The NBA's Officiating Issues: Points of Emphasis
From Zach Lowe at Grantland.com
"You've noticed, if you've been watching the NBA's overlong preseason, that it is dreaded "point of emphasis" time — the phase of preseason in which officials go crazy calling all sorts of things they haven't generally called much when the games count, but swear they will this season. It's a warning shot: "Unlearn this beh…