OT New CBA wrinkle: NBA players will now have a hotline to complain about officials

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Fuck emails, the Russians need to hack this weekly and post the calls.
     
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    Scott Foster is in big trouble now
     
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    I wonder who gets the job of listening to the bitch sessions. Maybe they will bring Jake the Snake out of retirement. That would work well.
     
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    Doc Rivers will be too busy to coach or hold practices now
     
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    Will there be a hotline for fans as well?
     
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    No, we just get a dumb song by Drake.

     
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    I'm expecting Chris Paul to take full advantage of this.
    He will now be playing whilst wearing a Bluetooth wireless direct connection to this Hotline, so as to complain mid-game.
     
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    Ok so imagine... Who the fuck is gonna be answering the phone?

    "Referee complaint hotline. This is Gina. How can I help you?"

    :bored:
     
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    You need to send in your resume.

    "Yeah, you thought you got fouled? Hey, let me tell you something about marginal contact!"
     
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    I'd find it hilarious if was Joey Crawford who had to take the calls.
     
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    I'd actually be perfect for the job. I'm a Basketball Referee who manages a call center customer service team.
     
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    I would assume that it is just an automated system somehow. Voice recording essentially. No actual person on the other end of the line. Just a wild guess though. Unless I missed that part in the article?
     
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    For the record I think this idea is fucking stupid.
     
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    Which is the other reason why you would be perfect for this. You wouldn't take any crap from the players, which is what they need.
     
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    You have reached a mailbox that is full...
     
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    The monthly complaint form: Not
     
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    :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
     
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