Bleacher Report - Joey Crawford and Ed Rush Defeat Boston Celtics in Game Five

[noro]

As an additional point, I would also add without any factual evidence that the other major sports seem to put such a premium on the judiciousness of their "officals". I would use the example of Ed Hochuli in that Chargers/Broncos game a few years back. Baseball umps don't have it any easier. How is basketball the only sport not under a microscope?

Other sports' calls cannot have such a direct effect on games. A baseball umpire isn't going to call people safe purposely that are clearly out. Ed Hochuli was a one time offender but that didn't effect the outcome of the game. Basketball officials can call something on every possession, they just need a reason to do so... David $tern's big money bags.

[greg683x]

Corrupt or not, the main reason the NBA gets put under such a huge microscope when it comes to the officials is the relationships players have with refs in the NBA.

Please show me another sport where players are allowed to argue calls at such length with officials and not be thrown out of a game?  Or penalized?

Discussions happen sometimes in football, but flags get thrown before it even gets half as heated as in the NBA.  Baseball players have been thrown out of games by homeplate umpires for less than some of the things NBA players are allowed to say to refs. 

My point is, if players are allowed to argue with officials at such a length to where they could influence them, Lord only knows the discussions the league has with the officials to influence how they would call a game.

Thats the difference between the NBA and other sports.

[misha]

Wanna guess what 'F' in 'Eddie F. Rush' means?

[crownsy]

Corrupt or not, the main reason the NBA gets put under such a huge microscope when it comes to the officials is the relationships players have with refs in the NBA.

Please show me another sport where players are allowed to argue calls at such length with officials and not be thrown out of a game?  Or penalized?

Discussions happen sometimes in football, but flags get thrown before it even gets half as heated as in the NBA.  Baseball players have been thrown out of games by homeplate umpires for less than some of the things NBA players are allowed to say to refs. 

My point is, if players are allowed to argue with officials at such a length to where they could influence them, Lord only knows the discussions the league has with the officials to influence how they would call a game.

Thats the difference between the NBA and other sports.

No, the real difference between the NBA and other sports is in other sports the officials are doing there job and putting the game first.

In the NBA the Ref's put themselves first, and the game second.

in what other sport could you imagine a official challenging a player to a fight in a playoff game, then throwing that player out for laughing? how about throwing a ball at a fan?

how about giving this explanation to a player for a foul?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDM2eGpf5Hc

the fact that salvator is concerned with the crowd's opinion of him and called a tech on iverson because he "brought the crowds mood down" is EXACTLY the problem.

In the NBA, the refs want to be part of the story, not faceless officials as it should be, and is in every other sport.

[Amonkey]

Corrupt or not, the main reason the NBA gets put under such a huge microscope when it comes to the officials is the relationships players have with refs in the NBA.

Please show me another sport where players are allowed to argue calls at such length with officials and not be thrown out of a game?  Or penalized?

Discussions happen sometimes in football, but flags get thrown before it even gets half as heated as in the NBA.  Baseball players have been thrown out of games by homeplate umpires for less than some of the things NBA players are allowed to say to refs.  

My point is, if players are allowed to argue with officials at such a length to where they could influence them, Lord only knows the discussions the league has with the officials to influence how they would call a game.

Thats the difference between the NBA and other sports.

Soccer is a sport where refs gets argued a lot.  During a soccer game, groups of players will come out, grabbing him and being pretty intense.  Then again, many refs may be crooks as well.

I think a big difference is in football, there is a system of checks and balance.  They can review plays and there are multiple refs where they discuss and make a concession of a decision.  In the NBA, one ref has a lot of say, and it's only 3 total.  That means that they rely on each other's words, and that can easily affect a game by their perceptions of what is a foul.

[MBz]

Ah, and the NBA wonders why its lost so many fans to college basketball.

[PosImpos]

Wanna guess what 'F' in 'Eddie F. Rush' means?

"Flippant"

[Bahku]

Wanna guess what 'F' in 'Eddie F. Rush' means?

That pretty much says it all for me, Misha!

[incoherent]

Whats the bigger story? First ever come back from 3-0 or Celtics Lakers finals?

[Bahku]

Whats the bigger story? First ever come back from 3-0 or Celtics Lakers finals?

I guess we'll find out, won't we? And soon.