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Old Wed Feb 07, 2007, 09:02am
chartrusepengui chartrusepengui is offline
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I had a guy like that one SEASON. I ignored him and he was merciless and ignorant of any rules changes made in the past 15 years. He kept holding up his hand with several fingers. He was a about 10 different schools and I wondered if he had been following me around. Finally one night as I was about to inbound for the 3rd quarter he was hounding me again and I turned and asked him what his problem was and why he always had his hand in the air. He told me that was the number of calls he believed I had screwed up on and "owed" him make-up calls for. He then asked why I had made a specific call the way I had. I told him it was a new rule change that had been in effect for a year. He asked if we could continue the discussion following the game.

Turns out he was not an a$$ at all - just wasn't privy to the rule changes. He loved BB and went to many schools to watch the games. He preferred that over TV. We've had many conversations since then. I don't ususally say anything to fans during a game whether they are complaining or complimenting - but I'm glad I did that night. I now look for him sitting at midcourt at all my games!
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