Nba reffing is horrible. Every single playoff referee is over 60 years old. How can we trust 60 year old referees to keep up with arguably the fastest sport in the game. Their eye site is horrible and they are not close enough to make the correct calls. But beyond the referees being senile the nba has bigger problems. Why do they keep calling fragrant fouls and then downgrading them, why do they keep rescinding technicals. Why are non-calls in the first quarter fouls in the fourth quarter and why are there 45 fouls in one game and 135 fouls in another game between the same two teams running the exact same offenses? The refs are horrible and I am going to join Bill Simmons and say that we need to start a revolution and demand more.
Here are my suggestions:
Kobe keeps saying this but go back to more physical play. Today's athlete can score with coincidental contact. Too many fouls are called in the nba that are completely meaningless. Players start expecting these calls and whining about any kind of incidental contact. Soccer has a similar problem with diving, once players have success they will whine and act more and more. Now acting and gamesmanship is unavoidable but we can stop it from ruining basketball.
The changes:
1. Coincidental contact is not a foul.
2. The offensive player cannot jump into the defensive player and draw a foul, this is a non-call.
3.A referee fund is created to train players who don't make nba or whose careers end early to be referees in the league.
4. Refereese go through NBDL games learning how to be NBA referees. The program is extremely competitive and only the best referees make it. Referees are also given consistency grades and are graded on how they call games with respect to the nba rules.
5. Each player is given a handbook on what a technical foul is. If they do anything that is in the handbook they receive a technical. Make technicals as objective as possible.
6. Each team is given a remove one foul card which can be used at any point to remove one foul from any player. Only one per game. This way bullshit calls don't change an entire game by putting a guy in foul trouble. Hopefully this bad call will not exist but this is insurance.
7. When offensive players are clearly passing the other team cannot take a charge.
8. Kickball is only called when the player actually kicks the ball I know this is the rule but the refs miss this call all the time.
9. Only the head coach and captain of each team are allowed to talk to the referee during the game. (Every single player whines in the league on every play)
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