DeROK wrote:It makes sense as the rules were overly strict. I'm just surprised he did it so close to the Donaghy scandal. Then again, maybe Mr. Stern is trying to grab the headlines after the World Series and NFL.
It might be partly what you said. Also, it had to be updated because after the referee probe all 56 (or however many) refs were found to have been in violation of the overly strict rules. They are telling us that all the violations were very minor stuff like I said in my post. Donaghy was the only \"rogue\" ref. Not sure if I completely believe it, but there is a good chance it's very true.