If you don't subscribe to The Athletic, you really need to do so. Articles like this are what sports writing should be about:
https://theathletic.com/1627958/202...a-officiating-overshadowing-on-court-product/
Copyright law prevents me from sharing the entire article, but this is a key point (made by Rick Carlisle):
“Not quite sure what happened on the call,” Carlisle said. “Goaltending was called and the whistle blew. Players stopped (playing). And then the basket was good, after the whistle had blown, which is hard to fathom … Just a very disappointing way to end the game. Our guys fought their butts off, from start to finish. It was a good block. My understanding is that if it’s a good block on a goaltend that’s called and reversed, if there’s no control or the other team gets it, it’s a jump ball. I don’t know. It’s baffling, disappointing.”
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Officiating sucks. I know it, you know, the teams know it, Adam Silver knows it. What none of us do seem to know is what can be done. It's so disappointing to be a fan and see a game stolen from your team because of shoddy officiating. Maybe fans should grade the officials?
https://theathletic.com/1627958/202...a-officiating-overshadowing-on-court-product/
Copyright law prevents me from sharing the entire article, but this is a key point (made by Rick Carlisle):
“Not quite sure what happened on the call,” Carlisle said. “Goaltending was called and the whistle blew. Players stopped (playing). And then the basket was good, after the whistle had blown, which is hard to fathom … Just a very disappointing way to end the game. Our guys fought their butts off, from start to finish. It was a good block. My understanding is that if it’s a good block on a goaltend that’s called and reversed, if there’s no control or the other team gets it, it’s a jump ball. I don’t know. It’s baffling, disappointing.”
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Officiating sucks. I know it, you know, the teams know it, Adam Silver knows it. What none of us do seem to know is what can be done. It's so disappointing to be a fan and see a game stolen from your team because of shoddy officiating. Maybe fans should grade the officials?