[JRutledge]

Chess,

It is very typical that a more experienced official is left alone by the coaches while the "rookie" is harassed or given the most grief. That is part of the territory. An official does not always know how a coach is going to react to them. You cannot blame the official for his comments. He probably thought that the coaches would not say anything or much of anything as a result of his knowledge of the coaches. As a veteran there are places I can go and the coaches will leave me completely alone. I can go other places and I am not known and I am the bad guy that night. Usually this game is called "Good cop, bad cop." The coach was probably telling him to help you out and acting like his calls were great most of the night. Then the coaches treated all your calls as a complete joke in their mind. This is a very common practice. It is not your partner's fault they treated you that way.

Peace