Is it time to replace refs with AI?

[Godymas]

yes, they need to get the **** out after last night's disgrace against the god damn Detroit Pistons, the refs are out of control and a big issue in the league. They've always been a big issue, but this year it's getting out of control with the blatant favoritism, lack of meaning, and the clear inability of anyone inside the NBA to actually punish these ego tripping power hungry not good enough for daddy bitch ass ****.

The NBA can literally track the ball in real time well enough that a blind person can sit there and feel the game on a tablet, so if the NBA has the technology to know the movement of the ball that well, they can surely do the same for tracking and observing players. They already have cameras everywhere, why not come up with a system that creates a grid across the arena from multiple angles that can measure the movements and appearance of the players.

Every single ref should have to answer to AI on their calls and if AI determines that the ref is incorrect, the AI should win because the AI is smarter than these god damn zebra wannabes. The AI is smarter than humans, the AI is more talented than humans, in fact the AI should be playing the game too, **** the players, **** the game, get it all out and just have AI run simulations inside the minds of all humans for 2 hours every day to get their fix of NBA basketball because that's clearly what this is all is, a god damn simulation

[BruttoNostra]

yes, they need to get the **** out after last night's disgrace against the god damn Detroit Pistons, the refs are out of control and a big issue in the league. They've always been a big issue, but this year it's getting out of control with the blatant favoritism, lack of meaning, and the clear inability of anyone inside the NBA to actually punish these ego tripping power hungry not good enough for daddy bitch ass ****.

The NBA can literally track the ball in real time well enough that a blind person can sit there and feel the game on a tablet, so if the NBA has the technology to know the movement of the ball that well, they can surely do the same for tracking and observing players. They already have cameras everywhere, why not come up with a system that creates a grid across the arena from multiple angles that can measure the movements and appearance of the players.

Every single ref should have to answer to AI on their calls and if AI determines that the ref is incorrect, the AI should win because the AI is smarter than these god damn zebra wannabes. The AI is smarter than humans, the AI is more talented than humans, in fact the AI should be playing the game too, **** the players, **** the game, get it all out and just have AI run simulations inside the minds of all humans for 2 hours every day to get their fix of NBA basketball because that's clearly what this is all is, a god damn simulation

Wait until AI is trained to maximize the "entertainment" part of the game and to help create/promote new faces of the league.

[Roscoe Sheed]

I didn't see last night's Pistons-OKC game, so I can't comment on that.

However, broadly speaking OKC gets such a favorable whistle- particularly SGA. What have they really accomplished to earn such treatment- not that it is ever warranted- reffing should be fair and unbiased

[LakersSoul]

yes, they need to get the **** out after last night's disgrace against the god damn Detroit Pistons, the refs are out of control and a big issue in the league. They've always been a big issue, but this year it's getting out of control with the blatant favoritism, lack of meaning, and the clear inability of anyone inside the NBA to actually punish these ego tripping power hungry not good enough for daddy bitch ass ****.

The NBA can literally track the ball in real time well enough that a blind person can sit there and feel the game on a tablet, so if the NBA has the technology to know the movement of the ball that well, they can surely do the same for tracking and observing players. They already have cameras everywhere, why not come up with a system that creates a grid across the arena from multiple angles that can measure the movements and appearance of the players.

Every single ref should have to answer to AI on their calls and if AI determines that the ref is incorrect, the AI should win because the AI is smarter than these god damn zebra wannabes. The AI is smarter than humans, the AI is more talented than humans, in fact the AI should be playing the game too, **** the players, **** the game, get it all out and just have AI run simulations inside the minds of all humans for 2 hours every day to get their fix of NBA basketball because that's clearly what this is all is, a god damn simulation

Don’t want AI players but maximizing AI to bring about consistency and unbiased play is the key goal.

AI can already detect body heat and tracking the ball is not difficult. Thus, setting up basic rules to factor in collision and contact that impacts the shooter would make teams all happy and little to no complaints from players at ref’s biased or considered bias calls.

Prob remove 90% on home court biases from the refs too. Remove players and coaches complaining during and after games too.

[TFJava]

No

[Wargreymon]

Not just the refs but the players too

[GiannisAnte34]

They could easily replace umpires with bots that can accurately measure the strike zone to a 99.9% certainty. They choose not to and it’s not hard to deduce why

[Dan33185]

Not just the refs but the players too

Less whining and they might actually give a crap more than 50% of the time...I'm all for it.

[Lalouie]

the only good that comes from AI is the players have no one to whine to

the game is a bushel full of subjective calls per quarter

[hippesthippo]

Until AI can take care of my dishes and laundry I am very old man yells at clouds with regards to it.

They can, it's called a washing machine, dishwasher, & even maid.

Last I checked, I still have to load the dishwasher, empty the dishwasher, load the washing machine, transfer my clothes to the dryer, and remove and fold my clothes. Maids are prohibitively expensive and human. 3 strikes-- you're out. Piss poor joke of a response.

Right now, all AI can do is the stuff that I actually enjoy in life. Writing, art, music, programming, etc. I don't want AI to replace my leisure activities or my job, I want AI that can take care of the bull I have zero interest in doing myself. The closest we have to that is the decades old Roomba.