The Hope of Neutral Refs
I know that officiating has been down across the board this year, but one of the main reasons I’m happy the post season is here is the chance to play a few games with non-biased refs. Here in ACC Country, we all dread playing Duke or North Carolina because we know you can’t be aggressive at all and you can’t defend in the paint. However, they are allowed to tackle your players and then the announcers praise them for their toughness and not draw the foul. You think UNC shot 108 more free throws than their ACC opponents this year because they just got fouled that much? I don’t think so.
I know Pac 10 fans are screaming for the heads of several of their officials. From what I’m reading, UCLA won about 4 extra games because of officiating bias towards them.
I look forward to the mixing and matching of the best officials out there and the bias isn’t as strong toward the powerhouse teams from a conference.