Steven A.: "Officials taking over the game"

[indeedproceed]

Gotta love how everyone races to point out the letter of the law when it'll negatively affect the Celtics. I seem to remember Game 2 of the Boston-Indiana series in 2004-05 when JO (then playing for the Pacers) came up from behind the ref, grabbed his arm and turned him around. No technical, no ejection, no suspension. Where was David Stern then? Where was the media then? What a corrupt, scumbag of a commissioner. And I hate to say this, but how come more Celtic fans are siding against Rondo now than they did against JO in 04-05? Honestly, if I didn't love the Celtics as much as I did, I really wouldn't watch another NBA game until Stern is gone.

Rondo intentionally bumped a ref. The rules clearly state that is a mandatory suspension. He got 1 game. I'm not mad about it.

[Finkelskyhook]

I think it is true that they are graded after every game. The problem is...there is no consequence for failing. They just get retrained or something and sent out again.

They're not failing.

They never call traveling on los Nash, Wade, Chris Paul, the snitchster, or the messiah.  Pierce will always get free throws on the upfake/charge.

But for the most part...(except for flopping) the rulebook will pretty much apply to everyone else...Less of course, the "human" element.

The messiah will never foul out of a game...Be able to protest anything relentlessly without accountability.  The messiah is the brand and is to be protected at all costs.

The officials are sterlingly successful.

[Fafnir]

I think it is true that they are graded after every game. The problem is...there is no consequence for failing. They just get retrained or something and sent out again.

They're not failing.

They never call traveling on los Nash, Wade, Chris Paul, the snitchster, or the messiah.  Pierce will always get free throws on the upfake/charge.

Funny thing was I just watched the Clippers/Memphis game a few days ago where they called travelling correctly 6 times. Including 5 times on the Clippers (4 in the fourth quarter of their comeback!)

I can't remember seeing so many travel calls in one game like that.

[Finkelskyhook]

I think it is true that they are graded after every game. The problem is...there is no consequence for failing. They just get retrained or something and sent out again.

They're not failing.

They never call traveling on los Nash, Wade, Chris Paul, the snitchster, or the messiah.  Pierce will always get free throws on the upfake/charge.

Funny thing was I just watched the Clippers/Memphis game a few days ago where they called travelling correctly 6 times. Including 5 times on the Clippers (4 in the fourth quarter of their comeback!)

I can't remember seeing so many travel calls in one game like that.

Officials are not afraid to call traveling.  They just don't call it on a core of players who overtly travel.

I think one of the funniest expressions in basketball is to see the exhasperated look on Pierce the one time during a season that they'll call the upfake/charge properly or the extremely rare time he's called for traveling.  (Same kind of look McHale got every time he was whistled.)