Re: OT: Short refs call more fouls Fascinating. That, or the NBA assigns shorter refs to Harden's and K*be's games.
Couple things. What's the distribution of ref heights? Are there as many guys over 6'3 as there are below 6'3? Is there really as statistically significant difference between 4.13, 4.09, and 4.03? Why is 6'3 the cutoff? This reminds me of my stats term paper in college in which I questioned the use of +/- stats with low sample sizes. Much ado about nothing and full of holes.
Re: OT: Short refs call more fouls Based on the number of times Harden has been getting to the line this season, I suspect Verne Troyer has been lead official for most of Houston's games. BNM
So then shorter teams will benefit from shorter refs? Players like Spud Webb, Nate Robinson, Mugsy Bogues would get all the favorable calls?
Oh.. well I don't know about that. I just think we have a better view. And because of that we can see more. I think I have a better view of Handchecks, traveling, and that annoying (and scandalous) poke in the stomach that happens to shooters.
Shorter refs have shorter legs and call more fouls so they can catch their breath from chasing 7 ft players around a court
And for their next study, I want the Wall Street Journal to determine the correlation between facial hair and free throw attempts. BNM
In summation: the fate of the NBA is in the hands of the guys who got picked last during recess games. I don't know if it is a "Napoleon complex" - but the NBA leads all sports in refs with bad attitudes.
