication of a legitimate beef that would cause Foster to change his calls during Rockets games, he should be shown the door just like O'Donnell, if for no other reason than to set an example that behavior will not be tolerated.
     
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  2. LUK3

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    just make the rules simpler
     
  3. JW86

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    Meh, not really interested in hearing from a reporter who thinks it’s all theories that the league is rigged. Bullard has a good idea, but all will never happen, exactly because the league has certain interests.
     
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    #4 Roc Paint, Apr 30, 2019
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  5. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    He's not a reporter
     
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    And if there isn't, should there be punishment for the players that make those accusations?
     
  7. pippendagimp

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    clyde was ejected in game 2, not 1
     
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    It should be like picking a jury- each team has a certain amount of preemptory challenges especially in the playoffs. You submit 3-5 refs that cannot work your games.
     
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  9. tinman

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    Yes
     
  10. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Google Jeff Balke and Save Our Rockets. You will appreciate what he did
     
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    something tells me the warriors are fired up because the rockets publicly think they only won because of the refs... well done rockets.. well done...
     
  12. Bruce Bowen

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    good luck proving that...
     

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