Originally posted by JugglingReferee
I've been trying to figure out who Dave is...
Who is Dave?
..Mike
Dave is an official in the Portland, OR area. He does regular high school games (mostly JV - I think he's in his second or third year there) and tons of rec games (probably 12 years). He is quick witted and very sarcastic sometimes, but never in a regular high school game. He likes to play with the minds of rec league coaches and players, but it should be noted that he never says anything mean-spirited or of a personal nature (like a racial or religious remark). To my knowledge (and I've known and worked with him for almost 10 years) he has never been involved in a fight, or had any incident that escalated to a confrontational level.
He has moved up quite quickly in his association and I think that is a testament to his professionalism in regular games. Maybe he uses the rec games as an emotional outlet.
Off the court, he is relatively shy, and does not want any notoriety. I guess he is content to let me be his "Watson".