Oscar Robertson used to complain about officiating when I was a kid (and that was a long time ago). It has always sucked. And it always will, because the fans want it that way. Imagine if they called traveling every time a player takes 5 steps toward the basket before his super duper slam dunk. Or imagine if they called every foul on O'Neil. He'd never make it out of the 1st quarter.
Last years NBA final was the lowest rated in history. If you think the league is going to let that happen again, keep dreaming.
I'm not saying there's a conspiracy, but Stern has seen the numbers from the first round (and heard the complaints regarding the number of days between games). He's already said next year's postseason will be different.
San Antonio is in a funk. Hard to believe that they've lost three in a row after winning 15+ in a row. I hope they take it to a 7th game. There's something about a game 7 in the playoffs!