Real Refs Ready To Blow The Whistle
Posted by BROSEFOLOPHOGUS on
October 22, 2009
To all the replacement refs, that have been gallivanting around the League this preseason, ruining games with excessive whistle-blowing and desperate attempts to follow the rules in a squarish manner, we have 4 words for you…Welp! See you later!
Word is the Ref’s union came to terms on a new contract with the NBA and said contract should be signed within the next week. I ain’t gonna lie, I kinda missed Violet Palmer and Dick Bavetta trying to steal some shine.
tags: David Stern, Lockout, NBA Commissioner, Referees, Refs
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They’ll Be No NBA Lockout…Only Replacement Refs
Posted by John Krease on
September 9, 2009
We’ve been telling you that there might be an NBA Lockout because of the refs, but we were wrong. Even though there are only 22 days until the League’s first exhibition game on October 1st and no contract in place between the NBA and it’s refs, the rumor is the League will just get replacement refs instead of locking out.
The problem: The NBA is saying that they have to cut back the refs budget by $3.2 mill because of the recession. The refs only want to give up $2.5 mill. An offer that was such a slap in the face… that David Stern walked out of the last negotiation.
And the triv part is that there isn’t another meeting between the two parties scheduled. But it looks like Stern is going to stand firm on his offer to the refs and it’s going to be up to them to decide if they’re going to play ball or hold out like Crabtree.
We don’t know how we feel about replacement refs. I mean everyone’s seen the movie… The Replacements (f)ucked up all year before getting it right at the end.
