Solutions For The Donaghy Situation
Anyone with so much as a pinkie on the pulse of the sporting world has probably heard that NBA referee Tim Donaghy was allegedly fixing games for some powerful people. If the NBA was traded publicly, this news would probably have resulted in a 50%+ plummet. Clearly, Commissioner Stern has a major problem that needs an immediate solution in order to preserve the "integrity of the game" (I hate that phrase btw). Anyway, I'm sure several others have thought of this before, but here's an idea for how to greatly reduce the chance something like this happens again:
The NBA should hire a third-party independent agency to grade referees. Games would be reviewed on tape and each official's performance will be scored through some fairly complex grading system. The results of these grades could certainly be public knowledge (essentially there would be statistics for the players and the referees). Of course, with a quantifying system in place, pay bonuses and other incentives could be given to the officials based on their performance. A minimum performance level could also be put in place and any official who fails to meet these expectations loses their job.
Of course there would be a lot of particulars to work out in order to implement such a system, but I think it'd be a fantastic way to restore the sanctity of the game in a very palpable way. But, if I had to guess, they'll probably handle this intangibly and the league will continue to suffer.
The NBA should hire a third-party independent agency to grade referees. Games would be reviewed on tape and each official's performance will be scored through some fairly complex grading system. The results of these grades could certainly be public knowledge (essentially there would be statistics for the players and the referees). Of course, with a quantifying system in place, pay bonuses and other incentives could be given to the officials based on their performance. A minimum performance level could also be put in place and any official who fails to meet these expectations loses their job.
Of course there would be a lot of particulars to work out in order to implement such a system, but I think it'd be a fantastic way to restore the sanctity of the game in a very palpable way. But, if I had to guess, they'll probably handle this intangibly and the league will continue to suffer.
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