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I have never been the ref pulled out of the stands but I have been the ref on the other end of the spectrum. As much as the assistance would have been appriciated, it is important that you have a life out side of basketball to keep perspective in life. I keep a bag packed at home in case I get a late day call from an assignor on a day that I have available. But I only take games on open dates in 99% of the cases. I do not rearrange my life to fit basketball. If I am at a game to watch, I am there to watch, my mind set is not the same and I do not think that I would give the best effort stepping in at the end of thefirst quarter. The games tone has already been set and I was not a part of that, I don't think you can catch up, you change the game at that point for the players. That isn't fair to them.
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The trouble with officials is they just don't care who wins.
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