OT - NBA referee Dick Bavetta retiring after 39 years

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    SlyPokerDog, Aug 19, 2014
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    One of the best for sure. He's been out of his prime for a few years, and this is a long time coming. It marks the end of an era, which is sad.
     
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    dviss1 should be happy... he was a showboat who stopped reffing from the correct positions years ago.
     
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    He couldn't last one more year for an even 40, which means that he is truly out of gas.
     
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    I wonder if he will write a book. I really enjoyed reading Tim Donaghy Personal Foul book.
     
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    [TWEET]502136745841147904[/TWEET]

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    Joey Crawford next? I was really hoping for a Scott Foster retirement.
     
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    If that happened, we'd have the first parade since the '77 Championship.
     
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    Just proves that NBA refs are biased for the Lakers. Nothing new.
     
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    Kudos Adam Silver! That old dog needed to be taken out back and shot years ago!
     
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    You think this is Silver's doing? Possibly.
     
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    From Sterling to old ass Bavetta Silver is cleaning house IMO. Crawford should be next!
     
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    When a referee's parabolic career descends a little under NBA-quality, he should still be good for a few NCAA years, right?

    The pay per game is still good for a ref with a rep, but with a lot fewer games. Why doesn't Bavetta try it? Which laid-off NBA refs then became reliable NCAA refs?
     
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    They could just become replay refs in a booth with a monitor if that ever happens. No, wait, Scott Foster ....bad idea
     
    riverman, Aug 23, 2014
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