[footlocker]

Ok, time for a little honesty.

I don't know why these other refs are lying bballcoach. Probably to protect their butts.

Reality is, we usually get together before the game and discuss what team we think deserves to win. Sometimes though we decide during warm-ups. If we see players that look sloppy or disheveled- boom, their going to be foul trouble. In rare occasions officials disagree and that typically results in an even foul count. But this is rare.

Then there are the coaches. We have such tremendous respect for this job (because we all secretly wish that we could be coaches too, after all you get to have all the major impact on players) that our respect is sometimes confused with fear. That’s right, we’re afraid of coaches.

Sometimes, coaches just show up and coach their team; they don’t say anything to us. This makes our halftimes very difficult because we don’t know what to correct. But when good coaches, like you, show up and can coach their teams and help us with our jobs, it gives us some direction and tells us how we should call the game.

Unfortunately, not that many coaches are as talented as you. It seems in your game you were able to point out the officials’ error so eloquently that you were able to improve your team’s play and the officials’ ability to do their jobs. Kudos to you.

I wish I had more coaches that could put me in my place and get me to change the way I ref for the better. You are truly a gifted person.