eCat wrote:hedge wrote:I think you would find that the elite teams tend to get more calls (and no calls) that go their way. In short, eCat, don't rock the boat. UK has benefited from the current system far more than they have been hurt by it. Ye're delving into matters best left let lie, boy!
that may be true - certainly it goes both ways. But I can't remember a year where fans have complained about the refs more than this year.
That may be true, about fans complaining more but it seems like that is the case every year. Part of that may have to do with advanced technology such as tight camera angles and HDTV that brings the game closer to the fans at home than ever before. Basketball moves at a rapid pace and it's hard to get every call right and with replays giving fans a chance to see what really happened, it seems that officiating is getting worse when that might not be the case.
I do think that some refs, in any sport, let their position go to their heads and they abuse it. Maybe that's the case with the guy T-ing up Cal. Certainly Karl Hess was guilty of that. You just can't allow personal feelings into it. The best refs, in any sport, are the ones who let the players play and the coaches coach.