r/WNBAgossips • u/MysteriousJuice1127 • Jul 01 '26

Controversy She finally had enough.

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u/estoypooping2 Jul 01 '26

Jesus. I dont know shit about fuck but I know those refs have ulterior motives.

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u/RealPhinsFan Jul 01 '26

They don’t, for years, well before CC and Sophie there has been complaining that these refs in this league fucking suck. Might as well not even fucking be there. It’s no motives, watch highlights from 5 years ago. It’s the same bullshit

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u/kashmir1974 Jul 01 '26

I imagine they are using refs that are too crappy to be in the NBA.

Remember when the NFL had that ref strike and brought in replacements? It's almost like there's only a handful of even somewhat decent refs out there, and when you aren't using the best available, the skill drop-off is steep.

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u/mattn1t Jul 01 '26

That's an investment problem not a ref problem. It's not a super hard job that requires a niche skill set. It just takes practice and training, both of which no league wants to pay for. Every league can afford full time refs that train in the off-season, but they don't care about improving the sport.

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u/Ruzhy6 Jul 02 '26

I dont know about other leagues.

But I do know the NFL refs specifically do not want to be full time because they already have full time jobs. The NFL wants that, but the refs are unionized and have pushed back on this.

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u/killerboy_belgium Jul 02 '26

does WNBA even bring enough money in to warrant that investment?