Duke/Texas/Billy Packer

[WhistlesAndStripes]

15:58 left in the first half. Bruckman has the ball top of the key, guarded by Sheldon Williams. Bruckman drives the lane. At the FT line, both players go down. Double whistle from T and C. Call of a foul on Williams is made by the T. (Play originated in his area.) Packer says, "Now this is an interesting call, one offical has a travel and one has a foul, and the foul overrules the travel." or something to that effect. THe interesting thing was, the C official never made a signal, so how did Packer know what he had. From what I saw, and C was the one in the view of the camera, C appeared as though he was about to signal a block as well. The call itself was made by the T.

[blindzebra]

Packer is an idiot.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by blindzebra
Packer is an idiot.

At least six examples of this in the first half alone.

[JRutledge]

Should any of be surprised that Packer does not know what he is talking about?

Peace

[zebraman]

Originally posted by blindzebra
Packer is an idiot.

To call Packer an idiot is an insult to idiots everywhere.

Z

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by zebraman

To call Packer an idiot is an insult to idiots everywhere.

Z

I'm certain that Bill Walton took offense.

[carldog]

Even I know Billy Packer is an idiot.

[26 Year Gap]

Didn't Billy Packer have a cameo in "Love and Death"?

[dblref]

Packer is a "double" idiot. That game was a butt-whuppin. No doubt the Blue Devils deserved to be #1.

[tjones1]

So is Dickie V...can't stand to listen to either of them.

[vawils]

Glad to hear other officials that can't stand Billy Packer. I am sick of his officiating and constantly criticizing the officials and glorifying the "student athletes" and coaches like they are gods. Can't stand to listen to his games.

[Texas Aggie]

At least DV doesn't take himself very seriously. Packer actually thinks he's insightful.

[azbigdawg]

I can take large doses of DV. He is mostly fluff, but he does NOT make the numerous ignorant comments Packer makes...

[BktBallRef]

Packer's village is looking for him!

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by vawils
Glad to hear other officials that can't stand Billy Packer. I am sick of his officiating and constantly criticizing the officials and glorifying the "student athletes" and coaches like they are gods. Can't stand to listen to his games.

It's amazing to me that coaches put up with him. He glorifies a few of them, but so often he's second guessing what the coach "ought" to be doing. It's laughable when he says coach shouldn't be doing thus-and-so and before he even finished his sentence, they hit a 3-pointer, steal the opponents inbounds pass and hit another 3-pointer all within about 4 seconds.

"That coach really gave them a talking-to at half-time. Just look at the energy they're putting into their whole game." (As the players throw up miss after miss after miss).

"Boy, Kentucky is just going to kill everybody this year, this is their year. THey've got X number of starters returning and then they've got Whozits with a 98% shooting averate, and they're just going after everyone with such gusto. I don't think NC has a chance against them this year." Kentucky lost this one by a very solid margin.

What a dork!