Comments on: Ref Stats Update Jan 15th 06

By: Armand

Armand — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

Like ALL professional sports, the NBA is ENTERTAINMENT. I love sports, don’t get me wrong, but to be honest, it IS about money. RATINGS draw sponsors, sponsors give money, STARS draw fans, fans and interest draw money and in turn, draws more sponsors, etc. Anyway, to keep STARS “performing” their best, let them get away with “their moves”, heck with the rules….they are the stars and that’s what we pay to see. My friend’s husband is a college basketball ref, and even he agrees and understands that the rules for professional basketball do not always apply to the STARS; they get away with fouls, charges, travels, double dribbles, etc. because you have to let them make their “moves”. In truth, college ball still enforces the rules as they are written. But in the pros, their is so much athleticism and parody that to keep the big market teams in the public, you have to let the STARS shine. Come on, enjoy the show, it is entertainment after all. Mark Cuban, I applaud you for trying to “clean up” basketball, but be serious, only now, after years of claiming to be clean does baseball admit to having steroid laiden players. And during those years we mindless fans still ignored the obvious and still shelled out money for the “world” series and those baseball seasons. Tainted as these professional leagues are, we still need to be entertained.

By: v7ndotcom elursrebmem

v7ndotcom elursrebmem — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

That’s what I like about you! All facts and no rubbish.

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By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

Loved your appearance on Comedy Central. You are one hell of an interesting person. When you first came on the scene, I thought you were all about just being the center of attention but I have learned nothing could be further from the truth.

Ha ha ha these stats are great. It made me think of the old saying “Truth is a defense in slander or libel cases”.

Keep up the great blog.

By: Joe -Valley Ranch

Joe -Valley Ranch — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

Most people miss the point here…We are looking for CONSISTENCY from the refs. Thats all anybody wants from the neutral parties in any transaction. Just call the same way on both teams and everyone can live with that. I have a real problem with the refs using their “own professional judgement” inconsistently and that is what I think Mark is striving for here. To eliminate “judgement” and have a set of guidelines that equates to a more conforming use of “judgement” calls. I think he is on the right track by forcing the league to review each individual refs performance and question why they call things twice as much as the next crew.

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

Hey Mark – Can you speak to whether any of the variances in calls may be attributed to refs calling certain teams more? For example, a ref team calling games in the west may have fewer 3 sec calls than the east?

thanks~!

By: Kevin Broom

Kevin Broom — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

Now if we could get the refs to stat calling “palming” with some consistency. Of course, that would cut down on those “amazing” crossover moves.

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World business for sale — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

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By: Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

Mark – any new castings coming up?

http://undiscoveredactor.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

J Wright

By: Brock

Brock — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

Mark, tell David Stern that one of the major problems with the NBA is the referees. This sport is so arbitary with foul calls, college and professional, but the NBA in particular. Certain teams/players get called for fouls which other teams/players do not. The refs call fouls more when they think its a foul moreso than when they actually see a foul. This is the one thing that turns me off to the NBA in general, it’s like watching Duke in college BB, they get calls, there is absolutely no way around that. Now we all know the players/teams that get preferential treatment, ie: touch Kobe and you are getting called for a foul. I love the Mavs and watch when ever I can see them since I don’t live in Texas anymore, but I can barely watch sometimes because the league makes me so mad with the weak officiating, it is the worst officiated of the four major sports BY FAR!! Please let David Stern know that we can see these idiots blow 20 calls a night, you aren’t just making this shit up.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:38 +0000

I watched the Nuggets/Cavs game last night. The announcers were quick to say that the refs were calling techs on guys to keep things under control, but I beg to differ. The game didn’t get testy until the ref (Joey Crawford or one of those other veteran refs) started caliing quick techs. The ref that called the techs last night is known for calling them quick. That’s a shame, because the refs should be invisible. It seems to me that if, as a ref, you are known to call something, then you have an agenda. Isn’t the game supposed to be about the players not the refs?