The Refs need to protect our stars!!!!

[liam]

The refs are letting Jaylen Brown get beat up all over the place. I thought the NBA protected there stars! Even Timelord is getting contact in the air and no calls! Clean it up NBA!!!!

[Ogaju]

Your coach needs to spend some fine money. Calls do not come cheaply. It is simple human nature the referees will pick on the coach that resists the least.

[liam]

Your coach needs to spend some fine money. Calls do not come cheaply. It is simple human nature the referees will pick on the coach that resists the least.

Your Right! Danny and Win could also pay some fines to protect their stars!

[liam]

Jaylen keeps getting hit in the air! I thought the NBA want amazing dunks.



"Brown departed after scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in 27 minutes of action. He was seen limping in the hallway outside the locker room after leaving the court, but the update from Stevens certainly comes as a relief given the 24-year-old's importance to the team's success."

[nickagneta]

Your coach needs to spend some fine money. Calls do not come cheaply. It is simple human nature the referees will pick on the coach that resists the least.

Your Right! Danny and Win could also pay some fines to protect their stars!

The refs hear it all the time from The Jays, other players and the coach.... every game they hear it and nothing.

I agree that it's Danny and Wyc that needs to say something publicly. Let them take the fine and heat. Not only could they say something, they could order up a video package showing what's happening.

[PAOBoston]

Unfortunately, the Cs play soft on offense. Too many jump shots/threes so they are not going to get the benefit of the doubt when they do get fouled. To get calls, you need to be aggressive and this team simply isn’t aggressive consistently.

[Rondo9]

Unfortunately, the Cs play soft on offense. Too many jump shots/threes so they are not going to get the benefit of the doubt when they do get fouled. To get calls, you need to be aggressive and this team simply isn’t aggressive consistently.

So that justifies Brown getting mugged with a no call?

[PAOBoston]

Unfortunately, the Cs play soft on offense. Too many jump shots/threes so they are not going to get the benefit of the doubt when they do get fouled. To get calls, you need to be aggressive and this team simply isn’t aggressive consistently.

So that justifies Brown getting mugged with a no call?

No. But the refs stink. We all know that. My point is if the Cs offense was predicated on attacking the rim more often/consistently, they’d get more calls.

[td450]

It is surprising that refereeing hasn't improved with the rest of the sort.

I hate to say it because I hate watching it, but "acting" fouled seems to be the most important factor. A dramatic head snap and a bit of flailing usually works. Watching some Kyle Lowry or James Harden videos on the topic is instructive.

Marcus Smart and Kemba know how to do this, but Tatum and Brown generally don't. It's bad for the game but good for the team if they learned too, until the league gets a clue.

[nickagneta]

Unfortunately, the Cs play soft on offense. Too many jump shots/threes so they are not going to get the benefit of the doubt when they do get fouled. To get calls, you need to be aggressive and this team simply isn’t aggressive consistently.

So that justifies Brown getting mugged with a no call?

No. But the refs stink. We all know that. My point is if the Cs offense was predicated on attacking the rim more often/consistently, they’d get more calls.

Here is the thing though. The Celtics score points in the paint at almost the mid way point for all teams. The percentage of their points scored in the paint also falls right in the middle of team stats.

But, the percentage of their points they derive from free throws, is one of the lowest in the league. They are also in the lowest third of teams when it comes to actual free throws attempted.

The Celtics take it inside about average but in doing so don't get to the free throw line at a similar rate.

The stats belie what your theory is here. The Celtics are almost exactly in the middle of three pointers attempted in the league. With so many offensive factors being in the middle of the pack of all teams, so should the free throw rate, but it's not. It's one of the worst in the league.

There is definitely something wrong there and as far as I am concerned it a bias against them from the refs. Is it because they are so young? Is it because refs haven't given them the respect accorded vet teams?

I don't know. But I think it very telling that you can watch JB and JT highlights every night post game and see at least 5 instances where one of the duo should have been at the line shooting free throws.

And it's more a JB issue than Tatum. Brown gets mugged at the rim every game without calls. That tech against Brown for complaining about a no call foul on him that should have been reviewed to see if it was a flagrant shot to the face, was pathetic and epitomizes how he has been treated by the refs this year.

[liam]

Unfortunately, the Cs play soft on offense. Too many jump shots/threes so they are not going to get the benefit of the doubt when they do get fouled. To get calls, you need to be aggressive and this team simply isn’t aggressive consistently.

So that justifies Brown getting mugged with a no call?

No. But the refs stink. We all know that. My point is if the Cs offense was predicated on attacking the rim more often/consistently, they’d get more calls.

Here is the thing though. The Celtics score points in the paint at almost the mid way point for all teams. The percentage of their points scored in the paint also falls right in the middle of team stats.

But, the percentage of their points they derive from free throws, is one of the lowest in the league. They are also in the lowest third of teams when it comes to actual free throws attempted.

The Celtics take it inside about average but in doing so don't get to the free throw line at a similar rate.

The stats belie what your theory is here. The Celtics are almost exactly in the middle of three pointers attempted in the league. With so many offensive factors being in the middle of the pack of all teams, so should the free throw rate, but it's not. It's one of the worst in the league.

There is definitely something wrong there and as far as I am concerned it a bias against them from the refs. Is it because they are so young? Is it because refs haven't given them the respect accorded vet teams?

I don't know. But I think it very telling that you can watch JB and JT highlights every night post game and see at least 5 instances where one of the duo should have been at the line shooting free throws.

And it's more a JB issue than Tatum. Brown gets mugged at the rim every game without calls. That tech against Brown for complaining about a no call foul on him that should have been reviewed to see if it was a flagrant shot to the face, was pathetic and epitomizes how he has been treated by the refs this year.

All true.

Watching Lakers vs Clips and Gasol got a player landing in his landing space on a 3 and no call and the ref T'd him up. It was right in front of the refs a child could make the call and then the ref T's up Gasol. It's not what anyone wants to see as a fan and I hate the Lakers!

I don't understand how the college refs can be so much better unless it's an NBA agenda that I don't get.