The arbitration in the WNBA was a Subject much discussed all season. Various coaches and players have already talked about the issue, asking for more consistency and less neglected faults. Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase was particularly vocal.
She also mentioned the officer at her post-match press conference after the second consecutive defeat of the Valkyries against the AS of Las Vegas.
“If the aces draw 16% in the fourth quarter and they receive five other free throws, it is very practical. So, I just say that we must be consistent. The calls must be consistent,” Nakase said About the officer. “If Jackie Young pulls a sweater and then, yes, we touch it. It is good. But if a Carla Leite draws a sweater and that she is touched by Jewell Loyd, you must tell me what is the reason … You have seen the game. It was the same time, and the consistency of the calls is not the same thing.”
The Valkyries and the Aces played a physical game
Las Vegas and Golden State met for the second consecutive match. Unlike the last meeting, it was a tight competition. The AS won the 78-72 victory, but the Valkyries fought until the last second.
The game had Large implications for the classification of the playoffsWhile the AS won the equality break in the Valkyries. Given the challenges, it was a physical and difficult game. Veronica Burton was even called to a blatant fault, and Dana Evans and Carla Leite entered it in the fourth quarter.
The game presented a total of 43 called Fouls – 19 on the AS and 24 on the Valkyries. While the aces have obtained more free throws, especially in the fourth quarter, the Valkyries made more of their their own. Golden State went 18-19 of the line. Meanwhile, the AS went 19-25, leaving a lot of points on the free throw line.
This is not the first time that Natalie Nakase has called the officer
Natalie Nakase is not foreign to plead for a more coherent officer. In mid-July, she spoke of the officer when the Valkyries lost against the Phoenix Mercury after Aalyssa Thomas received free throws to decide on the match on a game against Cecilia Zandalasini whom Nakase thought he was a clean defense.
Earlier last month, she complained about the gap of free throws in the loss of Valkyires against the dream of Atlanta and the inability of officials to give it “direct responses”. Before that, Nakase received the first technical fault from her career as a head coach when she argued with the referees during a defeat against Minnesota.
Nakase is not alone with these complaints either. The WNBA was frequently burnt down for the officer and the systematic questions that cause these shortcomings on the ground. Due to the disparities, the WNBA simply does not attract the best referees, and many civil servants naturally see it as more than a springboard towards a better work than anything else. NBA officials are employees full -time employee, while WNBA referees are paid by the game and even do much less than NCAA referees.
