Even With The Use Of Replay, Officials Are Making Mistakes

The NBA has been expanding the use of instant replay on an annual basis for a few years now, and to this point I’ve had no issue with that.  While I’d hate to see the NBA turn into the NFL with a debate to be had and replays to be shown following the majority of sequences, I think I speak for all fans of the sport when I say I want to see correct calls made.  One would think the expanded use of replay would help officials to do this, and I do believe it has… but there are too many cases in which it does not. I try to cut officials some slack in regards to their real-time decisions.  NBA basketball is often played at a hypersonic pace, and these refs are expected to make difficult calls without the benefit of slow motion or multiple angles.  For the most part, I think the majority of the league’s officials do a pretty good job, and I understand that human error will always be part of the game.  That being said, I cannot excuse a referee for f@cking up a call that they were able to sp...