They like being on TV and like flopping.
Does Gibson get paid for that game . Easy way to earn a quid . Think i'll come outta retirement.

na there were some really bad calls in that game. I go for blaze but there were some bad calls both ways. Reffing has to become professional. These refs just seem amateur. The NBL will never be thought of as a professional league without professional officiating.

Once again the Blaze were out of control in that game. When I read the original post I thought it might be worth watching. What I saw was a Blaze side that spent too much of the last week on the ?grog and not ready to play tonight.

I can't believe the Blaze players tried to critique the refs during that game. Adam Gibson needs a warning the first time he opens his mouth for the night and a followed up Tech quick smart after that. He has lost his game, blames everyone else for it and will probably never be the player everyone destined him to be (Well done Marty for not bringing that little stuck up shit to Adelaide).

So after half time I just stayed up waiting to see the game get out of control due to the Blaze's lack of discipline. Instead I waited up for nothing.

I didn't think they did a bad job. If anything, the ilk of Wortho, Gibbo and PC all did very well not to earn a few techs when they were having their usual whinges.

National Flopping League

Out of retirement? What was your stage name Camel?

Bit harsh on Gibbo after 1 bad game. He's form has been pretty good!

sometimes when I watch NBL I feel that the ref's think we are there to see them... they get this "god like" attitude, and bully the players....

I think some leagues and sports have reacted to flopping. Maybe give a tech to an obvious flop.
Just curious to watch Gibbo , this game . Clarke wasn't interested in Bruce and Carter and chased Gibson . He looked crook. Not sure how many he finished with , in the end. Didn't look like scoring.
They shoulda caught me in my prime. I reckon I mighta got 4points , last nite.

Aw , and each to his own . Some would've sat Mims and played Blanchield more. Thought Holmes's first quarter was great and Townsville guards played good.
Some are big fans of Garlepp.

The reffing in the Breakers vs Hawks game last week was err....interesting

Kind off agree with Isaac here.

Plus you cant blame the actual ref's for their poor and inconsistant education.

If you want to have a go at someone, look no further than the evaluators.

agree Cell, some terrible calls in the Breakers Vs Hawks games, this week and last week

Anon.....what can us normal people do about it??

Lucky we getta replay , so we can try work out what the call was about. Some sports have replays.
Tennis does it pretty good . Ya can challange a couple , now and agen , not tooo many.

Number 2 for me.

Is part of the problem the commentators dwelling on calls? In the Hawks-Breakers game, we had Brendan going on about the merits of NBA "rules" allowing spectacular plays. Those are different rules in a different league.

How many times have you heard Carfino disagree with a call quite vocally?

Isaac the comentators are a big part of the problem and so is Boti Nagy.

Half the time Andrew Gaze comments on calls and then laughs at himself because he watches the replay and see's how wrong he was

In the NBA they focus on talking about the game itself and if they do comment on the officiating then it's generaly in a positive manner

Same thing with a Technical Foul - in the Nba if a Tech is called then they just comment that the official whistled a Technical on Lebron and get on with it.

In the Nbl they make a big deal about the fact the official should somehow not call the Tech and let the players decide the outcome?

Even though the player has sworn at the ref or pointed aggresivly towards the official

For every complaint about those "little ticky tack" fouls, there will be another about people bumping cutters, hooking in the post, etc. (See the recent article about Robilliard accusing the Cats of "cheating".)

It'd be incredibly hard to walk that line between letting the game flow and discouraging teams pushing boundaries.

I think the commentators in New Zealand try to refrain from criticizing the referees but honestly some of the calls made are just so bad they cant help themselves (example foul on Vukona last week vs Hawks).

Yes the NBA and college commentators dont mention referees as much as our commentators but their refs dont seem to make quite so many bad calls...

As a ref when I watch any form of sport from basketball to AFL I critique the officials on the game. The NBL refs do an amazing job compared to some club officials I see weeknights at my home association. Be thankful these high quality refs are assigned to the NBL - I hope to one day be a part of the crew that officiates the NBL.

Thought the refs were good in both games tonight, patient with their whistles on body contact, few bailouts, but quick on calling the reaching.

Watching the hawks kings game on one now - they call hands early to stop turnovers but the game has started to get ugly late in the 3rd. The commentators are just as bad this year. They don't comprehend that you can jump stop on a spin move and they have it completely wrong.

Nbl is a joke. You think it will become a ligit league you are pissing in the wind.