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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
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its me. you can email me at
[email protected] and I will confirm.
i read referee magazine too . Also get the officiating.com email. Havent bought the tapes though.
want me to tell you the story about bennet salvatore and bobby valentine being friends that was in last months magazine ?
I dont get upset because of missed calls. I get mad because we often have guys who shouldnt be put in the position they are in. There is far too much politics in the NBA.
Start a thread in this forum about what it takes to be an NBA ref. Im sure there are lots of folks who can provide a ton of feedback about that.
I only wish I could say what i know.
Officials miss calls. I get calls wrong. But i read the rule book. I read the casebooks. I have someone who has worked for the league review every game and brutally access calls so i have an understanding of how games are called and who is good and who isnt.
I track numbers. not because there is a right number for any call, but because when there is a huge variance in which refs call or dont call which violation, its an advantage. It also allows me to understand some of the politics going on. Across an entire season one crew shouldnt be calling a call 3x or 4x times another crew. Unless something is up in how officials and management interact.
There are officials who went MONTHS without calling defensive 3 secs. We use that. Now its impossible to officiate 30 games and not see it. But those same refs grade highly. Put on your management hat. When an official has chosen not to make a specific call and is able to do so for an extended period of time, what does that reflect to you ?
We also track it because we are part of the officials grade. What the team says doesnt have much impact on their assignments, but it has a tiny bit, and i want to be fair to those who are doing a good job and might not have the reputation.
Believe it or not, there are a ton of officials who quietly are hoping i can take the politics out of the group. So that evaluations are evaluations and nothing more or less.