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I don't want to know how the situation will look like in approx. 3-4 months... greedy idiots.
by Marcel Mutoni
Officiating is one of the few things that NBA fans can agree on universally: It is, for the most part, quite awful. And guess what? Things aren’t looking up; in fact, they could potentially get a lot worse. Awesome!
According to ESPN, the League and its zebras are nowhere near a contract agreement, which means there’s a slight chance that scabs could be used next season to police the games.
The issue, as always, is money. According to the report, the NBA is trying to cut into the refs’ budget rather significantly, and shockingly, they have a problem with that. The nerve of these guys:
The NBA’s current contract with its 60-odd referees runs out next week and the sides appear to be far apart on a new deal, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations. Sept. 1 is the expiration date of the current five-year pact. One source told ESPN.com on Tuesday that — with the league proposing an across-the-board reduction to the referee budget of an estimated 10 percent — the impasse might not be resolved before the start the 2009-10 season.
As of “right now,” according to the source, existing NBA referees “will not be working preseason [or the] regular season.” The proposed cuts to the referee budget are believed to include reductions in travel costs, pension payouts and health benefits in addition to salary cuts.
Of course, it remains to be seen if the refs are willing to stand firm against the League in this wretched economy. But just in case they are, best to prepare yourselves to see the phrase “I could officiate games better than these guys!” come to life in a few months.
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...e-next-season/
I don't want to know how the situation will look like in approx. 3-4 months... greedy idiots.
A certain NBA ref: David Stern. I will give LeBron no calls today. I will even make him get called for travels and offensive fouls.
That.
The NBA shouldn't try to F with the refs too much. They've been delivering for the League since Stern hired them all back after the Ref-gate travel scandal. , LeBron might not even get out of the first round if this drags on too long. They're going to be pissed.
If the NBA pissed off the refs, they might start to call games fairly without homer glasses on.
Yay
Chaos
If this means we get some refs that have better than 20/60 vision without heavily prescribed contacts, I'm all for it.
It's time this league got a little younger at the ref position. These old refs are su ious (at best), and can't run the floor or keep up with today's game.
Does this mean Crawford, Salvadore, Delaney, and Javie are gone? If yes, then it's a good thing.
Exactly what I was thinking.
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