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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Jud admitted his goal for the whole "3 point line" incident was to ice the shooter. Had really only about 10% to do with principles and 90% to do with disrupting the game and making the official look bad.
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We know at some point icing the shooter came to mind. Whether that was his initial intent is not mentioned.
My guess: he had a hunch the official had this rule wrong and would take the bait.
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
I was the first one to call him all his behavior. And I stand by my original opinion that he was just being a jerk. That doesn't mean he's a jerk all the time. But that night he was.
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I agree with this, and that's been my point. Telling a lie doesn't make a man a liar, and acting like a jerk during a game doesn't make him a jerk. Now, if he does this regularly, that's different. Then he's a jerk. But having read his posts for a while now (aside from this thread), I've had the distinct impression that this was a one-off night for him.
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
What I take a bigger exception to is that he feels the need to fight the HC's battles. If the HC has a problem with any of the situations that occurred let her deal with the officials. Seeing as he is married to the HC Jud should be doing a better job of teaching her the rules so that she recognizes what is going on and so she can ask the correct questions of the officials.
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That's an issue for marital counseling, IMO.
I will say this, being an official, he should have known better. But I think he would agree with that. We all hope our better angels will come to our aid in situations like these, but it doesn't always happen.