The WNBA's refereeing crisis might have one simple solution

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The WNBA's refereeing crisis might have one simple solution

The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players' Association have numerous issues to work through as they try to thrash out a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires on Oct. 31. Raising the standard of WNBA officiating ranks toward the top of the list.

Refereeing controversies dominated the WNBA postseason, which rankled players, coaches and executives alike -- including commissioner Cathy Engelbert , who revealed before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals that the league would be setting up an officiating "task force" to implement improvements in the coming seasons.

That's because the playoffs in particular were dominated by physical play. In Game 3 of the semifinals between the