Do you think the NBA officiating ...?

I don't know if the officiating can get any worse. I truly think the NBA is starting to lose some of its credibility. It is amazing how many people I talk to truly believe the league is corrupt. It's kind of sad, but it is perfectly understandable. I used to defend the NBA when I heard such criticisms, but now I am more apt to agree with them.

The refs special treatment of Shaq is nothing new. He's made a career out of that post move where he lowers his shoulder and runs over his defender. The same thing happened when the Kings' Vlade and Scot Pollard tried to defend him almost a decade ago. It was a joke then and it is an even a bigger joke today. Shaq is half the player he once was and he is still getting pampered by the refs.

I know you have serious issues with the excessive travels, carries, and other illegal moves players commonly use these days. I have to agree with you on this criticism as well. The NBA is traveling down a road towards becoming simply a form of entertainment at the expense of the integrity of the game. The league is getting watered down in a bid to make it more exciting to the casual fan.

You listed a few examples of the poor officiating. Here is another recent example from the Portland-Phoenix series:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaZIAXJJDKQ

I'm still trying to figure out exactly what happend on that play.

I don't really know if it is simply a case of awful officiating or if someone is pulling the strings. I think there is some truth to Tim Donaghy's allegations. Maybe not all of them, but certainly parts. I'm thinking about picking up his book and giving it a read. I don't like putting money in his pocket, but is it really worse than supporting the NBA and putting your money in the pockets of David Stern and his army of incompetent refs? I don't consider myself a conspiracy theorist by any stretch, but I am a little cynical when it comes to the NBA.

yea that game was bs cav n bulls game 5 cleveland officials cheating and on the same night the laker officials were cheating the thunder ... a team has to blow out these teams at home just to win cuz officials r partial really

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I agree that its not just superstar calls anymore, its just plain BAD calls. PLayers are getting fined left & right for criticizing officials, but the officials derserve the critics bcause they Suck.

The Lakers and Cavs (Kobe and LeBron) get all the calls their way.

Honestly, I hope it gets worse. Because, only then, will something be done about it.