[CYO Butch]

As a coach, I have no problem with officials having some sort of relationship to one of the teams on the court, but that is just me. I am sure that "fans", and possibly players, cannot believe that an official doesn't really care who wins the game. Because of the possibility of things getting ugly, I don't think the situation is very good. If "fans" are looking for someone to blame for their team's losing, they already like to blame the officials. If one (or more) of them can be linked to the opposing team, that's just fuel on the fire. I know if I were an official, I would avoid it like the plague.