I think that the "two challenges max" rule is great for keeping things moving during the regular season, but this is the playoffs. Currently bad (compromised?) refs can just overwhelm the rule with bad calls. Mitch won TWO challenges in the first half and then had to sit there and watch them ignore hair pulling and holding on every play from then on out. If the refs keep getting it wrong then coaches should continue to be able to challenge until they lose one.
Gambling has brought new attention to the reffing in games and this change would both make losing a challenge more painful (and hopefully prevent ones that are just fishing for a different call) AND increase confidence that the outcomes of games are not being impacted by poor calls (purposeful or not).
This is the playoffs, they need to get it right!
All All-Rookie selections by year:
2019 - Jaren Jackson Jr (1st team)
2020 - Ja Morant (1st team and ROTY), Brandon Clarke (RIP, 1st team)
2021 - Desmond Bane (2nd team)
2024 - GG Jackson (2nd team)
2025 - Jaylen Wells (1st team), Zach Edey (1st team)
2026 - Cedric Coward (1st team)
Zach Kleiman continues to show that he is among the best talent evaluators in the league. Only 4 of the 8 players were lottery picks (Edey, Ja, JJJ, Coward). Thank you Portland. Hoping to post this again next year with Boozer and pick 16. Source My post from last year
How, how, how can you tear a teams future away any faster? Not a fan of the team but I feel bad for their fans. They are back to going nowhere fast.
(via keithhillary / TT)
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His response: "It's no different from the 12 other playoff games we played before." The kid isn't looking for
any excuses.
Via: @Hugo_Levay
Considering all the dirty plays he blatantly got away with today, it's disgusting that he only had 4 fouls. All game, he's been blatantly physical, yet the refs turn a blind eye. You cannot convince me that the refs don't see what he's doing. That moment where he literally yanked Castle's hair was sickening. There is absolutely something going on behind the scenes that is driving these refs to call the game the way they have today.
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