Oh and by the way, I have been consistent in saying the Suns gave up a ton. I am not saying another team would given up EXACTLY what the Suns did but it would have been substantial IMO.
No cause Ayton would’ve hardcapped them and a 3-way with that much salary is nearly impossible. The Suns keeping their pick this year is probably the most Brooklyn would’ve conceded had Ishbia made that the final offer. In hindsight they probably would’ve let us keep Cam given the way Mikal had blown up. Btw he’s got 30 entering the 4th qtr vs Cleveland.
Huh. I didn't think he would get fined for that. He should have said more then.
You know what is cool about that clip? Boston fans were chearing him when he got close and hit that mark.
I think it was the fact he'd pushed the line already in another post game statement just a couple days earlier. And personally, I hate it when they whine or complain and base it solely on the difference in number. If we truly fouled that much then we deserve to be called for that many fouls. I just believe it was called differently for the two teams and if he can't man up and make that statement, he should just stop whining.
So do the refs get fined for poor and biased officiating?
The players would end up having to officiate. None of those referees are going to work for free and if they got fined for poor or biased officiating, the only ones that would survive are the ones that supplement their income by betting on their games.
Supposedly they get nightly grades from the NBA front office and their overall performance allegedly impacts playoff assignments. I mean players performances are all out there for the public to see. Officiating grades need more transparency.
I am suspicious that is more than just a few NBA refs that fall under that category.
It was a rhetorical question. I know they get graded, but rarely do these officials get true, meaningful punishments that would actually lead to change. It’s awful that the league knows that Scott Foster has some sort of grudge against the Suns and/or Chris Paul and that he is allowed to officiate Suns games, but is supposedly one of the “better” officials. The biased officiating against the Suns has reached a point with the team where it has become a distraction for the players and coaches and I could see a situation in which it gets ugly and the players take matters into their own hands. I’m not saying that they’re going to go Nick Van Exel on them, but I wouldn’t completely rule it out at this point.
