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Originally Posted by Referee24.7
Look, chalk it up to age, chalk it up to experience, chalk it up to reputation, chalk it up to pedigree -- the list can go on and on and on and on as to reasons why some stripes can't hang it up. . .
One reason and I have no doubt that officials like the Burr's, the Higgins', the Hightower's, etc etc etc -- stick around -- and that's because the coaches they work for want them on their games.
Dick Bavetta is 71 years old -- and he can't catch up to plays the majority of times in NBA games, but he's there because he knows how to manage players, manage coaches, and both those parties believe in him.
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You are absolutely right.
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Originally Posted by Referee24.7
The same goes for both Burr and Higgins, and if you think for a nano-second that either one of those guys will only work a 1st or 2nd round game in the tourney, you're fooling yourselves.
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Actually they might not work beyond the first weekend the last couple of years anyway. It will not be because of this situation, it might be for other reasons that none of us by John Adams knows for sure.
I know both worked more NIT and those other tournament games than they did NCAA Tournament games.
Peace