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Originally posted by JRutledge
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But you are assuming that the money is what is driving them to do it. That my friend is a big mistake. And $300,000 is for the very few. Not every official is going to make that. That is for the officials that stay around for several years. And the John Cloughtery's of the world, have other jobs. And who cares about a retirement plan if you have one of your own. You act like you cannot invest your own money. Bill Gates does not have a retirement plan I am sure, but he has as much money in his portfolio than his yearly salary.

And also, many of the NCAA Officials have other jobs, and do not have the travel schedule that an NBA Official has. How many things do they miss as compared to a D1 official that has more of the year to themselves. And better yet, a Big 10 Official for the most part lives in the Midwest for the most part. They are not travelling all over the country from New York to LA to Miami back to San Antonio all in a week or two. It is alot easier to go to Ann Arbor, then to Madison, then to Bloomington. And as an NBA ref, you might not have a job. So the pool of individuals that would even come close to making that kind of money year in, year out is very slim.

missing the point,
nba officials have little side jobs as well they own resturuants and other businesses as well as working in the nba. bob delaney is a motivational speaker and charges thousands of dollars to companies that want to have him speak. the nba is a full time job and wants its officials to make that their first priority that is why they are paid so well.