May be a question of semantics. But I say no. He can influence
the scoring thru his professional position. Bu it is the player on the floor or field that ( does the verb) shave points. This argument needs to be answered between me and a friend.
2007-07-23 03:43:33 · 9 answers · asked by rawbl 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Refs can put points on the board (awarding free throws and technicals), and they can also take points off the board.
Players of course can also shave, and they do so via their performance during the game.
You could say that shaving is done by whoever is doing the betting, whether it's the player OR the ref (or both).
Both players and refs can influence the final score of a game as it relates to the point spread, if they choose to do so.
But I see your point... "shaving" originally meant that a player was paid to make sure the final score didn't beat the spread.. in this case, I think the word "shaving" was used to describe the ref's actions since first reports indicated that he didn't "throw" the game in favor of one team or another, he merely refereed in such a way as to beat the spread.
2007-07-23 13:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shaving points isn't really the issue at hand, it's the point spread. The ref can make calls to influence the game down the stretch in the 4th quarter. If the game is a blowout and the ref needs a closer game, he can start making calls against the team ahead so that the losing team can catch up. Technically, you're right, the ref can't miss the shots on purpose to shave points but, as I said, that's not the point of shaving points anyway. It's all about the spread.
2007-07-23 11:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
psubowler, what do you think shaving points is?? It has to do with the pointspread. Obviously you are not a gambler. The fact is yes the ref can have a HUGE impact on the spread of a game by the calls or lack thereof he makes. NBA officials are a joke anyway with their calls, so it looks pretty obvious if you ask me.
2007-07-23 12:04:34 · answer #3 · answered by hurricanes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he was desperate, he could shave points in another way. Let's say a player launches a shot, and it goes in. Late calls are not appreciated in basketball, but they happen. He could blow a late whistle and nullify the basket. However that would not be an effective way. I agree that calling touchy fouls and giving away free throws is the best way. (see last year's nba finals where miami's Dwayne Wade shot 21 free throws in game 6)
2007-07-23 11:08:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bogus offensive foul at one end disallowing a basket, followed by a blocked shot being called goaltending and awarding points changes the spread significantly in most cases.
2007-07-23 12:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure they can.
By waiving away continuations on fouls, calling traveling, three seconds in the key...there's more than enough ways to take away baskets. Goaltending, I think, is the only way for a ref to actually give points.
2007-07-23 12:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by G K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever seen an NBA referee make a bad call down the stretch of an NBA game? Occasionally, it happens.
2007-07-23 10:47:06 · answer #7 · answered by robert f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can affect the game by the calls he makes, so to some extent he could have control based on how he makes those calls. We will all see how this thing plays out.
2007-07-23 10:55:21 · answer #8 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can influence the score of the game
2007-07-23 11:56:35 · answer #9 · answered by J Dub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