[johnny1784]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Whatever you want to imagine, making yourself feel like the god of officiating. You seem to stretch the facts to support your concept. You’re using scenarios that I never wrote nor implied in my post.

You can choose to use your philosophy by always blowing your whistle at the very instant you see a foul or violation.

You might have the remembrance to all rules and regulations of NFHS basketball but IMO, based on your written words; you’re not a very good official.
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I guess that you don't feel like answering those questions, right, Johnny? Somehow, that doesn't really surprise me.

What may surprise you is that I possibly might just happen to understand the value of a delayed whistle on a play. And you also may be surprised that I most certainly do agree with and advocate that concept. And, seriously, I read the Tower Concept before you even dreamed of becoming an official. However, to recommend delaying your whistle until a subsequent play is over is simply ludicrous imo.

As to your other statement regarding my competency as an official simply because I didn't agree with your misguided(imo) philosophy, well, the newer, kindlier and gentlier(sic) JR chooses not to respond to that.

You may not like or agree with me personally, but it might behoove you to maybe think about your position when others beside myself disagree vehemently with it. Believe it or not, posters like Nevada and BZ really, really do know what they are talking about. These guys are very knowledgable officials- on rules, mechanics and philosophy. I always have respected their opinions fully, even though we may have happened to disagree every now and then.

Lah me.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Aug 3rd, 2005 at 07:11 AM] [/B][/QUOTE]

One major problem would be you comprehending my post with your own understanding that I wrote to always hold my whistle until a play a new subsequent play has begun. I don’t care how many years you have officiated basketball games. It does not mean you are a better official than someone who has 1 or 2 years. Years have nothing to do with being a good official. You always write to put others down and to create yourself as being better than everyone else.

Why bring others in to this reply? Do you need others to support you? I have not stated I dislike or like you. I merely disagree with your reply, not to include Tom, Dick or Harry. Your knowledge is well respected by me and maybe others. The topic isn’t about you or me, yet you seem to bring it to such lows. Try sticking to the topic and not to write to belittle a person.