Houston Loss, with Dallas Calling

The game against Houston was a wash. Played fairly well, but playing the hottest team in the league, winners of 16 out of 17, it was to be somewhat expected that the new look Bulls might struggle on the road.

At Dallas as of now, down by 10 at half. The Mavs were up by as much as 17 and Gordon caught fire.

The last couple minutes were filled with horrendous officiating. Hinrich got tossed after arguing a call. About 5 seconds after recieving the 1st, he got tossed. The next possession Josh Howard of the Mavs got T-ed up for talking to Nocioni.

I just wonder all the time about the officials. I feel as though each and every one needs to go back to the NBA and make sure they are on the same page. I know every offical will call the game differently, but come on--getting tossed for arguing a call. Have you ever seen Iverson bark at a ref? It's not even close.

Look, I remember last year when David Stern wanted to get stearn and said that refs would be cracking down on arguing, being demonstrative, and so on. That didn't go so well, as players were getting thrown out, T-ed up, and really kind of ruined the game. So unofficially, the refs backed up and we are now back to square one.

But like I was saying, the officiating during this game has been terrible at best, and we're not even halfway through the game.