Talk:Bennett Salvatore

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[edit] NPOV

This article clearly has a negative slant on Mr. Salvatore. Needs to be re-worked or it should be deleted. RyguyMN 05:04, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article Content

The second paragraph is a joke and written. First, replay clearly showed that Josh Howard motioned for a time out on two occasions, walking away from the foul line and toward the bench after his initial signaling. Second, the current article makes reference to a 'notable study' at 82games.com. To my knowledge, the individual who conducted that study (Roland Beech) is not a current or former official, nor does he have any training as such that would place him in a position to accurately judge the veracity of a call and have his 'findings' submitted as undisputed fact. Beech, himself, comments on it being an inexact science, remarking at one point:

Did the officiating in game five have more "iffy/bad calls" than is typical? My impression having watched a zillion NBA games is yes, my statistical evidence for believing this, having done this exercise of grading each call in a game precisely once, is non-existent!

It's a fan's attempt to provide his opinion on a highly subjective matter and nowhere near gospel. As far as tagging the game 'one of the most controversial in recent NBA history', that comes across as hyberbole and I doubt there's a running tally on this type of thing.

The only parts that are of any substanitive worth are those account that Salvatore is a NBA official and his income tax issues. This paragraph needs to be pared down considerably, if not deleted in full. Rattlesnake7 21:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)