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Talking about gifts, who does not remember the Olympic Games Final of 2008. It was the French referee Chantal Julien who officiated during the decisive game between Spain and the USA. And now, in an interview with the French magazine Basketnews, Chantal comes back to this memorable game with the following words: You don’t call the same things on the Americans than you do call on other teams. You have to call the most evident of the evident things. If you whistle a travel every time that Kobe Bryant starts a drive, you will get whistled, you as the referee…During the final, the Spanish team has been penalized on the US travels. With the consequences that we know at the end with the two technical fouls on non-called traveling violations. This was embarrassing…

http://www.ballineurope.com/countries/g ... arettes-2/

It was pretty obvious, just watch Navarro travelling on purpose in the las play, it was the most lopsided officiating I've never seen on a basketball court and a shame for this game.

One problem with that. The french official wasn't officiating that game, in fact she only officiated one game involving the US during the tournament.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/oly ... xScor.html

Referee: Romualdas BRAZAUSKAS (LTU)
Umpire: Pablo Alberto ESTEVEZ (ARG), Carl JUNGEBRAND (FIN)
Commissioner: Fred HORGAN (CAN)

were the ones that managed the game, so this is just the opinion of someone who watched the game, not some one who was a part of it.

Fact checking is your friend.

Dtown84 wrote:One problem with that. The french official wasn't officiating that game, in fact she only officiated one game involving the US during the tournament.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/oly ... xScor.html

Referee: Romualdas BRAZAUSKAS (LTU)
Umpire: Pablo Alberto ESTEVEZ (ARG), Carl JUNGEBRAND (FIN)
Commissioner: Fred HORGAN (CAN)

were the ones that managed the game, so this is just the opinion of someone who watched the game, not some one who was a part of it.

Fact checking is your friend.

I believe the term the kids use is: OWNED.

Whatever helps you sleep at night though OP.

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That ref should have her game reviewed and possibly be suspended. The Americans do not deserve preferential treatment.

I for one loved watching those Olympic games. It was great to see the travels called and flops not rewarded. The international refs make the NBA refs look like park n' rec refs.