Thunder Good-Oil
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How many horrible plays by players does it take to balance an "incompetent" official? I guarantee you the officials called a more accurate game the players. So what's the number? The team only hit 60% from the line, so they failed 40% of the time. Is 80% good? I guarantee they didn't miss 40% of their calls. So honestly, why are officials (of any sport) expected to be perfect, and the slightest mistakes are magnified so much?**** that. You can’t excuse referee incompetence because of “players failings”
Good griefHow many horrible plays by players does it take to balance an "incompetent" official? I guarantee you the officials called a more accurate game the players. So what's the number? The team only hit 60% from the line, so they failed 40% of the time. Is 80% good? I guarantee they didn't miss 40% of their calls. So honestly, why are officials (of any sport) expected to be perfect, and the slightest mistakes are magnified so much?
Yeah I never get this reasoning. And for the folks who say "It shouldn't have been close enough for it to matter," I mean refs could make our team beat the Lakers if they tried hard enough (this isn't to excuse tonight's effort from the Vols, just a broader point)**** that. You can’t excuse referee incompetence because of “players failings”
Refs will make mistakes but that doesn’t mean they’re all excusable. And it definitely doesn’t have anything to do with how well either team performs. What if both teams play like crap? Then we’re ok with refs determining the outcome because neither team played well?Yeah I never get this reasoning. And for the folks who say "It shouldn't have been close enough for it to matter," I mean refs could make our team beat the Lakers if they tried hard enough (this isn't to excuse tonight's effort from the Vols, just a broader point)
How many horrible plays by players does it take to balance an "incompetent" official? I guarantee you the officials called a more accurate game the players. So what's the number? The team only hit 60% from the line, so they failed 40% of the time. Is 80% good? I guarantee they didn't miss 40% of their calls. So honestly, why are officials (of any sport) expected to be perfect, and the slightest mistakes are magnified so much?
I watched the play, it wasnt a travel. Took two steps and established his pivot foot, step after doesnt matter.
Yeah I honestly think the travel could've gone either way, there were worse calls throughoutI think the plays where our players were knocked to the floor with no fouls called were pretty ridiculous.