NBA's Rules & Fines: Are They Legal?

Your last paragraph- the P.S. is the most important and says it all, which all Cs fans should take to heart.

 With regard to your wish list DRJ1, There are some changes with respect to the refs that need to take place, I agree, as not all of them are first class.

Then again, not all of the players who are in the NBA are first class players either. We have to take some of the bad with the good. Let’s face it though, a lot of ref abuse was taking place by a number of players; very often by some of the stars who think that the world owes them a living, and something had to be done.

 Since the institution of the techs for verbal assault and acting up, a lot of it has stopped, or been toned down noticeably, compared to what used to take place. Now, as the season progresses, a lot fewer techs are being called, and when they are called, it’s usually to the same individuals who haven’t learned when to shut up. I don’t have records, but I’m willing to bet that overall, there are fewer techs being called as the season goes on, since a couple a game can be costly in the long run. [ There may be stats available on that score? ]

 As the players tone down the invective, the game will progress more smoothly, with fewer fouls/ techs being called.

 I don’t agree with a ’ video ’ ref, as the refs on the floor would be looking over their shoulders all the time, any time a potentially controversial call would take place. As it is, the refs tend to check the play back monitor when there’s a really close call.

 However, I do believe there should be a review panel that goes over each game, and marks the refs. If enough bad calls are made during a given period of time, then that ref should be demoted to the D- league, suspended, or even fired, if there are enough blatant errors. I’m sure the teams would pay for this oversight committee, as a way of improving the overall quality of the refereeing.

Lygafe.

Lionel Gaffen / Fotomix

4 is a very good idea and 5 would be funny but would get the nba tons of bad publicity

when brett favre got fined for NOT cooperating with the league even though whatever he did say could be used against him in court i wondered if that was legal. I researched it and it it is, the best analogy is that the e nba/nfl is like a private school or country club umder the law. If you dont want to pay a fine your only option is to leave the league. Pro sports is extremely protected under the law

is discriminate on the basis of race etc. and soccer in england can even do that with nationality quotas and what not

If so, there’s no room for a lawsuit. The rules are fairly agreed upon by management and the union; an individual employee — particularly a member of the union — can’t then complain about those rules being unfair.

Second, regardless of whether a company is a monopoly or not, its employees generally aren’t entitled to complete free speech.