Next Finals Crew

[Dribble]

So any guesses on who's going to be on Game 4? I'm thinking Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush and Joe DeRosa.

I would've said Jess Kersey instead of DeRosa, but both he and Bavetta are a little older and I don't know if the league would put both together on a Finals game like they did several times during the season.

[BktBallRef]

I was also thinking that we haven't seen Joe yet.

Game 1
Ron Garrettson
Mike Callahan
Steve Javie

Game 2
Danny Crawford
Bernie Fryar
Jack Nies

Game 3
Bob Delaney
Joe Crawford
Bennett Salvatore

We haven't seen
Eddie Rush
Joe DeRosa
Dick Bavetta
Mike Mathis
Jim Clark
Jess Kersey
Ken Maurer
Derrick Stafford
Greg Willard

I'm thinking this thing will go 7, so it'll be interesting to see how it breaks down. Will anyone work more than one game?

[refTN]

I know for certain that Joe DeRosa will be reffing game 4 and I am 95% sure Eddie F. Rush will be there is well

[mplagrow]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
I was also thinking that we haven't seen Joe yet.

Game 1
Ron Garrettson
Mike Callahan
Steve Javie

Game 2
Danny Crawford
Bernie Fryar
Jack Nies

Game 3
Bob Delaney
Joe Crawford
Bennett Salvatore

We haven't seen
Eddie Rush
Joe DeRosa
Dick Bavetta
Mike Mathis
Jim Clark
Jess Kersey
Ken Maurer
Derrick Stafford
Greg Willard

I'm thinking this thing will go 7, so it'll be interesting to see how it breaks down. Will anyone work more than one game?

We haven't seen Padge yet either!!

[johnSandlin]

I would say for game 4 would Rush, DeRosa, Forte'. However, it would not surprise of Ken Mauer was there as well.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by mplagrow
We haven't seen Padge yet either!!

Nope.

And we won't.

[JugglingReferee]

Mike Mathis????

I liked him as an official, but I thought he wasn't around anymore.

(By around, I mean presently on staff. IIRC, he is round. )

[brandan89]

The better get Dick there, just for the sake of the National Anthem.

[Dribble]

Originally posted by refTN
I know for certain that Joe DeRosa will be reffing game 4 and I am 95% sure Eddie F. Rush will be there is well

Hi RefTN,

How do you know for certain that these guys will be on the game? I was just making an educated guess.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Dribble

Hi RefTN,

How do you know for certain that these guys will be on the game? I was just making an educated guess.

My guess is that he's been to camp.

And you're right Jug, Mathis isn't around anymore.

[refTN]

I have a mentor who is good friends with Joe Derosa and he told me Joe was working game 4

[Victor74]

Good guesses on game 4 crew. I thought I heard on ABC (not sure if that is correct) that there were going to be twelve officials working the finals, meaning some officials will work two games (maybe one in SA and one in Det). And the choice of Eddie Rush, Dick Bavetta and Joe DeRosa sounds like a good one to me.

[BktBallRef]

I wouldn't think that you would hear something like that on ABC or on any other TV report. Leagues hold these types of cards very close to their chest.

[canuckrefguy]

I remember hearing it too - during a break in one of the conference finals games, ABC's sideline reporter did a quick rundown on the crew working the game (Joe C, Bavetta, and Rush - game seven?), and also included details on how many officials worked the conference finals, and how many will work the finals.

[BktBallRef]

I'm not saying that you guys are wrong but I can't possibly imagine the NBA releasing that type of information.