With more technical fouls being called in the NBA preseason, there will be a lot of discussion on how it is affecting the game.
The NBA's crackdown on player's emotional outbursts may be well intended but is being implemented incorrectly. I contend that it is ill-advised and an overreaction by the NBA.
First, it should be understood that the officials themselves are not emphasizing nor deciding to call these "game respect" technical fouls. They are mandated to. The league office is writing this into the rule book, therefore forcing the officials to call it.
Some think this new technical foul rule application gives more power to the officials when it actuality, it takes it away. Simply put the official no longer has the power to use his/her discretion in when to call a technical and must by rule give that technical.
Boston Celtic Paul Pierce, when whistled for a technical foul by Steve Javie, was told by Javie he had to call the technical by rule. In the Boston Celtic/New York Knick game, Jermaine O'Neill was told to walk away by Zach Zarba. Zarba did this to avoid having to call the automatic ...
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“Game Respect” Technical Fouls Disrepect the Game, Players and Officials
October 15th, 2010 by Victor Janicki Leave a reply »
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