Great that these numbers are available, but there are just so many variables that aren't considered when you look at them in a vacuum. And tbh, I don't see much statistical significance to really say that there's a trend. I'd like to see some error calculations too, but even then, it doesn't tell me anything about a ref possibly pandering to home crowds.
Totally agree. You never know who they're reffing, whether those one of the teams is generally more aggressive, passive, shoots outside more, or what. Just thought I'd share some of the stats availale on them.
It looks like Zarba reffed the last regular season Blazers/Rockets game http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterocke...py-refs-put-multiple-players-in-foul-trouble/
Blazers fans are like Cubs fans... the always think they are going to get jobbed because they are a fan of their team specifically.
Or, because we've faced the L*kers so many times in the playoffs. This isn't baseball or football; you know as well as I do that the NBA doesn't always ref games straight up.
I don't think baseball and football do either, at least relating to players, versus teams. Just seems people want to complain more about NBA officiating. In a league where one star player can completely change a team unlike any other sport, it's easy to jump on the "star's league" mantra, and that they're allowed to get away with more. I'm a Braves fan, and happy to admit when we had star pitchers, we certainly got the benefit of the doubt on the edges of the plate way more than our opponents did. Nobody complained about baseball being a star's league because of it, or harped on MLB refs. NFl has had some attrocious games this year and previously that, were it the NBA, would immediately lead to looking up who the refs went to college with and who thy call on the phones.
"Must Spread Rep Around" will someone pick up RR7 for me please? I will give you rep as a result. Great stuff RR7!
They don't but I don't think it's intentional conspiracy. I think ref get caught up in the fan enthusiasm.
That's actually not bad. It's obvious that you will get home cooking, but the differential is not to a point where you would feel completely jobbed.
I always hate refs. Its part of the game to get pissed at every bad call, and there are a lot of them. The key is our players unlike many years past dont let refs get in their heads. Thats how we are going to sweep these bitches, this series is all mental and we have the perfect cast of mentally tough swag to win.
Exactly this.... I love how our players rarely let the refs get in our heads. It's such an impressive thing to watch from such a young group.
