I think this is finally a good step. How many Ref supsensions have u heard of? THough, it was one bad call and maybe a mistake, the league has to make some more rules, or make rulese clearer.
Yeah, the punishment should be way harsher though. Because refs basically could determine who will win any close game. Bad calls are sucking the fun out of basketball.
that suspension was to harsh...it was just a regular season game...but if it the NBA finals in game 7, its a different story
The important thing here is that a suspension TOOK PLACE. For all these years refs have been perceived by teams to be essentially invincible. They screw up, nothing happens; you protest in response, you get fined/ejected. The NBA maintains that calls are reviewed at a later time but does that actually dispel that aura of ref invulnerability as perceived by players and coaches? Examples off the top of my head from this season: 1) Spurs vs. somebody. Ref stands in the middle of the court, DIRECTLY interfering with the Spurs offense. He gets run over, tosses TD, and TD gets suspended. But it was the ref's ****-up in the first place right? What happened to him? If anything did, no one knows about it. 2) T-Wolves vs. Hornets. Minnesota up 1 or 2 in the final moments of the game. KG enters the lane, BLATANTLY TRAVELS, no call from the refs, KG makes the layup. Floyd goes ballistic; nothing changes, but he gets ejected anyway. Hornets lose. Again, if anything happened to those refs in response for their critical mistake, no one will know about it. Anyone get what I'm saying here? By publicly issuing an apology, and "disciplining" the ref responsible, the NBA is attempting to win back the respect of its members.
