Nice explaination of how some of the rules are interpreted...and other observations. http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/5397/notes-from-a-day-with-nba-referees
Good idea for refs to talk to coaches and the media. However, basically nothing was said on the star system which I certainly believe is alive and well. Refs in the past have been VERY biased against some teams. My guess, they still are:
That's interesting... but it's 4.5 years old. It would be interesting to know how much has changed since then. Ed O.