User talk:Cp0589

Skip hit it on the head today, speaking of NBA officiating. I've been an NBA fan since 62. There is no question that over the years the game has been molded, and controlled, to maximize earnings. The "molding"? Largely, interpretations of traveling, along with allowing the offensive player to brutalize the defensive player. I believe that Earl Monroe was the turning point, as far as the traveling calls are concerned. He could do what no one else ever could with the ball. Other players tried to copy that, unsuccessfully, but they were so spectacular in their attempts that the league wanted customers to see them. So now we watch superstars do whatever is necessary to score while dribbling the ball, whether or not it is palming or traveling, or putting theirs heads down and physically attacking the defense. To my memory, allowing post-up players to assault their defensive counterparts began to be a common occurance with Hakim. Since then, it has escalated to a brutal degree.

If we were allowed to check all the stats on referees, we would find that teams are defeated more by the refs than by the opposing team. For example check the stats for the Jazz vs. Darrel Garretson. It's pretty one sided. Especially in the 90's. During the NBA playoffs, the media had already accepted the fact that the officiating would turn once the finals reached L.A. And of course they were right. The officiating in the NBA nearly always favors the home team. We know this. As fans we know that the league instructs officials to control the game's outcome, to a certain degree. As fans, we have always understood this.

I'm a Charger's fan. Though the fact means that I've had a lifetime of heartache, I have never felt that officiating played a role in that heartache.

As a Padre fan, I've never felt that umpiring has played a role in the constant disappointment that being a Padre fan entails.

But as a Jazz fan, there's no way I can say that. Re-watch, if you can, game six of Utah vs Bulls/League/media II. The officiating was as controlling as it has ever been during a finals. There were 2 gigantic calls against the Jazz, in that game. And I'm not referring to the famous Jordan steal/score.

Cp0589 (talk) 15:17, 29 July 2008 (UTC)