Not just for their record and standing in the West, but also their psyche.
In a big game like this on national TV and everyone watching, that should be the story right?
Two young contending teams out West going blow for blow until the final buzzer.
The 4th quarter alone gave us 5 separate lead changes and 3 ties.
Of course, that’s not the story.
Taylor Jenkins does not comeanywhere closeto calling a timeout in this situation.
His team is on the break down a point with 20 seconds left.
This is the EXACT problem that Adam Silver and the league office refuse to address.
What if on that break the Grizzlies swung the ball for a transition 3PM?
What if he went strong to the rim and got an AND1?
What if they simply hold onto the ball for the last shot?
What’s the league say if FVV made this 3PA and the Rockets win?
The point is absolutely nothing is going to happen to that official as a result of their mistake.
This is the punch in of shit that is ruining the product on a nightly basis.
That’s the thing, this isn’t an isolated incident.
Just because it worked out OK in the end does not mean you ignore the issue.
Doing that for years is how we got here in the first place!
Does Adam Silver care?
That makes a whole lot of sense….said nobody ever.
It used to be you only had to worry about refs like Tony Brothers and Marc Davis.
Maybe a little Scott Foster “Extender” behavior.
It’s everyone, and unfortunately, it’s only getting worse.
