Shot Clock Operator from Hell

[rockyroad]

Had a shot-clock operator who got to leave the game early this weekend...first situation: visiting team has ball, shot clock down under 10 seconds, shot, hits rim, rebound tapped oob by home team, visiting coach requests time-out...I notice shot clock did not reset and signal him to reset it...he waves at me to come over there and asks why he should reset it! I reply that the shot hit rim and then went oob, so we have a reset...he says ok and resets it...

2nd situation: later in first half, home team has ball, visitor ties it up, partner calls held ball, a.p. going to home team I see shot clock go from 8 to 30...I hold things up and tell him to reset it to 8...he says no...I explain that under NCAA rules, a held ball retained by same team does not get a reset...he replies with the following: "Well that's twice you've been wrong. Maybe you'll get the third one right."

I, of course, responded to him with "Maybe, but you won't be here to see it. Leave now." He got up and walked out and another guy slid over. I asked the new guy if he was familiar with the process, and he told me it was the 6th time this season the guy had been kicked out...geeesh!