Show me these "excuses". Show me the words that you are trying to put in my mouth. You won't find them. What you will find is my taking exception to the officials allowing guys like West and Hibbert (a guy that fouls just about more than anyone in the league) to basically toss people around. There are legitimate plays that should be fouls where guys get knocked down that aren't being called, seemingly in the name of "anti flopping". Call a guy when he flops, fine him for all I care, but for , call the crap when guys are just two hand pushing guys out of the way, or body checking them under the basket. Don't make up some verticality crap in an effort to justify it. It's an overreaction, and it isn't going to solve the problem, nor will it do anything about the perception that the officials are in on "rigging" games and all that other nonsense that you hear so many going on about.
