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?

Look at Joey Crawford wrong and he'll give you a technical (Image:Newscom)

It’s the playoffs, intensity has swelled and player’s are extra emotional, the refs should give them a bit more leeway.

Having called out the refs, though very nicely I might add, I’m pleasantly surprised at the level of physicality and talent displayed during most of the playoff series this postseason and I must say the officiating has for the most part been EQUALLY pathetic on both sides, never overtly favoring one team over another. Basically, each team is getting duped the same amount, or so it appears. And I think that’s a very fair statement, especially considering the Orlando Magic are now up 2-1 on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

David Stern is probably frantically making plans to change all that right now.

Well, it might not even matter what Stern does if Cavs players not named Lebron do not step up and make more shots.

Post from: EveryJoe

I Like Good Officiating And I Cannot Lie

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 several guys behind ‘Sheed—never gets old:

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NBA to Wallace: “Shut Up You Mouth!”