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Well, had my first ejection last night. (I was the CC.)
Actually, I think I have had an ejection before, but it was sooo long ago that I do not remember it/them.
My early days of being a hard-a$$ basketball official taught me well about what to take and what not to take.
Pointing right at my fellow official, player yells: "What the hell are you looking at?" Flag for Objectionable conduct, 10 yards. Then he looks at me and says, "you're calling that? I can't wait to see you after the game."
Easiest call I made all night, including the blocks below the waist right in front of me.
32 flags, all 8 timeouts used in a 17-16 failed last minute drive. Way too much focus on the officiating from the coaching staffs and not enough coaching.
The officials had a great game. A couple of mechanic slip-ups, such as holding the point of foul on a pass interference deeper than 15 yards. (Only matters if less than 15 yards.) Another one was a side official killing the clock a couple of times when he shouldn't have.
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Pope Francis
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