How critical were they? Did they just disagree with the call or take it a bit further?

"NBL refs stop calling so many unsportsmanlike fouls on good hard fouls! Please!"

Please tell me that wasn't the comment he got pinged for.

I believe that was the one...

@JoeBlakeSnake
Wortho and Trigger get fined for Twitter, but you can throw a ball in somebody's face? C'mon Man????

@ChrisAnstey13
Couldn't agree more RT @CTrigger11: NBL refs stop calling so many unsportsmanlike fouls on good hard fouls! Please!

@MRFOOJI
#NBL seriously? Fining CTrigger11 for a question? A VALID Q that all fans want an answer to? How about using social media than fighting it?

Triggers was a fair comment, Wortho's was just plain dumb.

Because his comment wasn't overly critical, and its wasnt a moronic whinge like Wortho's. He said what most of us are thinking - back off on calling the USF's.

I bet there are a few coaches who have been fined in the past who are scratching their heads

Refs should be fair game for anyone - players included.

Just sayin' :)

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It wasn't negative, it was constructive criticism ;-)

I really dont think his comment, which I am sure a strong majority of people who have watched games this year would agree with, does anything to fuel any idiots.

Rule says no public comments about referees or refereeing decision. How hard is that for players to understand?

What if a ref did say those things? Are there any rules are in place for them to not criticse players?

If a ref was on Hoops and posted something like "Cam needs to stop settling for outside shots when he should be playing closer to the basket" I don't think anyone would have a problem with it.

how about the refs learn how to referee a game! if they didnt suck like they have most of the season they wouldnt be getting criticised, simple as that. and dont deny it we have all seen more bad reffing this season than good

Anon i did not say abusing will fix the problem but it definitely brings it to light and makes people realise, however i have read that the league has been happy about the refereeing so it cant be both.

also i wasnt talking about fans arguing referee decisions at all. i am a sixer fan but i have watched most of the televised games this season for the league and many times i have been scratching my head as to how the referee came up with the decision they did so to the commentators in some cases. i may be more biased when the sixers are playing but im basing my thoughts on the neutral games i have seen and heard others discuss.

Maybe that is the problem then?

im not saying to abuse referees or post comments on here. Writing a letter wont do jack shit either. If enough people complained about it openly as we are discussing now it would be heard. There are plenty of examples happening around the world of this nature. If enough people are sick of it they would fix it. But we all grin and bare it.

I think we would still have referees left if it was pointed out to them things that they are doing wrong. Show replays of poor screens like those that screen and raise there elbows and teach the refs to not allow that crap. But if they are never picked up on these calls then they wont think its a problem

I'm not saying take on board every single complaint. I'm saying that issue lies when the refs are only accountable to other refs, and those refs are the only people that the league listens to. If you want to claim that refs are "only human" then remove them from the un-humanlike bubble they are in, make them open to proper criticism and allow them their chance to respond, and put their hands up if the made an error or something they are calling, like the USF fouls, is becoming an issue.

I agree that refs should not be criticised publicly because regardless of their ability to referee, they need to create a discipline that is needed to maintain credibility to the league. But I would also like to see refs fined for making mistakes. Not just a single one but those that are constantly making dodgy calls and especially those that directly affect the outcome of a game.

Props to Trigger for saying what everyone else was thinking as well, Worthingtons comments were a waste of Interwebs

so anon are you saying that because they dont get paid that well it justify's them doing a bad job. That is a complete cop out. No one is forcing refs to go out and pick up the whistle, they do that through choice. if they choose to do the job at least be professional enough to do it reasonably well.

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Yeah I realise, but refs are able to bias an outcome. I didn't say it was a GOOD idea, I'd just love to see it.

And that's why I don't run jack!

The simple answers to make reffing more accountable

is #1 to get rid of the word INTERPRETATION

No 2 refs will interpret the play the same way because they are in different positions and see differing accounts

#2 like AFL have a review panel that can drop offending/poor refs down to lower grade games (or out for a week or two)

#3 test all refs on their knowledge of how the new and old rules are to be applied (by the book)

ex - a foul is a foul - contact is contact - abuse is abuse - twitting is stupid - SIMPLE

Jokester: Not all contact is a foul. If refs dont interpret the rules how do they apply them? The AFL does not have an umpire review panel! NBL referees already do a rules exam every season.

All refereeing is interpretation. It can never be any other way. We are subjective creatures in a world that is not black and white. No sport is free from the problems relating to interpretation, and some are a lot worse than basketball.

That said, some of the refereeing this season has been below what an objective person's par. Therefore, if things can be done to improve the standard, then they should.

Anyone notice that the Blaze have been playing great since Wortho hit the sidelines?

XY, it's definitely tempered my view of Wortho. Have gone from thinking this was the PF you pick to build around in the NBL to now wondering if he's a bit more picky about when he decides to step up.

I am with you SRT070. I totally agree

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