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This just in: NBA superstars are granted preferential treatment by referees, and the league's coaches are biased toward their own teams.In other news, the holiday season has gotten off to a bad start for Tiger Woods. Tell me something I don't know.
However, it was surprising to hear Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown comment directly on something that has been discussed for years among those who follow the league. Brown told the Charlotte Observer that the rules, specifically for dribblers who carry the ball, are enforced on a case-by-case basis.
"The reality is, it depends on the person,'' Brown said to the newspaper. "Some people can do that and some can't. And that's wrong. You can't ref that way. For players to say they're confused by how things are called, I can see a lot of guys honestly saying that.''
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy told FanHouse on Tuesday that he doesn't completely agree with Brown. He suggested that all coaches look at it from the point of view of how they feel their teams are being treated -- instead of considering it from a league-wide perspective.
"I don't think the stars should get preferential treatment at all. The rules should be called. I don't think their ability [or] size, should work for or against them."
- Stan Van Gundy "Coaches, we all think everyone else's star gets preferential treatment," Van Gundy said. "We're all sure that LeBron James gets preferential treatment, and Dwyane Wade and Paul Pierce gets preferential treatment -- just not our own guys.
"I'm sure Larry doesn't think Gerald Wallace or Stephen Jackson gets any preferential treatment, but darn sure everyone else's guys get it. We (coaches) are not real objective on this. We've all got opinions on this ... I'm sure Jim O'Brien doesn't think Dwight Howard is getting hit too hard because he doesn't have a big like that. He doesn't see that as a problem."
Van Gundy did admit that he agrees with Brown's premise.
"I don't think the stars should get preferential treatment at all," he said. "The rules should be called. I don't think their ability [or] size, should work for or against them. The ideal world is call the rules. That's what you want done. But coaches -- we're not the most objective people in the world.''
Van Gundy, one of the league's most outspoken coaches, then offered an example specific to Brown.
"I don't remember (Brown) talking about (preferential treatment) when he had Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups," Van Gundy said. "Maybe that slipped by me."
Considering that Brown, who coached Iverson for six seasons, was on the bench for some of the most egregious discontinued dribbles (aka Iverson's crossovers) in NBA history is a bit ironic.
Good point, SVG.
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