Comments on: NBA lockout may be a good thing http://thedrubbing.com/2009/09/16/nba-lockout-may-be-a-good-thing/ Sports Blog Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nate Tharp http://thedrubbing.com/2009/09/16/nba-lockout-may-be-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-4601 Nate Tharp Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:09:46 +0000 http://thedrubbing.com/?p=2557#comment-4601 I don't like the idea of lock-outs because they just hurt too many people. But you may have a point. Undoubtably there would be several great NBA refs that would be penalized unfairly by a lockout, but if it gets Joey Crawford off the court, it might be worth it. I'll stand up for Dick though. Say what you want about his age (I think he used to be a body double for the Crypt Keeper), but he still moves up and down the court pretty darn well. And there needs to be a balance of older (not old) and younger refs. The experience that a Bennett Salvatore or Danny Crawford is invaluable. NBA refs report to their training camp on September 22nd. http://www.probasketballrefs.com/ I don’t like the idea of lock-outs because they just hurt too many people. But you may have a point. Undoubtably there would be several great NBA refs that would be penalized unfairly by a lockout, but if it gets Joey Crawford off the court, it might be worth it.

I’ll stand up for Dick though. Say what you want about his age (I think he used to be a body double for the Crypt Keeper), but he still moves up and down the court pretty darn well. And there needs to be a balance of older (not old) and younger refs. The experience that a Bennett Salvatore or Danny Crawford is invaluable.

NBA refs report to their training camp on September 22nd.
http://www.probasketballrefs.com/

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