The one-point victory over Beikong has passed for a day, but there is still no news of the referee being punished. Every time when players or head coaches discuss the issue of referees, the CBA company will issue a fine overnight or give a warning. However, in the case of referees blatantly blowing whistles, they turn a blind eye. For these referees in the CBA, a demerit system should be implemented.
Each referee should start with 12 points, and for each incorrect or missed call, points should be deducted along with a monetary penalty. If the number of incidents becomes too frequent, their license should be revoked. If the CBA could manage these referees in such a manner, the situation would surely improve. Otherwise, if this continues, the number of wrongful cases in the league will only increase.
Guangdong narrowly defeated Beikong, and if not for the team's own strong capabilities, they would have certainly lost due to the referees' biased calls. In the final moments of the game, Shen Zijie grabbed Xu Xin's arm, Zhang Fan made an early foul during free throws, and Zhu Songwei pushed Xu Jie before grabbing the rebound. Any one of these three instances, if fairly called by the referees, would have ended the game earlier.
However, they deliberately chose to ignore it, and such refereeing issues continued to occur in the last 10.2 seconds, making it hard to believe that it was just a mistake. If not blowing the whistle on Zhu Songwei pushing Xu Jie was because the referees wanted to leave the outcome of the game to the players and not interfere too much, then the first two incorrect calls should not have happened.
Such refereeing situations are indeed absurd in a professional top-level event like the CBA. After the game, the CBA company also turned a deaf ear to it. The referees have already intervened in the outcome of the game, and the league should take action. As a top Asian event, they should establish their own professional refereeing team instead of relying on university teachers as part-time referees.
Coach Du Feng has witnessed too many biased calls from referees in the last three games, and he has become numb to it. He is well aware that protesting against the referees is useless, as it is difficult to determine whether the referees are intentionally making incorrect calls. When these three incorrect calls occurred, Du Feng only protested once.
He chose not to speak up for the other two instances, as he has become accustomed to such biased behavior. Under the interference of the referees, the current CBA league is in chaos, with wrongful cases appearing in almost every game. Players and coaches dare not speak out, feeling angry but unable to express it. The CBA teams have long suffered from the problem of referees. The league should address some typical cases and deal with referees who lack professionalism and moral integrity.
Guangdong has indeed matured this season, remaining calm in the face of such dense incorrect and missed calls, and responding directly with their play on the court. Their six-game winning streak is the best retaliation against the referees. And Xu Xin's four consecutive points in the final moments, including the game-winning shot, is the best slap in the face to the referees of this match!