Pain, thy Name is Suns Fan

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070722

A fellow genius of the modern era, Bill Simmons can explain better than I. You'll never guess....I was right! Again!!! It's scary sometimes how often I'm right. NBA referees control the game. As in the outcome of the game. It is undeniable. Stern and his apologists will spend millions trying to downplay impact of officiating but any NBA fan knows the truth. The question that I have been screaming for 25 years is WHY? WHY? WHY?WHY?WHY?WHY? I apologize for the tantrum - it's been building a long time. I cannot fathom why is it allowed. Shaq does things that will get a man solitary confinement and loss of yard privileges in prison but it is not a foul. That is unless he misses the shot - then it's a foul on the other guy. Every NBA fan knows some things as certain as they know Oprah will put on 20 lbs after a diet

• A defensive foul is twice as likely to be called if the shooter misses
• An all star need only lunge in the direction of the basket and it's a foul (especially on home court)
• Home court means 10-15 points - and it's not the crowd
• There hasn't been a jump ball called by the rules in 40 years
• Lane violations are called every third eclipse or if the ref finds out their favorite hooker is a tranny (kind of funny when you know there was no eclipse)
• If a bad call is made a ref will never correct another ref but he will give you a call back within the next two minutes (unless the mob is involved apparently)

I could go on - but I need the hair I have left. WHYYYYYYY?????????? Deep breaths Ryan. I am just hoping that from this debacle a silver lining shall shine - NBA officiating will be put under a magnifying glass and they will be held to the same performance accountability standards as the players.......or the hot dog vendors for that matter. If you suck, you're out. The games (and hot dogs) will be better for it. And I will live longer.