>The only thing that hasn’t kept up with the strides in how the game is played worldwide is the officiating. Some — no, many international officials are by many orders of magnitude behind NBA referees and FIBA has two challenges: It has to invest in more training for officials, and it has to recognize that the game deserves its best refs, regardless of the passports they carry.
On the signing of Bruno Fernando:
>…but what they did was invite Fernando to training camp on a non-guaranteed, nothing ventured look-see. If he makes the team, great, but right now they still have the roster spot and a fair amount of financial wiggle room going into camp.
gochugang78
Is Doug implying NBA refs are better than FIBA refs?
No_Brilliant5888
Canada had bad RNG in the quarter finals, which happens in single elimination tournaments. Hopefully, Zach Edey can become the answer for when shooters aren’t hitting 3s.
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On the quality of FIBA referees:
>The only thing that hasn’t kept up with the strides in how the game is played worldwide is the officiating. Some — no, many international officials are by many orders of magnitude behind NBA referees and FIBA has two challenges: It has to invest in more training for officials, and it has to recognize that the game deserves its best refs, regardless of the passports they carry.
On the signing of Bruno Fernando:
>…but what they did was invite Fernando to training camp on a non-guaranteed, nothing ventured look-see. If he makes the team, great, but right now they still have the roster spot and a fair amount of financial wiggle room going into camp.
Is Doug implying NBA refs are better than FIBA refs?
Canada had bad RNG in the quarter finals, which happens in single elimination tournaments. Hopefully, Zach Edey can become the answer for when shooters aren’t hitting 3s.