What is up with AZ?

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Rich

Well, you have a decision to make. From what I hear the state controls ALL officiating assignments and all hoops are 2-person.

Good time to retire, perhaps.

Reminds me of my Rhode Island days. State board controls all assignments, and all games except state tourney are 2-person.

California is still mostly 2-person from what I understand. Oregon was until just this year and the decision to switch is still made at the local level which means the transition will be very slow.

It's not all about the money, but money is a big factor. Supply of officials is another (if the supply is already sparse, going to 3-p advances a lot of officials to varsity before they may be ready, thus negating the value of 3-p). And then of course there's the inertia of, "if it aint broke, why fix it?" Of course it IS broken (a little time with good 3-person crews shows everyone that it creates a far smoother basketball game), but coaches, ADs and administrators don't see it that way because they resist change.

In short, changing to 3-p requires a perceived leap of faith and a few years of growing pains to get the supply of officials up to varsity speed. Worth it in the long run, but like long-term capital investments, hard to get past the upfront "cost."

Oh, and for the OP, from a guy who moves a lot....dude, I totally feel your pain.

Edit: Thought of another obvious reason.....established officials organizations have some folks who would rather protect their $80 2-p game fees then make the sacrifice to ~$60 (give or take) that is often asked for when switching to 3-p. Silly when you consider that 3-p gives you more game opportunities and less chance of injury over the course of a season....but again, resistance to change...