POLL: Thoughts on refs swallowing their whistles at the end of games?

[Streets]

What say you, OS community?

[ProfessaPackMan]

I think we all like it when there's consistency in the game, but since we won't ever get that....I'll always want the players to decide the game.

Nobody should want the Officials to even get involved in the last minute of a close game unless it's some crazy, Malice at the Palice type of **** going on.

[Majingir]

Like talked about in the OT thread, why can't they just ref fairly? Regardless what team or player is involved, regardless if it's gm 27 of regular season or a gm7 in playoffs, regardless if it's minute 7 or 47 in the game, why can't the calls be the same throughout?

[lilteapot]

I think there should be paramedics sitting court-side, should such a terrible thing come to pass.

[jeebs9]

I love it! Let the player decide the out come of the game.

This is how I like to think about it. When I was growing up playing basketball. When point game happen. So many more fouls would occur during that point game phase. But that team that won. Usually without a question won the game. And I know it's not sound logic. But I want to see the played win games. I don't want to see Harden draw fouls and shoot free throws. That's not entertaining for me.

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[vtcha]

Yep, unless it's a 99% obvious foul, let them play it out.

[Streets]

Do people who are saying that the time of the game should determine whether or not a call should be made also believe that a player's status ("superstar calls") should be a factor as well?

[King_B_Mack]

I believe in consistency in officiating. If you've been calling ticky tack crap all night long, don't get down to the last 3 minutes of the fourth quarter and start swallowing your whistle. That goes for the opposite as well. If you've been letting guys play all night don't get into the last few minutes of the game and decide you want to start calling everything in sight. I'd rather not have every game be a whistle fest, but if you call it that way the whole way through, then it is what it is, at least you're being consistent then.