[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

We always remember our first, right?

*ahhh, so you finally had a game that popped your cherry; yep we all rem'ber our first--some of us regret not calling the T when we should have done so---and that we re'mber also!

Final 7 seconds, home team is out of timeouts and down 4 in a very tense game; home team inbounds and knocks down a 3 with less than 5 seconds to play, so H12 grabs the ball and chucks it, literally, into the second level of seats. Whack. Home bench is whining because they think they are entitled to a DOG warning. Home coach was livid, and pretty much begging for another T, but with 1 second left and the one T already called, I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction.

This was one of those games that was a blast to officiate for about 30 of the minutes, but the last 2 were a nightmare. The emotions from both sides elevate and no matter what we call/don't call we are going to hear about it. I actually felt like I stayed focused and calm, so I'm good with my game. Although I'm sure because of our state's coach-based evaluation system I will get slammed.

*like most folks have said either way you were in a pickle, but I agree with your decision given the circumstances--congratulations.