Refs lockout 'imminent and unavoidable'

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4482584
    Ar you telling me that a multi-billion dollar business isnt going to have their "professional" referees over 700k?!? Really?!? Maybe im interpreting that wrong...Is it $700k per referee? This is pathetic...
     
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    fuck em. Lets get some scab ref's in there. It'll make the season more interesting. How many times during the playoff's did we bitch about reffing...

    Heh. I say out with the old, in w/the new
     
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    ...that, or implement playground rules :dunno:
     
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    I don't mind "bad" as long as they are consistently bad.
     
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    Shaq backs the refs! Will he get fined?

    Shaq backs refs in talks
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    Shaquille O'Neal | Cavaliers Top Email

    Saying that NBA players' health is at stake, Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal told soon-to-be-locked-out NBA referees.

    "The refs have been vital to this league for a long time. They should be treated accordingly," O'Neal told FanHouse Friday morning. "We need perfection out there. We don't need second best (replacements). The league needs to get this done."

    The last time the NBA used replacement referees was in 1995-96, and NBA.com's David Aldridge reports that the union sent out a memo detailing how fines increased and prominent players, such as O'Neal, were injured.

    "I feel for them. They work hard out there, just like we do," O'Neal said Friday. "When you look at all that's going on with the league. This is a big year. We need them out there."
     
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    translation... "Who else is gonna let me camp for 8 in the key?" ;)
     
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    so true...

    Im on the fence about this one...
     
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    no more star treatment! cry!
     
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    me too. I wish some refs could be scabs who I dont hate lol.
     
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    I'm surprised more of them haven't backed the refs publicly. Can't hurt to have every ref in the league viewing you favorably in the future.
     
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    what if....

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    So does this help or hurt our team?

    Current NBA refs don't give young guys who play aggressive defense much latitude. Oden was particularly victimized, but even Batum had some fouls called against him that I think a more veteran player would easily get away with.

    On the other hand, I'm expecting a more physical game with more bad calls and missed calls, meaning Roy will probably get bodied up much more than he's used to. Aldridge may miss more of his finesse post moves as guys get away with shoving him more.
     
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    Then my wife would have more people to call "Whores of Babylon" other than the Blazer Dancers :)
     
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    yes please...screw integrity! :ghoti:
     
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    the umpires tried this shit in baseball a few years back and all turned in thier resignation papers in an act of solidarity. they were accepted and they all lost thier jobs.

    fans dont give two shits about the refs, when was the last time you saw someone rocking a bavetta jersey?
     
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