there could be times where Kobe might be ejected ;) (doubt that will ever happen)

it’s DMC

JT was the first person I thought of when I read this.

If it were called equally on all players. But like the rest of the rules, stars won’t get called at all and people the refs don’t like will get hammered. In my opinion its just another tool for refs to get back at players they have issues with.

When they applied early in the 2005 season, the results were encouraging. Player whining was reduced. But then the league stopped pressing it, and whining and complaining from players is now worse than ever. So I applaud the league for wanting to clean up this segment of the game, as the only thing more annoying than watching our guys whine is watching the other guys whine.

The issue will be the application, and as much trouble as the refs already have calling a proper game, I don’t have a lot of confidence that they can add this to their plate and be even and effective.

They will likely apply this like bizarro variable pricing. Everybody is going to get T’d up during the Minny-New Jersey game, while whistles get swallowed when it’s L*kers-Miami. We’ll see.

I want to see emotion!

That’s not what our fans want.

regarding players complaining excessively. It is one of the things I dislike about JT.

But even worse is when refs become star of the game. And games grind to halt because of ticky tack calls, blatant miscalls, and inconsistent officiating.

There has to be a balance between player accountability and ref accountability. The best refs should barely be noticed. If the new the rules grant too much authority to refs, and they abuse that authority, games will suffer. No one wants to watch a foul fest, free throw parade masked as a basketball game.

I think the new system can work as long as refs are held just as accountable for their performance as players. This means refs need to control their emotions too. The refs need call Ts only when players are blatantly demonstrative, and do not go out of their way to perceive every emotional response as punitive and personal slight.

I can already imagine the refs with the larger egos, i.e. Joe Crawford, are loving these new rules, and our polishing up their whistles now.

By the way …

Demonstrative disagreement, such as when a player….smacks his own arm to demonstrate how he was fouled.

this should be called The No More Kobe-ing Rule, because it was instigated last year he would have been ejected 82 times.

You can’t complain at all about calls? Forget it. It will never happen, it is a part of the game from the start of organized basketball and it gives too much power to the referees.
Were you surprised to see Tyreke pulled on the last game of the season? If this passes, get used to it – not for Tyreke per se, just in general. The League had an Tim Donahy issue before – this muddies the waters when clarification is nededed.
Do you expect the players to play with no emotion? What fun is that?
I am as old skool as anyone and I get tired of the chest thumping and “the scream”. I also don’t understand tattoos. So what, that is my problem. The question is: Is it detrimental to the game? No. What is more of an issue is Joey Crawford T-ing up every one who looks at him funny and then having Ron Garrettson smiling at walking away. What message are you sending? And this isn’t just players that this effects. Do you want all the coaches to just sit there and stare into space? Do you want Stan Van Gundy to vibrate and explode? Paul Westphal to just stand there and smile? For the players: Tim Duncan – stop staring. Kevin Garnett – stop swearing. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James – STFU and walk away. Besides the fact that it will never happen as described if it were implemented as written it would be like watching the game on Haldol. No thanks.

This is a new form of ridiculous.

Make more players pay more fines.

I’m just surprised they didn’t add sweating to that list.