NBA league office has had "keep it close" officiating edict on this series

The officials were bad but they also handed us 5 points during the 4th quarter and OT. They called a ball out on SA that was clearly out on Harden. We got possession and hit a 3. Then they called offensive basket interference (I forget the name of the actual call) on LA when the ball was definitely coming out and off of the rim.

I've never seen a site talk about refs as much as CF.

 

The first call on the Harden play was right, but the second was offensive basket interference (that's the correct name for it) this isn't FIBA and just because it's coming out it doesn't mean it can be touched while a portion of the ball is still on the rim.

CF always has these outbursts of threads when we lose important games. But when we win, everyone is high as a kite for our entire squad. Get used to it.

 

they've been doing a bad job of keeping it close then.

 

I think most of us just want them to call a fair game, win or lose.

 

Has there ever been a "Perfect Game" for NBA refs?

What ref seriously can make all 100% accurate calls?

They would only be able to make a few calls a game to be high accuracy.

 

'zactly . . . maybe the refs just choke. you know, like the Rockets in OT

 

Do you think that's officiating or a much better defensive team that sticks to their plan?

The reason we didn't pull away in the end of the game wasn't because the refs...it was because the ball stopped going in the net.

 

I'd like to see the NBA come up with challenges like football and even tennis have for incorrect calls. Each team could get 3 challenges a game or something where calls are reviewed. It would only take 30 seconds to review some of these blatantly bad calls.

 

and started flying into the hands of opposing players

 

It has been a close series. I hope we will win in the end, but they are a veteran team. Refs are going to miss calls. I don't think that is the only reason we are down by 2-3. The spurs down the stretch just executed a little better than us. Hopefully, they will beat them out in the remaining games because of their age. Let's go!

 

I would go back and create an estimate of points generated for both teams off of blatantly ignored calls.... but I'm pretty sure watching those calls again would cause me to have a nervous breakdown.

 

There isn't ever going to be a game where its 100% correct and even if there is I am sure fans will gripe about it someway.

The only thing I ever ask of officiating is to have it consistent on both ends. The amount of contact you allow or dont allow on one end have it be the same on the other end. There have been several instances in this series where the Spurs have gotten calls or sent to the line on what would have been called incidental contact and a no call on the other end. For example in game 5 there was a play where Anderson drove the lane and was called for a charge on the pass off in the second half. Maybe 5-6 plays later Kawhi does the same thing, charges into Pat on the pass off but nothing was called and the spurs were able to end the possession with a basket.

I get that the types of calls will change game from game based on the officiating crew which is understandable but as long as each crew is consistent in calling the same level of contact on both sides I would be satisfied.

 

If you make your shots when it matters, refs can't have an impact. The refs didn't stop us from moving ball in Game 5. In fact, the Spurs had a LEGIT basket taken away from them in a crucial situation. That's 2 points in a game that went into OT. Any "hypothetical" issue we have with the refs can't hold a candle to having ACTUAL points taken off the board.

 

Not really true. Refs had zero incentive to keep it close and call it the Rockets way during the Spurs 2 blowouts.