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Originally posted by Bradley Batt:
It seems to me that the common denominator of these threads is that the people posting them are not working in either tournament, nor even at the Division I level. This isn't to say that we can't critique an official that we are watching work at a higher level, but why so much criticism?
Until I work the Final Four, I am going to reserve judgement.
Later,
Brad[/B]
Brad - I agree totally. However, I don't give the same consideration to Billy Packer. He is the pits.
Two examples are: he criticized the officials for not calling a kick when a player's foot, which was flat on the floor, was hit by a ball - and after a free throw rebound was caught, then thrown into the backcourt and then touched by a member of the rebounding team for an over-and-back call stated "Didn't it hit the rim?".
If anybody sucks, he does.