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Originally Posted by Nate1224hoops
And wow, we as officials are all wrong. We thought that when idiot coaches yell at us about cheating their team, that they knew nothing about the game. According to Mr. Rust he makes practice of awarding the team that is behind with close calls. YIKES!!! I often officiate some youth league games, so to say that I have never done this would be lying. Last week, youth tournament, 4-5th grade girls...team down 32-6...I point the same direction on every held ball and every close out of bounds play. I think everyone understood. To do this at the varsity level or in this case the Elite 8 is IGNORANT!!!
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I suggest you watch more games then. While some here may not want to admit it, it happens at all levels....but usually only in the last 3-5 minutes of a blowout. I absolutely give any benefit of doubt in late game calls to a team that is getting crushed...even in varsity game. I'm not talking about seeing things only in favor of one team. I'm not talking about flipping every AP possessoin or obvious OOB calls as you suggest in kids games, but close calls....a bang-bang block/charge, OOB calls with both sets of hands in the mix. One team thinks they're getting the short end of the stick, no need to shorten it further. Manage the game and get it over with while doing things to keep the involved parties from losing their heads.
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Originally Posted by Nate1224hoops
I doubt that there was one person in that building or in front of the TV that didn't think Carolina would make a run. They had the highest scoring offense in the country.
On one hand you want to say it's okay to do what you think the officials did (which was slant calls in Carolina's favor) and in the next breathe say I think I would have waited a little longer (lol...40-12) and then hold the officials accountable for the score "being close." Thats NUTS!!
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There are calls that are right only if at the right time. We make or don't make calls all the time based on the situation. There are calls that might be "right" that are wrong for the game. There are calls that are "wrong" that are right for the game. If it were a 28 point game with 4 minutes to go in the 2nd, the calls would not have even elicited a comment from me....I would have expected it. With teams capable of covering the deficit, you don't do it.