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[pad300]

I'd gladly donate a couple million of Parker's salary for good officiating.

JK, goooooo Tony!!!!

Tony might go for it too! He's made a career of going into the paint where the tall trees are, and he's never gotten a fair share of foul calls...

[tonight...you]

I'd gladly donate a couple million of Parker's salary for good officiating.

JK, goooooo Tony!!!!

Lol. Me too.

[diego]

I'm sure that there would be applicants. The question is whether those applicants would actually be better than the guys who hold those positions right now. It's possible that they're better (though I suspect the NBA actively scouts and then recruits lower level referees already)

do you know if most nba refs come from a certain place or where they have hired referees from?

i wonder if they have looked at foreign talent the way teams have, or if they´re all from us college ranks.

just yesterday i got together with some old friends, boston, dubs, pacers and spurs fans, and everyone was griping about the poor officiating in general. its still better than a lot of other leagues but there are still a lot of games tainted by bad calls. it seems like the easiest, most reasonable solution is to add a fourth ref so they dont have to run as much and have a more balanced view of the court. they should try in the dleague, or in preseason, maybe that 17% goes up.

[SpursforSix]

do you know if most nba refs come from a certain place or where they have hired referees from?

i wonder if they have looked at foreign talent the way teams have, or if they´re all from us college ranks.

just yesterday i got together with some old friends, boston, dubs, pacers and spurs fans, and everyone was griping about the poor officiating in general. its still better than a lot of other leagues but there are still a lot of games tainted by bad calls. it seems like the easiest, most reasonable solution is to add a fourth ref so they dont have to run as much and have a more balanced view of the court. they should try in the dleague, or in preseason, maybe that 17% goes up.

That makes sense. But I wonder if that would result in a lot of conflicting calls.

Maybe if the had a ref attached to a zip line over the court and move him back and forth like one of those cameras.

[r0drig0lac]

Hawks with ball movement Spurs 2013/14 abused GSW in the third period

[SpursforSix]

Hawks with ball movement Spurs 2013/14 abused GSW in the third period

How are the refs?

[FromWayDowntown]

do you know if most nba refs come from a certain place or where they have hired referees from?

i wonder if they have looked at foreign talent the way teams have, or if they´re all from us college ranks.

just yesterday i got together with some old friends, boston, dubs, pacers and spurs fans, and everyone was griping about the poor officiating in general. its still better than a lot of other leagues but there are still a lot of games tainted by bad calls. it seems like the easiest, most reasonable solution is to add a fourth ref so they dont have to run as much and have a more balanced view of the court. they should try in the dleague, or in preseason, maybe that 17% goes up.

At this point, most of the new officials into the NBA come through the D-League.

In the past there was a more direct pipeline from collegiate officials to the NBA.

And to complete my thoughts on all of this, it's true that the quality of officiating during regular season games can be pretty inconsistent, depending upon the crew. But, as has always been true, good teams tend to find ways to win games without regard to the officiating and the Spurs did that on both Friday and Sunday to get games that they likely would have lost just last season.

[SpursforSix]

At this point, most of the new officials into the NBA come through the D-League.

In the past there was a more direct pipeline from collegiate officials to the NBA.

And to complete my thoughts on all of this, it's true that the quality of officiating during regular season games can be pretty inconsistent, depending upon the crew. But, as has always been true, good teams tend to find ways to win games without regard to the officiating and the Spurs did that on both Friday and Sunday to get games that they likely would have lost just last season.

Yes...this is of course true. A good team shouldn't put themselves in a position where the calls change their whole season. Although, I'm sure at some point it time, it's maybe screwed up a team's seeding and possibly.

As long as they get it right in the playoffs. Just thinking about .4 and also the foul on Barry.

[Horse]

F the ref!!!

[spurtech09]

What do you expect....Its all about the Warriors.....League doing all they can to keep Golden State on top....