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Post by russ on Apr 11, 2023 9:44:35 GMT -5
official.nba.com/nba-announces-36-officials-selected-for-2023-nba-playoffs-presented-by-google-pixel/The NBA Playoff Officials have been announced. 4 changes from last year. As expected K. Scott and Corbin are returning to the Playoffs and Ray Acosta and Aaron Smith will be working on the court for the first time. Congrats to both of them! Acosta joins the list of Officials who have worked both the NCAA Tournament and NBA Playoffs. We also have 3 female Officials as alternates. I expect we will see at least one of them on the court for the Playoffs next season. Out- Capers (Injured), Fitzgerald (Retired to Head Replay Center), T. Washington (Injured), Twardoski (Alternate) Returning- K. Scott, Corbin New- Acosta, A. Smith New Alternates- Moyer-Gleich, Sago
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Post by russ on Apr 12, 2023 3:14:04 GMT -5
Play-In Tournament
4/11
(8) Atlanta Hawks @ (7) Miami Heat- John Goble (CC), Sean Wright, J.B. DeRosa, Aaron Smith (ALT)
(8) Minnesota Timberwolves @ (7) Los Angeles Lakers- David Guthrie (CC), Tyler Ford, Tre Maddox, Michael Smith (ALT)
Replay- Curtis Blair
4/12
(10) Chicago Bulls @ (9) Toronto Raptors- James Williams (CC), Kevin Scott, Mitchell Ervin, Ray Acosta (ALT)
(10) Oklahoma City Thunder vs (9) New Orleans Pelicans- Eric Lewis (CC), Ben Taylor, Sean Corbin, Eric Dalen (ALT)
Replay- Nick Buchert
4/14
(10) Chicago Bulls @ (7) Miami Heat- Tony Brothers (CC), Josh Tiven, Karl Lane, Brian Forte (ALT)
(10) Oklahoma City Thunder @ (8) Minnesota Timberwolves- Scott Foster (CC), Courtney Kirkland, Gediminas Petraitis, Brent Barnaky (ALT)
Replay- Ray Acosta
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Post by wjl on Apr 12, 2023 6:17:14 GMT -5
Atl-Mia A.Smith (alt)
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Post by russ on Apr 12, 2023 10:23:24 GMT -5
Thanks. For some reason I never wrote that one down but got the other game. Appreciate your help. |
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Post by russ on Apr 16, 2023 0:03:20 GMT -5
Specifics from the First Round Games- Number of games at each position in parenthesis.
CC's:
Scott Foster (6)
David Guthrie (6)
Tony Brothers (6)
Marc Davis (5)
Zach Zarba (5)
John Goble (5)
Josh Tiven (5)
**James Williams (3)
Eric Lewis (2)
2 Spot:
*Kevin Scott (6)
Bill Kennedy (5)
Curtis Blair (5)
Courtney Kirkland (4)
Mark Lindsay (4)
Sean Wright (3)
Ed Malloy (3)
Ben Taylor (3)
Eric Lewis (2)
James Williams (2)
Pat Fraher (2)
Tyler Ford (2)
Tre Maddox (1)
Brian Forte (1)
3 Spot:
Tre Maddox (3)
*Sean Corbin (3)
Brian Forte (3)
Karl Lane (3)
Jacyn Goble (3)
Mitchell Ervin (3)
Nick Buchert (3)
Pat Fraher (2)
Ben Taylor (2)
Tyler Ford (2)
Rodney Mott (2)
Gediminas Petraitis (2)
J.B. DeRosa (2)
Justin Van Duyne (2)
Sean Wright (1)
Curtis Blair (1)
Michael Smith (1)
Kevin Cutler (1)
Brent Barnaky (1)
Eric Dalen (1)
***Ray Acosta (1)
***Aaron Smith(1)
Alternates:
Brent Barnaky (4)
Ray Acosta (4)
****Scott Twardoski (4)
****Dedric Taylor (4)
****Lauren Holtkamp (4)
*****Ashley Moyer-Gleich (4)
*****Natalie Sago (4)
Kevin Cutler (3)
Eric Dalen (3)
Aaron Smith (3)
Michael Smith (2)
Sean Corbin (2)
Brian Forte (1)
Justin Van Duyne (1)
Replay Center:-Number in Parentheses is Days Spent in Replay Center
Sean Wright (2)
Bill Kennedy (2)
Ben Taylor (2)
Tre Maddox (2)
Jacyn Goble (2)
Justin Van Duyne (2)
Courtney Kirkland (1)
Pat Fraher (1)
Ed Malloy (1)
Rodney Mott (1)
Karl Lane (1)
Gediminas Petraitis (1)
Mitchell Ervin (1)
Michael Smith (1)
Nick Buchert (1)
Kevin Cutler (1)
J.B. DeRosa (1)
Ray Acosta (1)
Aaron Smith (1)
Notes:
*Returning to the court after not working the Playoffs last season
