Watched Drake M. of this board do a WNBA game tonight, and I was very impressed. But I am constantly amazed at the confidence and poise of most of the upper level refs I watch. Drake fit right in, and looked as good as anyone I've seen this year. He called the game pretty tight, which I like, but the crew was working that way, so he wasn't conspicuous. This was a much better job than a game I saw a week ago which looked like rugby. He made a couple of really tough -- but right -- calls early on, as did one partner. The third ref just seemed to continue to end up in the easy position, and she didn't call as much. Drake, I've got a couple of questions about specific calls, but I would have no criticisms at all. It was just another great job.
Of course, the best part was that Portland won, and over Orlando, no less!! Thanks for the tickets, Drake, and thanks for the win
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