Originally posted by Davo:
I don't think there's a conspiracy against one team or another, but NBA officiating is generally terrible. It's kind of difficult to develop a game plan that includes a certain style of play when you don't know how close the officials are going to call the game. There were a few times in last night's game where someone drove the lane and got hacked and there was no call, yet there were a lot of ticky-tack fouls called throughout the game.

Having said that, I don't think Rasheed does his team any good by complaining about every single call. According to him, he has never committed a foul in his entire career. Plays like when he nearly broke Ginobili's arm and then flops to the floor in protest when a foul was called don't help the Pistons if they want to get better treatment.



I agree, the NBA's officiating is terrible. While it is the hardest to officiate of any sport, it isn't hard to call games consistently. If you're going to call something on one team, call it on the other! Also, they let a lot go in the first game and then they call the tightest game I've seen all playoffs.

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Plays like when he nearly broke Ginobili's arm



He really didn't even come close to breaking his arm, it was a clean block and he hit his arm on the follow-through. While I wouldn't have flipped out like he did, he had every right to be upset. About 90% of plays where it is blocked and then contact is made after the block are no-calls.

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