[JRutledge]

Originally posted by Oz Referee
Rut,

Having a look at my previous posts, you should know that it is rare for my to leap to the defence of Mark. However, I think you missed the point of his post.

The impression that I got was that Mark was suggesting that everyone should find the level/type of basketball that they are happiest refereeing, and stick to it.

Granted, there are situations throughout our careers that we will be forced into taking games we would rathre not - be it thorugh guilt, career advancement, or simply economic need. But we should all try only to take games that we enjoy - a grumpy referee is a bad referee.

No argument here. I just think people should be allowed to vent. Coaches, fans and players all vent. So why can we not vent?

Peace