Let’s clear up Mavs Warriors ref stuff

[thisiskoz]

I mean I get that you're being intentionally obtuse here, but try watching the video again, with sound:

https://youtu.be/NPQHTwXVyxk

Then read what you wrote and think about:

- whether there was any time for the Mavs players to react when the whistle was blown to resume play?

- was Hardy still backing up when the official bounced the ball or had he already done that and instead put up his arm like wtf is going on? Did other Mavs players react similarly at that same moment?

Again, it's on the Mavs for the misunderstanding who had possession, but saying the players should've inferred they didn't have possession based on what happened in the moments prior to the inbounds like you are is a bad take. And one that seems like you just want to call players stupid and bad at their jobs, which based on your other posts, seems like your thing.

That's not quite the whistle I was talking about. I'm referring to one when the timeout is over that tells the players that play is going to resume and to get off the bench or whatever.

Now if that was the whistle there, and the refs literally gave Golden State the ball to inbound a second later, then yeah, the refs deserve a ton of heat for it.

If the refs whistled for the Mavs 30 seconds or a minute or two before that they needed to be back on the court, and all of them were standing around in their own end of the court, that's on them, and they are unprofessional morons. Sorry if you think their hands should be held thru the entire process, but I don't think expecting professional athletes to be professionals is a big ask.

This.

I agree if the ref had just blown the whistle it's a dog act. But I doubt it as all 10 players, and none else, were on the court, I'm guessing they'd called them back some time prior.

The Dubs players knew what was going on and couldn't believe it. If they were being sneaky they'd have sent a couple of them down the other way.

Total brain fart by the Mavs

I mean there's literally video of Poole begging the ref to give him the ball.

And I get what you guys are saying, but players are always meandering around after that first whistle after the timeout. Literally watching Knicks magic right now as the officials set up the in bounds play after the magic advanced the ball. Making sure guys are in the right spots and ready to go. Feel like officials do that a lot...

[Jerry Maine]

It's possible the ref was on autopilot like the Mavs players and have Poole the ball not thinking about which way the play was going until it unfolded.