New Coach-ism

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by JRutledge

Compounding what problem? The fans are going to ride you no matter what. They are going to say things no matter what. So saying nothing does not make it better and saying something in my opinion does not make it worse. But I have known officials that have made comments to fans in specific situations and it was really funny to me and others. My thing is you have to pick your spots. And summer basketball is a little more informal than a Friday night game in December. And depending on the level of this game, I am not going to get all up in arms over what JR did. Because this might have been a local rec. league for I know.

But I do know this, there was an individual that would tell stories about an individual that did the same exact thing and everyone here thought that was knee slapping funny. Now we are all outraged over the same antics that might be a bit more of the truth involved? Come on now.

Peace

There is a difference between saying something and choosing to make calls against a kid to stick it to their
dad.

That sort of thing gives fans a reason to hate refs,and in that situation it is warranted,so yes it can compound the problem.

Another thing,we are taught to not let the crowd influence
are calls.No official wants to be known as a "homer offical",yet you are saying it is okay to let the negative behavior of a fan cause you to make calls you would have not made otherwise.