“Joey is a great ref and does an incredible job, and I don’t say that about many referees,” Nuggets coach George Karl said. “Most referees, I go ‘Ugh.’ But Joey, when you see him on the court, you know he gets angry and he has a personality, but you usually feel you’re going to get a good game.”

Some may think he is coming to the defense of Joey Crawford but more importantly I believe he is telling us what here really feels about the state of referees in the NBA! “A good game” what the heck does that mean? Is he implying that a referee would manipulate a game to make it close or exciting for the fans and those paying for commercials?

Is the problem with referees that they miss calls? NO, of course they miss calls they are human! The two things that drive me nuts is that the NBA rarely admits when they made a mistake and that they manipulate the game to make it close. Manufacturing close games is bad for the integrity of the game and is why so many believe that the NBA is rigged and sometimes compared to the Professional Wrestling!