The motherfoking refs are blowing it again...?
822406
The refereeing has been very inconsistent with these new rules! I'm all for cleaning up the cheap stuff and the blatant restraining penalties but I've seen lots of questionable calls on hooks, tripping and interference but then there are times, especially late in the game that they ignore obvious penalties and that needs to change!! They should also do away with the 2nd referee...that's like having 2 judges in a court case!!
1168841
I think the REF'S SUCK BALLZ. \nI hate when matches are decided by them. a couple teams got eliminated due to their zhitty calls.
80438
Unfair isn't the right word. They were horrible and a disgrace to officiating everywhere. Anyone who had half a mind would know that.
1162784
I think that there is some underground organization that controls the outcome of the games.  Money has to be involved.  That is my take on the whole referee thing.
1068140
Lousy Ref ! but c'mon you gotta want Ghana to go through, and how on earth do they rate U S A 5th best in the world when they are an obviously 5th rate team, of course this is the only 'World' game that U S A play in that is actually played by countries outside America.
1126099
the refs are absolutely blind/idiotic/dumb. they can't see what's going on, what everyone else in the stadium and at home can see. like in the korea v swiss game! THE FLAG WAS UP. how could you not see that/ it was impossibel to miss. the ref was an idiot
970239
You are dealing with part time officials who get very poor training and the pressure goes up in the playoffs causing them to blunder in a larger scale.\n\nSimply put, they likely make the same errors in the regular season, but the plays don't matter as much and their not under as much of a microscope.\n\nIs a ref favouring one team over another, for any reason...I doubt it.  Sometimes they get their back up when a player accuses them of such and the player's b!tching causes the ref to call against them...vicious circle, IMO, specifically in the case of the Argos.
776818
Yeah, i watched the 2nd and the 3rd period of that game. I wanted the rangers to win. Well, the refs are doing there job. But i am getting tired of all the penatlies being called!\n\n_-_-_-_-_-_\n\n<3 CANES\n_-_-_-_-_-_\n\nREDNECK HOCKEY!!!
1010687
There's always one whining player on a team (the goalie) who's like "waaaah!!! I wanna use my hands!!! waaaaaa!!!!! I can't kick the ball without picking it up!!" \n\nSo the refs just give in and let the babies do what they want.
1081937
i feel like punching the referees like there is no tomorrow. So they wanted Miami to win, screw them. First they let Dallas to win the first two games and make them feel like they will win then they turn the tables over.Too bad that we have such retarded nba officials. Dallas shall win not unless they remove the retarded officials.
687886
Being the son of an NBA official, i know that they do not watch games they ref, unless they are very bad games and Stu tells them 2... They have people that watch the games and look at every single call made or missed by the officals... They are called "Nba Observers"... There is one per city... Now according to the Observer for the Spurs-Mavs series, they are at a 92% rating.... Which is high... And by the way, they only use the cream of the crop refs for the playoffs... come on, do u see that Vi girl in the playoffs?.. no u dont... I love people who can talk about things they have no clue about cause they are not in the know...
588266
Well, WTF is right!!!\n\nIt sounds like you either have jackasses & dickheads for refs or they're just a little wet behind the ears.  I remember reffing my first season and I made soooooo many mistakes.  But from what you've said, it sounds like different refs made these calls.  I'm assuming you're playing college rules - you don't need to touch-up for icing.\n\nScenario one: I would say the first ref thought you or a teammate touched it.  If a ref doesn't clearly see the icing, usually he/she will look at the players and see what they're doing.  If you went skating after it, the one ref maybe thought it was touched by you.\n\nTwo: They two refs might have been talking (ESP, not verbally) about making the call (or non-call).  I've shot a look over to the other ref, as to say "um, I think that's ice.  Did you see a touch?  I'll let you blow the whistle... One of us better do something... OK, I will".  The last thing I would want to do is throw my arm up for a call, then realize I'm wrong and pull it back down.  The D thinks I'm calling icing, so he eases up.  The winger sees me pull it down and hussles to the puck.  Nothing pisses off EVERYBODY more than an indecisive ref.\n\nThree: This ref is an a$$hole.  I guess that one takes the cake.  I don't have an explanition for that.\n\nI hate to say this, but a lot of refs are like cops.  Most are pricks, you don't want to talk to them too much, we usually have this "holier than thou" attitude, and our breath smells really bad (OK, I made that last one up).  If you ask us about a bad call in the presents of another ref, we'll usually close ranks and say YOU need glasses.  But with that said, there are a few good ones out there.  Kinda like a cool cop - they're rare, but when you meet one it's a blast to be around them.  And usually they'll give you just a warning.\n\nRefs, in general, are at a premium.  So any Joe who goes to the clinics and takes the test can ref.  The ones who want to move up in the world (or just want a little extra $$$) will ref 12 games a week.  After 20 years, some make it to the NHL.  You are being reffed by noobies or the bottom of the barrel.  Sorry.\n\n\n****And I almost for got, you're on crack.  All refs are perfect.  You, as a player, have no concept of the difficulity of calling a game and are just a mere mortal.  However, I do have some crack here if YOU want it.  I never use it.  I just keep it around for emergencies.
777347
I am definitely against this rule.  The techs are getting way out of hand.  It's as if the officials don't want the players to express emotions, as if they were machines.  The emotion is what makes games exciting!!  I can understand the loud, obnoxious whining on every call, but they give techs for just reacting on a call u don't like!!  And I hope they don't give these quick techs in th playoffs.  I actually think these quick techs are hindering the game more than the complaining is.
953441
I believe so... You gotta let these guys have some fun... Maybe Terrell Owens was tired after scoring and just needed a little nap... Come on refs let the fans see the comical side of these players.....
462118
man they always cheat and black mail referees to get qualified fo wc, that's why they are such haters.they are sure the worst team this time too.
993267
to hell with that!\nthe games all right but the refs are idiots\nthey dont know wuts goin on in the game\ni just hope that US wins the game!!!!
1186253
do you belive that THE REFS SUCK