Another of those conspiracies where hundreds of people are involved yet no one spills the beans. No one wants to be the guy who brought it all to light by doing the right thing. Reminds of folks saying the team "didn't want to win". Where is that decided? Pregame meal? Shootaround?
Reffing is horrible, but also, IMO, has become impossible. Players are too fast, too big and way too much leaning and pushing for postion in the post has been allowed. I don't think even epically horrible reffing like Sunday is intentional, it's just incompetence under current circumstances.
Speaking of impossible, I wonder if the only way to rein things in is to make basketball a non contact sport again. No pushing etc, it's all a foul. Of course then huge posts will be impossible to guard and it will become a game of lob and finish. Strictly enforcing 3 second in the lane call might help w that.
After Sunday's shi*storm, something has to be done.