There's a quote that states "a picture is worth 1,000 words." Well in this case this picture speaks volumes and this picture is just another example on the long list of the incompetency of NBA referees.
On the play one of the most ridiculous calls at the end of the game that I have ever seen was made. The fact is there should not have been a whistle blown and the picture proves this.
Now if you're listening to the Denver Nuggets broadcast like I was from NBA.com, their announcers stated that Ellis had gotten Smith with his lower body. ESPN echoed the same information with the highligt of the game. Yet, both are clearly wrong the picture clearly shows that Ellis is nowhere near making contact with Smith.
My queston now becomes why are NBA fans subjected to the worst officials in all the major sports? Every year the officiating has gotten worse and worse!
What's sad though is that the NBA wants to expand overseas. Which is a great idea, but in my opinion the biggest hurdle is the referee situaton needs to be fixed before the NBA can even think about expanding overseas.
At this point major changes need to come into place fo ...
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They Say A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
January 6th, 2010 by Steven Resnick Leave a reply »
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