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I would propose doing away with refs entirely, like in Ultimate Frisbee. This would entail pretty radical changes to professional sports, but why not. At the h
by UweSchmidt 8y ago
I would propose doing away with refs entirely, like in Ultimate Frisbee. This would entail pretty radical changes to professional sports, but why not.
At the highest level of play (and pay), contestants should be able to fiercely compete under principles of fairness and cooperation instead of establishing the current culture of flopping, doping and "off the field issues".
- gowld 8y agoYou can't do that when there are $billions on the table. What happens when someone cheats?
- ken 8y agoYou'd need to find some way to allocate that money other than "to the winners". And/or, you'd need to disqualify or otherwise punish cheaters so strictly that players aren't tempted to do so. Then again, I confess I really don't understand pro sports.
- ehavener 8y agoSo I'm up by 1 with 20 seconds to go in game 7 of the finals and I foul you. You really think I'm gonna hand over my championship out of fairness? This would turn every professional sport into the UFC.
- Godel_unicode 8y agoThere are refs in UFC.
- mruts 8y agoAre you serious? This isn’t how incentives work. The more money is on the line, the more you need refs. This is true regardless of who’s playing or the culture of the sport. The only reason ultimate frisbee doesn’t have refs is because no one really cares about it.