2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[The Q]

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They are bad. They were corrupt for years.

Especially 2010

Donaghy ain’t a lone wolf

I’d bet the farm on that

 

[Wamu]

They are bad. They were corrupt for years.

Especially 2010

Donaghy ain’t a lone wolf

I’d bet the farm on that

Been saying for a couple seasons now the refs are lousy way too often. I remember last season Kendrick Perkins saying the the they're the worst he's even seen.

I just hope their mistakes never cost a team a potential win in the playoffs. That happens and it's a real mess.

 

[shopson67]

Trae young wants refs fined

LOL. Does he want MORE calls?

 

[thunderc]

We joke about this stuff but the reason the refs are a thing is because the NBA will not let them just go call an honest game. That’s the truth of it.

 

[Pastafazul]

Been saying for a couple seasons now the refs are lousy way too often. I remember last season Kendrick Perkins saying the the they're the worst he's even seen.

I just hope their mistakes never cost a team a potential win in the playoffs. That happens and it's a real mess.

This post just got whistled for criticism of the NBA refs.

Fine of $25,000 to be paid to the pastafazul School for idiots & morons.

 

[fightinfunbags]

You shouldn't have to earn foul calls when fouled.

Bwahahaha! Do you even NBA bro? This has been the way for decades.

 

[thunderc]

 

[shopson67]

Bwahahaha! Do you even NBA bro? This has been the way for decades.

If you're going to whine about Maxey not getting enough calls, same thing.

 

[msgkings322]

We joke about this stuff but the reason the refs are a thing is because the NBA will not let them just go call an honest game. That’s the truth of it.

LOL no

 

[The Q]

LOL no

They have encouraged reffing games to make it more tv friendly

Otherwise the Carries and travels every single possession would be called

 

[thunderc]

LOL no

Well it really is when you think about it. The league is constantly telling them emphasis on this, deemphasis on this. Did you watch the Donaghy Netflix show? I mean even without that the league admits they choose to pick how they want the games called. That is how the star treatment was born.

 

[fightinfunbags]

If you're going to whine about Maxey not getting enough calls, same thing.

Maxey isn’t a star so I get it. I also understand that he isn’t a Laker either so he doesn’t get the benefit of a fugaze whistle

 

[msgkings322]

They have encouraged reffing games to make it more tv friendly

Otherwise the Carries and travels every single possession would be called

That's different than claiming the NBA is actively putting their thumb on the scale. The refs obviously let some things slide that the letter of the law requires calling, to make the game not be endless whistles, and good for them. It would be unbearable if they called it that tight. They are calling carries and travels a bit more this year

The refs make mistakes, they don't actively try to help teams. They make too many mistakes but then they always have. We just get to obsess over them more due to twitter sending them out every day. They fucked up plenty before social media we just didn't have a million replays in our inbox

 

[msgkings322]

Well it really is when you think about it. The league is constantly telling them emphasis on this, deemphasis on this. Did you watch the Donaghy Netflix show? I mean even without that the league admits they choose to pick how they want the games called. That is how the star treatment was born.

Well yeah the league does emphasize certain things, I thought you meant they tell the refs to favor teams to craft a narrative, get the winners they want. I don't think they do that.

 

[The Q]

That's different than claiming the NBA is actively putting their thumb on the scale. The refs obviously let some things slide that the letter of the law requires calling, to make the game not be endless whistles, and good for them. It would be unbearable if they called it that tight. They are calling carries and travels a bit more this year

The refs make mistakes, they don't actively try to help teams. They make too many mistakes but then they always have. We just get to obsess over them more due to twitter sending them out every day. They fucked up plenty before social media we just didn't have a million replays in our inbox

Giving stars preferential Treatment is also 100% putting their thumb on the scale

 

[msgkings322]

Giving stars preferential Treatment is also 100% putting their thumb on the scale

And has been done since the very beginning. Either you like the sport or you don't. Stars get calls.

 

[thunderc]

Well yeah the league does emphasize certain things, I thought you meant they tell the refs to favor teams to craft a narrative, get the winners they want. I don't think they do that.

Yeah maybe not since Sacramento

 

[The Q]

Yeah maybe not since Sacramento

2010 finals

 

[shopson67]

Maxey isn’t a star so I get it. I also understand that he isn’t a Laker either so he doesn’t get the benefit of a fugaze whistle

Show me bad calls or stop complaining.

 

[msgkings322]

Yeah maybe not since Sacramento

That was one of the few times even I thought something was up. And the outcry was pretty massive so I doubt they did much of that since.