All right Jay Bilas!

[Junker]

jbduke,
I wouldn't disagree with much of what you said. My only point in jumping in on this was that the few sentences we read and write from time to time on this board probably do not give enough insight to call a person sexist. I also chimed in because I enjoy this board and everyone that posts and I, for one, hate it when a discussion about the game of basketball slides down into personal issues. We're here to talk about officiating. Let's keep it to that.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by BushRef
Political correctness was never my strong point. Hell, I only scored a C+ in my Political Science 101 class as a freshman in college.

Not only sexist, but ignorant, and stupid enough to admit it. I see no point in arguing ...

[Adam]

Originally posted by rainmaker

Not only sexist, but ignorant, and stupid enough to admit it. I see no point in arguing ...

Careful. I didn't do any better in my poli sci 101 class.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by rainmaker

Not only sexist, but ignorant, and stupid enough to admit it. I see no point in arguing ...

But effective in evoking a response. Unless I miss my guess, that's his best case scenario. And he got it.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle

But effective in evoking a response. Unless I miss my guess, that's his best case scenario. And he got it.

I think you're giving him too much credit. My guess is that those are his true thoughts and he was looking for someone to agree with him.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

I think you're giving him too much credit. My guess is that those are his true thoughts and he was looking for someone to agree with him.

Well I know my 3 yo torments my 5 yo just to get a response when she's bored. But perhaps you're right, it is too much credit

[tomegun]

Well Jay Bilas said something this morning that wasn't so flattering to officials. While talking about a college team playing on the road he said that the officials will not give the visiting team the same calls as the home team. He said something else I don't remember and then moved on. I was all said quickly but I picked up on it.

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by tomegun
Well Jay Bilas said something this morning that wasn't so flattering to officials. While talking about a college team playing on the road he said that the officials will not give the visiting team the same calls as the home team. He said something else I don't remember and then moved on. I was all said quickly but I picked up on it.

There was a "study" a few years ago that purports to show the same thing. MAybe he was just referenceing the study.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by BushRef
Jay went on to say that because the foul prevented the Purdue player from releasing the ball prior to the expiration of the clock, that is why the basket was counted.

At least he was backing up the officials.

[David B]

Originally posted by BushRef

Point taken.

No, Bilas was attacking the officials last night and saying they screwed it up.

He was trying to quote the rule about continuation, and saying that college does not have continuation and that is why the basket did not count.

Now, I might have missed it but he didn't really say that it should NOT have counted because the clock went off before he released the shot. He was trying to tie it into a theory about continuation.

But his bottom line was that the officials messed up badly and that the play was not reviewable by consulting the TV monitor which the officials did in error - according to him.

I didn't see the play so I didn't know exactly what had happened.

Thanks
David

[David B]

Originally posted by BushRef

He may have been attacking the officials LAST NIGHT, 1/18, but on the day of the game, 1/15, he was at the game, calling the game, and was supporting what the officials did.

Let's see, what do they say, hindsight is 20/20.

Bilas takes the bait.

Thanks
David