The Test

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by BktBallRef


That sounded just as stupid when you said it as it did when Rut said it.

I will have Part 1 and answers when my rule books arrive. So for me, it makes no difference whether I see it or not. But I'm not going to post it for others to see who may be using it for advancement. If you can't see that, then you're a lot dumber than I originally thought.

One on one is the same as posting it on the Internet? Damn, that's dumb. If I know that I'm giving it to someone who has no other purpose than to use it to practice, that is not the same as poosting on the Internet. That's real dumb to think it's the same.

IF YOU POST IT, PEOPLE WILL USE IT TO CHEAT. Why would you want to be a party to that?

Why is all this name calling necessary? I remember there being a conversation about coaches' ratings and whether it was a good thing. You remember rather clearly that you thought coaches giving ratings was silly. Well in my state the ratings have more of a bearing on state assignments than what we make on a test. As it relates to basketball, an official is not going to just jump levels of playoffs based on what happens on this test. I have not seen a person jump from only working a Regional the year before, to work a Super-Sectional the following year. The test is used one of many requirements to keep your license. I understand you feel strongly about this, but it does not mean every state or jurisdiction is using it the same. There are states that do not even use the NF tests at all. Are those guys cheating if they get the answers to a test their state will never use?

Peace