I agree with your point here. We should have played better, we should have better fundamentals, we should be mentally stronger, etc. etc. I will agree, I was as frustrated with the play on the court as I was with the officials. But, think about this one thing.
We should have had less turnovers. Well, in reality, we did have at least one less turnover, but the officials "caught" one.
We should have had more steals, we depend on transition for our game. Well, in reality, we did, but the officials "caught" a kick.
We should have been ready to play strong D on a big man. We did, but the officials allowed him to literally push people out of their legally held positions on rebounds and under his own basket. The officials are supposed to stop "advantage" gained through the breaking of the rules, but they didn't allowing their big man to stay on the floor and gain advantage because of his size and style of play. Meanwhile, when we tried to do something about his "strong" playing in this "let them play" game, we got called for fouls AND had to sit people because of it.
OK, so now that you are asking for "better" from our team, can you agree that I can ask for "better" from the officials? I'm not saying that we played great, that obviously isn't the case. But, for some reason our bad play matters, but the officials bad job doesn't? Please.