NBA (whenever)...

[Federberg]

The refs lead. By tank head tony and the brothers really swallowed their whistles a lot last night in OKC. I will bet anyone on this board the fixer Scott Foster will be heading the crew in San Antonio on Thursday night..not a Charles Barkley guarantee but it’s 99.9 percent

you think the league wants a game 7?

 

[the AntiPusher]

you think the league wants a game 7?

Does an alcoholic loves Happy hour! Hell yeah..

 

[Federberg]

Boom!

 

[AnonymousFan]

 

[Murat B.]

Basketball has to find a way to get the officiating out of human's hands. They have to figure out their version of the hawk eye. I think the technology is there.

 

[Federberg]

this is surely a sign that SGA knows this is bad for his brand. Whether that makes him change his behaviour will be interesting to see. But as things stand he will not be looked at in the same way others who have regular season and finals MVPs. Rightly so! It's sad because the guy can actually ball. It's unnecessary

 

[Federberg]

so.. thoughts? Will the powers that be ask the refs to allow physicality in game 7? Keep it fair??

 

[Federberg]

Still shaking my head at this

 

[Murat B.]

so.. thoughts? Will the powers that be ask the refs to allow physicality in game 7? Keep it fair??

Refs are humans with flaws. They will always lean towards the home team. When in doubt, home team, 50-50 call, home team. When twenty thousand people are screaming "flopper", you do not want to be the ref to blow the whistle in favor of SGA, no matter how legit it is. Same refs will call those in Oklahoma.
Refs should be taken out of the game, let technology take care of games.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Basketball has to find a way to get the officiating out of human's hands. They have to figure out their version of the hawk eye. I think the technology is there.

No I disagree, officials in basketball is part of the game because it moves so fast and using technology would making games become 3 1/2 to 4 hours game..think about it flopping would be at a premium. Officials are there to move the game along expeditiously. If you play playground basketball, you know what I mean.

 

[Murat B.]

No I disagree, officials in basketball is part of the game because it moves so fast and using technology would making games become 3 1/2 to 4 hours game..think about it flopping would be at a premium. Officials are there to move the game along expeditiously. If you play playground basketball, you know what I mean.

Linesman were part of tennis too. Now they are watching it from home like you and I. I am aware it is not the same but the point is technology.
I played basketball for my high school team. I still play when my body feels OK but the point is, refs are always homers. How do you change that ? The human factor kills it for me. The right technology is out there where the game will not slow down. Until then, advantage home team.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Linesman were part of tennis too. Now they are watching it from home like you and I. I am aware it is not the same but the point is technology.
I played basketball for my high school team. I still play when my body feels OK but the point is, refs are always homers. How do you change that ? The human factor kills it for me. The right technology is out there where the game will not slow down. Until then, advantage home team.

My point is the flow of the game. Refs are needed in basketball and football because so much is going on almost simultaneously if that makes sense. There is no right technology. I know you probably played playground basketball or football. e.g. at the playground basketball court, there's always some Zach Randolph aka Zimbo type of player that gets in the low post and you cannot stop them. We would hack the living shit out of them but they still stay in the same spot and scored their points. Can you imagine if Zimbo or Shaq called foul everytime someone hit their big bodies hard, the game would last so much longer. Think about it.

 

[Murat B.]

My point is the flow of the game. Refs are needed in basketball and football because so much is going on almost simultaneously if that makes sense. There is no right technology. I know you probably played playground basketball or football. e.g. at the playground basketball court, there's always some Zach Randolph aka Zimbo type of player that gets in the low post and you cannot stop them. We would hack the living shit out of them but they still stay in the same spot and scored their points. Can you imagine if Zimbo or Shaq called foul everytime someone hit their big bodies hard, the game would last so much longer. Think about it.

I don't disagree. I will just wait for the right technology. I am sure AI will figure it out. You are saying so many things going on simultaneously. That's what AI is for, way better than and faster than humans. I will wait

 

[DarthFed]

I’d be curious to see what technology could do to replace refs. If it works…hell yeah it should be embraced. It’s telling that the NBA has had near celebrity refs over the years like Crawford, Foster, and Brothers. You don’t really get that in other sports, so the NBA really has a reputation. And throw in the fact you had the rule of Sidious (Stern) for a lot of years and now his understudy alien Silver, and there has long been issues about the integrity of the game and how it is reffed.

But I do wonder if AI refs could really work well in basketball. In tennis the only thing of note for a linesman was to follow the path of the ball. In the NBA there is so much off-ball stuff that I don’t know how technology could replace the legendary refs we’ve been accustomed to

 

[the AntiPusher]

I’d be curious to see what technology could do to replace refs. If it works…hell yeah it should be embraced. It’s telling that the NBA has had near celebrity refs over the years like Crawford, Foster, and Brothers. You don’t really get that in other sports, so the NBA really has a reputation. And throw in the fact you had the rule of Sidious (Stern) for a lot of years and now his understudy alien Silver, and there has long been issues about the integrity of the game and how it is reffed.

But I do wonder if AI refs could really work well in basketball. In tennis the only thing of note for a linesman was to follow the path of the ball. In the NBA there is so much off-ball stuff that I don’t know how technology could replace the legendary refs we’ve been accustomed to

Darth.. you know damn well you cant use technology to call fouls.. no player could make it past the 2nd quarter without fouling out.. Come on people be REAL.. You need the human factor in physical sports like Basketball and Football. Darth, I am surprised at you.. I know you something about organized sports especially those sports that are played in the playground and at the YMCA type of settings. No way the NFL and NBA could remove the human factor.

 

[DarthFed]

Darth.. you know damn well you cant use technology to call fouls.. no player could make it past the 2nd quarter without fouling out.. Come on people be REAL.. You need the human factor in physical sports like Basketball and Football. Darth, I am surprised at you.. I know you something about organized sports especially those sports that are played in the playground and at the YMCA type of settings. No way the NFL and NBA could remove the human factor.

Oh I hear you AP. I have serious doubts they could do it now, or anytime soon. But I also know “never” is a very long time. They’d have to really test it out to see if there is a chance it’s adequate. I’d argue NFL refs are the shittiest there is, but I will admit part of that is how invested I’m into every damn snap the Packers pathetic asses are on the field. I’ve practically never seen a well reffed game that they’ve lost.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Hey I was a game premature about Scott Foster aka the NBA fixer going to San Antonio last night. I am 99.99 percent certain that he will be the lead Ref tomorrow night. If I am wrong, I will walk from Chicago to San Francisco in my old boxers shorts my wife gave me two decades ago.

 

[DarthFed]

Hey I was a game premature about Scott Foster aka the NBA fixer going to San Antonio last night. I am 99.99 percent certain that he will be the lead Ref tomorrow night. If I am wrong, I will walk from Chicago to San Francisco in my old boxers shorts my wife gave me two decades ago.

Do you really think the NBA has a dog in this one? Maybe they’d prefer SA but not positive. This isn’t the Lakers-Kings debacle in 2002.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Do you really think the NBA has a dog in this one? Maybe they’d prefer SA but not positive. This isn’t the Lakers-Kings debacle in 2002.

Absolutely, They want the Alien vs the biggest city in the world.. the Knicks. can you imagine the world wide ratings especially in Europe mainly France.. International basketball has taken over the once AAU influenced NBA...

 

[AnonymousFan]

Hey I was a game premature about Scott Foster aka the NBA fixer going to San Antonio last night. I am 99.99 percent certain that he will be the lead Ref tomorrow night. If I am wrong, I will walk from Chicago to San Francisco in my old boxers shorts my wife gave me two decades ago.