**First Time as a Playoff CC
***First Ever On-Court Playoff Appearance for this Official
****Has not appeared on the court yet
*****First Time as an Alternate in the Playoffs
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Post by BkSl14812 on Apr 23, 2023 21:32:38 GMT -5
Don't know who the official is, but disrespectful & unacceptable behavior by the Atlanta Hawks player
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Post by FredFan7 on Apr 23, 2023 22:40:04 GMT -5
I hope that's a suspension.
Earl Strom would have chased that kid all the way to the locker room telling him where to go and how to get there.
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Post by mike on Apr 23, 2023 22:42:33 GMT -5
Gediminas Petraitis is #50
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Post by FredFan7 on Apr 24, 2023 9:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by FredFan7 on Apr 24, 2023 22:17:52 GMT -5
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Post by mike on Apr 25, 2023 6:08:56 GMT -5
My problem with NBA officiating is not listed in there and it is similar to NHL. Once you get to the finals you are basically a lock in every future season. NFL and MLB have certain officials/umpires who make the top tier on a yearly basis, but even in a down year you don’t get it just because.
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Post by wjl on Apr 25, 2023 11:34:27 GMT -5
Malloy, Washington, Kennedy and Fraher I believe have been in the finals and then didn't make it after. There are many more but I haven't researched it yet.
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Post by russ on Apr 25, 2023 12:45:45 GMT -5
Malloy, Washington, Kennedy and Fraher I believe have been in the finals and then didn't make it after. There are many more but I haven't researched it yet. Happened with Sean Wright as well. Worked the 2021 Finals but was back to Conference Finals only last year. John Goble and Kane Fitzgerald didn't work the 2021 Finals, although they were Replay Officials for those Finals but returned last year. |
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Post by russ on Apr 25, 2023 12:47:26 GMT -5
My problem with NBA officiating is not listed in there and it is similar to NHL. Once you get to the finals you are basically a lock in every future season. NFL and MLB have certain officials/umpires who make the top tier on a yearly basis, but even in a down year you don’t get it just because. It has definitely gotten better under Monty McCutchen as there is a little more variety, especially in the first 3 rounds. But we still have had Scott Foster make the Finals every year since 2008, Capers and Brothers every year since 2012 (although Capers will miss this year due to injury), Davis every year since 2013, Zarba every year since 2014. The core has remained the same for the last 10 years which is definitely not realistic. As good as all those Officials might be you cannot tell me they are top 12 every single season. That just doesn't happen. McCutchen has done a very good job getting new Officials in each round and getting younger Officials farther in the Playoffs. Even the bottom of the Finals roster has had a decent amount of turnover, but the top remains the same and that is still the biggest flaw in NBA Playoff Officiating assignments. With Bernie Fryer and Don Vaden you legitimately could not move up. At least with Monty there is room for growth and advancement. |
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Post by russ on Apr 25, 2023 12:51:51 GMT -5
One aspect I like about NBA Officiating is that if you have a bad season you can lose your full time CC spot but can also gain it back if you follow that up with a good season. We have seen that with Ed Malloy, Bill Kennedy and Tom Washington. That is not really feasible in the NFL since being a Referee is so much different than every other postion but I wouldn't mind seeing that in the MLB.
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