Basketball

hint in that direction about their end of things. They get told "this is how we want the rules interpreted" sort of thing. Now it would be one thing if that were evenly applied. The cry across the league is that it is not. The NBA lost me years ago when they began stuff like calling a foul differently for some players or violations. The traveling in the NBA has gotten so out of hand and there is plenty of video of players taking 5 steps and more with an official looking right at them and no call. Also switching pivot foot back and forth, moving screens, 3 second violations and on and on.

When it comes to the pro sports in general they each have their "rules/competition committees" calling the shots to various degrees. The NFL is probably the biggest example. But at least when the NFL refs began going too extreme on some things in the last couple of seasons the outcry from the fans and players did seem to result in them pulling back on the whistles. As far as uniformity the NFL is perhaps better or maybe it's the game announcers and camera work not making an issue of it as much on certain things.

I don't have a problem with a rules committee but I think from there they should let the officials take it from there. MLB under Selig was pure crap for the whole thing of encouraging tighter strike zones in order get more men on base and drive up scoring. Define the strike zone and then leave the umpires alone.