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Techs are a rule that the NBA can easily justify. Referees need the ability to keep control of the court, discouraging the kind of unsportsmanlike behaviour that could lead to greater disruptions on the court.
However, an increasing opinion across the league is that referees are wielding the inconsistent rules of the technical fouls like a weapon, punishing players they personally dislike by handing down unwarranted ejections.
By now, most of us have probably heard Jaylen Brown erupting about his first career ejection after Boston's recent win over the Knicks.
While Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was careful to defend Brown without getting too critical of the refs, Brown was clear on the fact that he didn't feel that his reaction to being called for a reach-in against New York's Immanuel Quickley was a valid reason for two technical fouls and a resulting ejection:
"That's for sure to do with somebody having their emotions too involved in whatever else is going on, and they're assessing their power with technical fouls."
As we wait for the NBA to slap the Boston forward with an inevitable fine, it's worth asking whether he's justified in his anger. This is hardly the first time in recent memory we've seen technical fouls becoming a point of controversy: Just last May, the league actually rescinded an unusual tech called on Brown by the ever-controversial Scott Foster.
Speaking of Foster, his longtime nemesis Chris Paul recently accused him of using a tech to get his point across after a personal argument spilled onto the court.
Worse again, it seems that the league is more willing to punish players for pointing these issues out than to actually solve them. Even in the rare situations where the NBA publically rescinds a poor decision, that referee will be out in another game without reprimand.
Are these referees just trying to maintain order on the court, or do they need to be brought into line by the NBA's higher-ups? If they do, what exact actions should be taken?
Great in-season tournament run for the Pacers and it really showed the stardom of Tyrese Haliburton to the rest of the NBA. The Pacers players will really be enjoying their 200K in Las Vegas.
The more obscure, the better and can be for a plethora of reasons: college fan favorite, big plays, hilarious off the court. For instance, one of my favorite players ever is Quincy Acy since I’m a Baylor fan and his empathetic slams and volleyball spikes of blocks were always so much fun to watch.
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Shohei Ohtani just signed the biggest contract in North American sports history (10 years $700 million). If the NBA had no salary cap, what kind of contract do you think someone like Jokic or Giannis would get? What about prime LeBron?
Do you think they could rival Ohtani's deal?
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Coming from a football (soccer) perspective, I like this a lot, it’s almost like a cup style tournament in football, but I’m aware the IST games also count towards regular season. Which is weird but interesting none the less.
I’m a casual Rockets fan, and only tune in when they’re doing well. This would be exciting to watch because of the smaller teams have something to fight for, when they don’t have good chances of winning the NBA championship.
Also, they need to change that name, just call it the NBA cup, in season tournament sounds weird af.
Anyways, thoughts?
“For the Finals, we could have a special Finals court — not just with the (Larry O’Brien) trophy in the center, but a little bit more colorful,” Silver said.
Silver said fans have communicated to him that: “If they’re not at home or in a sports bar or somewhere and they see the color from the court, it signifies there’s something different going on.” He said players from both the Lakers and Pacers told him Friday they “appreciated … that the different color courts signified that the game was special.”
Silver said the other most controversial component of his IST — using point differentials as a tiebreaker — would be under review.
https://theathletic.com/5125027/2023/12/09/adam-silver-court-colors-nba-in-season-tournament/?source=user_shared_article Adam Silver a ‘big advocate’ of colorful courts in NBA In-Season Tournament
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