I am grudgingly agreeing with you and even like JVG and Jackson when they are working alone. But they just hate the current NBA. I get that we have criticisms here but I don't want to hear it on a national broadcast. Describe the action. Don't editorialize on how the game is worse than when you were relevant.
ESPN/ABC’s line-up for basketball is awful. Their pre-game show is disgustingly bad. I think their best announcing team is their C team (Ryan Ruocco, JJ Redick, and Richard Jefferson). Their A and B teams are a terrible. About the only satisfaction I get from Mark Jackson is when he has to announce Warrior games because it shines a light on how pathetic of an NBA coach he was. Otherwise I’d prefer for him to be on permanent mute
Word.
A problem with the NBA is that the marquee analysts (Barkley, Shaq, JVG, Jackson) hate the game. Goodell would never let NFL media bash the product.
Flopping and selling calls hasn't stopped soccer from being the most popular sport in the world. The NBA will be just fine. It's a part of the game now.....because it's effective.
And that’s the problem. It shouldn’t be effective. It fucking sucks. Does anyone like it?
Why shouldn't it be effective? In professional sports the pace of the game is so fast that officials have to often times makes decisions based on players reactions. I have HS/collegiate officials who have told me that this is part of how they must call the game I can't even imagine at the NBA level with how quick everything is occuring.
When the arm is extended into the body that's an easy call though. Roll it back, Klay uses his forearm into Schroder's body for leverage to gain separation.
Yeah, but it seems like that forearm is used on 50% of all drives and it “extends into the body” if the defender throws themselves backwards. If the defender takes the hit and leans into it, it’s not a foul.
I agree. This goes with what I was saying upthread on officials relying on reactions due to the pace/quickness of play.
