A Modest Proposal For Fixing the Officiating Problem
by JSun on Apr 27, 2010 9:59 PM MST
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When the phantom Nash-Camby-Roy-Hill call was made, didn't everyone know the name of the bone-headed, crome-domed ref? Also, you'd think that if the officials saw A'm'a're's googles around his neck, they'd realize someone hit him in the head. I could go on, but that's not the point.
Here's what we do:
Four times during the season, the NBA uses an outside source (perhaps it endows a research department for a graduate-level program) and conducts a statistically-sound suvey of known basketball fans. Random names -- some NBA officials, some not officials -- are placed in front of the surveyees (i.e., the fans). This can be done by email, phone, whatever -- I'll leave that to the Poindexters.
The question: "Is [insert name here] and NBA official?" The responding person can only answer "Yes" or "I don't know."
If an NBA official is identified by more than 50% of the respondents, he gets fired.
And, yes, I realize that Joey Crawford and Dick Bavetta will lose their jobs after the first survey.
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Sherlock Holmes is busy so don't ask...
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving."
Ulysses S Grant
It's easy. Call in House.
With Wilson and Cuddy currently occupied by their relationships, House is alone and has time to help us diagnose the disease that plagues the referee office and find a way to cure it.
Personally, I’d like to move for a new commissioner. I think David Stern’s overstayed his welcome and misses the Jordan days. It was much easier to do his job when Jordan was bringing in the fans and nothing bad was happening. Now he’s up to his neck in controversy and the image of the NBA is at stake (Oh nos!).
Based on his recent challenge to the coaches that he’ll be suspending them for criticizing refs, it’s clear he cares more about the publicity and image of the NBA rather than fair officiating. We need a commissioner who worries about both fairly called games AND fixing the NBA’s image. At this rate, the fans will continue to decline if the games continue to look like they’re fixed for certain teams to win.
STOP RUINING THE NBA STERN!
nba.com is a total joke too. Often times, what hey promote on their front page is the opposite of reality designed to promote a specific lie. Like when Durant got fouled at the end of that game and the front page goes off about how the nba admitted they missed the call!?!? Since when do they do that!?! Where’s our apologies for all the injustices? Stern knows he is a huge young star who is going to be around forever selling jerseys so the one time he actually doesn’t get a call he props it up so when people say he gets favorable calls now we have the "but wait…Durant TOTALLY got fouled at the end of that one game so obviously he’s not favored. " Or how they recently had the clip following those lame Atlanta fans around. They know Atlanta has a terrible fan base just like they know Durant gets calls if you sneeze on him so they quickly put out videos to promote the opposite of reality, showing Hawks fans going crazy for their beloved team. The NBA reminds me of a corrupt government, promoting lies and counting on the blind stupidity of the masses. I’m sick of it.
You know it’s corrupt when Ralph freaking Nader calls out Stern!
Didn't Ralph Nader run for President a couple times? Probably should try it again...
A platform of “Atlanta has a terrible fan base” will him elected…
May have to tone down the Durant rhetoric, though….
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving."
Ulysses S Grant
yup
“the Durrant apology” is incredibly grating on the nerves and sort of proves everyone’s point at the same time. I agree with you, I think they thought it would provide cover for them in a twisted sort of way. they were of course wrong, but hey.
Stern needs to turn over governing officiating to an independent governing body. It is the only way to establish credibility in the system.
"Oh Yeah!" ~ Kool Aid Man
JSun's "A Modest Proposal: For Preventing the Referees in the NBA from Being a Burden to the Season or Playoffs, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Game.
It has been argued that JSun’s main target in A Modest Proposal was not the conditions on-court in the NBA, but rather the can-do spirit of the times that led fanbases to devise a number of illogical schemes that would purportedly solve the ridiculous calls in the league, especially the notion of “superstar treatment.” JSun was especially insulted by projects that tried to fix traveling and elbow issues with a simple cure-all solution. A memorable example of these sorts of schemes “involved the blaming or implication of Tim Donaghy-esque shenanigans for any and all poor calls”. In response, JSun’s Modest Proposal was “a burlesque of projects concerning the league’s officials”, that were in vogue during the early 21st century.
Educated Basketball Fan, Totally Uneducated Baseball Fan.
Royals Record: 7-11; Royals record when I watch the game: 1-1
by Genesius on Apr 28, 2010 8:56 AM MST reply actions 3 recs
lol
Rec.
The eternal optimist
by I can't think of a good screen name... on Apr 28, 2010 9:42 AM MST up reply actions
This was not in jest
Eating them might work
The other idea, though … that’s outlandish
Mmmmm ... Guinness
Bah, rubbish
They should make officiating like American Idol, people at home text in their votes on whether a foul was committed. Let AMERICA decide! (Okay, China would decide for Houston.)
Game play would not be stopped except in case of a fight and fouls would then be addressed at the end of the game, like a soccer shootout.
They could have a medical trauma on the sidelines...
To gauge whether it should be a Flagrant 1, Flagrant 2 or a homicide…
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving."
Ulysses S Grant
Man, the phone company
would cash in big time. I’ll take some of that.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
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