The officials have utterly stunk during these playoffs. 
Most of these NBA official’s 09 playoff performances make Ed Hochuli’s mistake ridden 08 season seem minute and even run of the mill.
And Ed made a ton of bad calls this past NFL season.  Just ask the San Diego Chargers.
So can the NBA refs settle on what is considered a flagrant foul and what is not?
There needs to be some consistency, right now it’s totally up in the air.  Might as well flip a coin.
And could the refs be a little less quick to call technical fouls?
 
It’s the playoffs, intensity has swelled and player’s are …read more

Rocky & Bullwinkle fans might recognize that as a Boris Badinov quote, but the $25K fine the NBA slapped Rasheed Wallace with conveys pretty much the same idea.
Why? Well, the Detroit Pistons forward ripped officials and was a pottymouth to boot following his team’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics, 106-102. (And we’d be remiss if we didn’t toss in a “Yay Boston!” here). 
Of course, Wallace is a well-known trash-talker, ref quarreler, and, as evidenced in the following clip (20s), angry shirt-tosser. This bit is from last year but unintentional slapstick humor—keep your eye on the suit …read more