lmao at thinking refereeing is bad today, but was magically good in the 80s
the NBA is practically impossible to referee. sure there are bad calls, but they let so many things go and can't possibly whistle every infraction. there must literally be hundreds of opportunities per game to call fouls. and most of the calls are legit. there are a small percent each game that fans hate and that makes people believe they are the worst in the world.
there used to be straight out fistfights on the court. Rudy T nearly got killed in a fight. guys would get ####### clotheslined going to the hoop. the Knicks, Hornets, Heat, Pistons, etc. nearly rendered the NBA unwatchable because of how physical and slow the games were. people wanted the game sped up because referees were getting too involved in the football game... so the game sped up, guys got more athletic, longer, leaner, faster and the NBA more free-flowing.
but that's still not enough.
you whined that the NBA should introduce replay because referees were missing too many calls. too many missed goaltending calls, missed calls on loose ball situations.. then you got replay and you hate it because it slows the game down too much. but when a ref blows a whistle and you don't like it, you want them to go to the tape and review.
some of you should stop watching sports.