NBA REFS GAME 1 FINALS 2011

[impz45]

In The NBA the Officials are rated by Coaches/GM's inaddition to The League Office which includes Observers and League Office. Obviously, League Office has most weight in rankings.

Usually, there is only 1 to 2 spots that change yearly. Last year, Greg Willard and Bill Kennedy were new additions. Officials who have been constant Finals Officials that may have missed a year to injury of ratings in past two to three years were Steve Javie (Knee Injury), Mark Wunderlich (Knee Injury 2 years in a row, did not work this year), Ed Rush (Injury, two of past three years) Bob Delaney(injury), Dick Bavetta (Office Ratings), Tom Washington (Office Ratings).

With Monte McCutcheon a shho-in for Game 4, let's see who gets final two spots between Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney and Greg Willard.

Bob Delaney has announced retirement after the Playoffs. This would be a nice way to send him out.....

[mofuman]

Anyone care to share the NBA's philosophy on traveling? Is there a philosophy? Is the philosophy crew based, individually based or player based? Totally confused!!

[JugglingReferee]

Jun 6, 2011 9:32:24 GMT -5 mofuman said:

Anyone care to share the NBA's philosophy on traveling? Is there a philosophy? Is the philosophy crew based, individually based or player based? Totally confused!!

The NBE recently changed their travelling rule to match what was happening on the court. In the NBE, players now actually get two steps, whereas other rules allow the completion of the step in progress, plus an additional step. NBE players have mastered the art of "picking up" the basketball at the last nanosecond so that what is illegal in other rulesets, is in fact legal in the NBE.

page 37 : i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/pdf/2.0/sect/officiating/Official_NBA_Rule_Rook_2010-11.pdf

[mofuman]

Thanks! I knew there had to be some method to the madness. Traveling has replaced block/charge as the most difficult call to make.

[JugglingReferee]

Jun 6, 2011 14:15:47 GMT -5 mofuman said:

Thanks! I knew there had to be some method to the madness. Traveling has replaced block/charge as the most difficult call to make.

Actually, many basketball officials are perfectly content acknowledging that travelling and block/charge are both difficult calls, and being that one is a violation and the other a foul, both receive a lot of focus of PsOE.