Re: Ref's rights and making the right call.

["Jim Hill" <jahill199@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The display of protest by the ref's may have been like shooting themselves
in the foot.  They have been basically unaccountable for their poor
performance over the past few years against a rising cornucopia of criticism
by fans, players and coaches.  The lame attempt at showing up the league
offices, instead of being upset that their coworker embarrassed them as
professionals, may finally bring about the aggravation of Stu Jackson to
actually do something to improve the officiating product and earn his
paycheck.

It's kinda of like waking up the sleeping giant.  Probably not a good idea
for them, perhaps a godsend for the rest of us.

<Jim

On Friday, February 27, 2004, at 07:56 PM, David J. Boutte wrote:


I think its impossible to say that Henderson's error cost the Nuggets the
game. Why? I didn't see the game, but in order for that call to have decided
the game, it would have to be that every other single decision by the refs
in that game---calls or noncalls---was correct, which I find hard to
believe.

You make a good point but if you saw the play it was so obvious that it was
sickening. I understand that a lot of the crowd in Denver stayed in their
seats in such disbelief after the game that some security concerns where
brought up. It's not very often that people don't pour out of the arena on a
weeknight, especially after a loss. The NBA may have considered this, among
other factors, in their harsh penalty. You don't want to piss off the paying
fans. At least the ticket holders in Denver can be somewhat pacified.
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