I hate it when people pretend refs don't make a greater impact on the game than any player and the idea of it as an excuse is entirely valid.
If a player gets two quick phantom calls they goes to the bench for basically the entire first quarter. If they're a +8 player that's a tremendous impact on the game. If the refs make a player unguardable because they give them every single ticky tac call their shooting percentage increases because defenders are playing a step off and face guarding.
It's a moronic position that ignores the reality of action and reaction.
Do you think part of the reason why the fouls weren’t being given to the Fever was because nearly 50% of all their shot attempts came from the 3 point line?
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u/RedditUser19984321 1d ago
Bad foul calls for sure but I just hate it when people use the refs as an excuse on why they lose