I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the social media representation of NBA officiating walked right into this one, seeing as the combination of sticking their nose in at an inopportune time and shitty situational whistleblowing are kind of their thing. If there were any party that would inaccurately read the room only to fail in sincerely acknowledging a silly strategy that was halfheartedly conjured up by way of online boredom during the offseason then it was bound to be a referee with more self-seriousness than self-awareness. I mean, of all the multitude of regulations to reference in turning to ashes, ashes the legality of an approach as intentionally over-the-top as the 'Ring-Around-The-Curry', an NBA official chose to finally call upon a moving pick?! And against the team whose historically efficient offense is most highly dependent on them going completely ignored, no less! A week after the Finals ended, what a time to get strict on Steph Curry's use of screens! To the referee who shall remain anonymous, I ask the following. Did you think we just didn't notice that illegal screens have long gone the way of the carry? I realize it was the most obvious rule to elicit in this case, but it's also the most obvious rule to prove extinct...
Let me guess, I'm also to believe that James Harden and the Houston Rockets are adopting the 'Princeton Offense' in the offseason because both top-flight traveling and shamelessly flopping into shooting fouls are both going to be appropriately scrutinized next season? Come on now! Not only was this a dumb time to invoke the letter of the law, but it was a fool's errand to pretend that the player in question doesn't bottle that shit up and throw it in the ocean every time he ever-so-casually finds his way onto an island for a wide-open corner three.
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