[CompSci87]

I thought these officials were good. They called things tight early and didn't back down from that, encouraging a clean game. But they didn't overdo it and didn't call attention to themselves.

I watched the game replay after I got home, and I think most of the calls the crowd didn't like actually were correct. On the two calls you mentioned, I'm not sure, but even those weren't horrible.

FWIW: On the foul with back turned, in real time it looked to me like the call was for extending the arms backward (not straight up) and making contact on the shooter's arm. I thought that was a tough call but legitimate. When I rewatched it later, it looked to me like the shooter jumped into a stationary defender's shoulder from behind. That part at least shouldn't be a foul, but maybe what I thought I saw at the game up top was right too.

Anyway, as you said, you have to expect some mistakes. Refereeing is tough.

[CompSci87]

I thought these officials were good. They called things tight early and didn't back down from that, encouraging a clean game. But they didn't overdo it and didn't call attention to themselves.

I watched the game replay after I got home, and I think most of the calls the crowd didn't like actually were correct. On the two calls you mentioned, I'm not sure, but even those weren't horrible.

FWIW: On the foul with back turned, in real time it looked to me like the call was for extending the arms backward (not straight up) and making contact on the shooter's arm. I thought that was a tough call but legitimate. When I rewatched it later, it looked to me like the shooter jumped into a stationary defender's shoulder from behind. That part at least shouldn't be a foul, but maybe what I thought I saw at the game up top was right too.

Anyway, as you said, you have to expect some mistakes. Refereeing is tough.