[81alum]

Oh, and the absolute BS blocking call on Kisunas with the score tied near the end of regulation didn't help.

VG

I haven't played the game at that level nor have I ever refereed, so I don't really have the background needed to evaluate the job the referees were doing.  But that call and a few others sure seemed to my casual eyes to be questionable, and the TV announcers thought so too.  Perhaps this is the real reason for home court advantage--it is not that the players feed on the energy of the crowd, but the refs do?

[81alum]

Oh, and the absolute BS blocking call on Kisunas with the score tied near the end of regulation didn't help.

VG

I haven't played the game at that level nor have I ever refereed, so I don't really have the background needed to evaluate the job the referees were doing.  But that call and a few others sure seemed to my casual eyes to be questionable, and the TV announcers thought so too.  Perhaps this is the real reason for home court advantage--it is not that the players feed on the energy of the crowd, but the refs do?