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Originally Posted by Old School

When I see poor officiating like this, it gives me hope that one day I will get a chance.

A lot folks are going to have to die or retire first.

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

A lot folks are going to have to die or retire first.

Nope. That won't work because he'll get "Schooled" by up and coming newbies.

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I beg to differ. At the right time? This cannot be determined in a book. Maybe in your world but in the real world, you have to work off instincts. I'm sorry JR, you can not learn instincts from a book. I'm going to introduce a new concept to you. If you can find the defintion, please share. There's this thing call IT! You either have IT or you don't. You can't get IT from reading a book. Of course, bookworms like you know nothing about this.

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Rec league officials don't know that these previously mentioned mechanics books even exist, let alone the fact that there are actually such things like real live rule books also(:eek:). That's why they remain rec league officials forever and all time.

Wrong again, one of the rec leagues I work uses NCAA Men's mechanics, another uses NBA. Most officials, at some point in time in their career has done some time working rec leagues. It is not the worse ball you can work. In fact, I have had some very very good and competitive rec men's games.

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You aren't qualified to comment on any official, let alone a D1 official.

You would be surprised. I'm okay with you thinking this. It takes the pressure off, I don't have to be right all the time. Life is a lot more enjoyable when you don't have to be right all the time. You also live a lot longer.....Peace

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Originally Posted by Old School

You would be surprised. I'm okay with you thinking this. It takes the pressure off, I don't have to be right all the time. Life is a lot more enjoyable when you don't have to be right all the time.

I'd settle for once in a while.

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Originally Posted by Old School

It takes the pressure off, I don't have to be right all the time. Life is a lot more enjoyable when you don't have to be right all the time.

Then you must be having the absolute time of your life, OS!

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Originally Posted by mplagrow

Then you must be having the absolute time of your life, OS!

As a matter of fact I am!!!!

For some reason, the song "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" just popped into my head.

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Originally Posted by Old School

As a matter of fact I am!!!!

I know you are.

Look up the phrase "internet troll" sometime. Meanwhile, enjoy.

I think if the lead of center would have seen the first action, there may have just been one foul for the pull down, and that may have been the end of it. It is easy to second guess if the fight could have been prevented.

For what it is worth, I dont think any official was out of position.

Lead has strongside rebounds. Center has weakside, Trail has perimeter.

You can see C watching the two on the floor and closing...

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Originally Posted by Old School

Good observation, if it's in his right spot, he's running in whistle blowing with a double foul and he's right there to clean it up before it gets started. When I see poor officiating like this, it gives me hope that one day I will get a chance.

OS, bad mouthing officials that have worked at least 2 final fours with one national championship game in the last 10 years isn't a great way to "move up" LOL....the guy who jumped in the middle of it, the one you said was out of position, has worked 2 final fours with one championship game that I know of since 2000....

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Originally Posted by cmathews

He'd never make it in the rec leagues though.......:D

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Let me help you out here a little bit, JMO. NCAA officials use a mechanics book. That tells them how to be in the right place at the right time. NFHS officials have their own mechanics book. That also tells them how to be in the right place at the right time. Rec league officials don't know that these previously mentioned mechanics books even exist, let alone the fact that there are actually such things like real live rule books also(:eek:). That's why they remain rec league officials forever and all time.

An NCAA official may occasionally be out of position. That may cost him sometimes too, as in a situation like this. That doesn't make him a poor official though. If he was a poor official, he would have been long-gone by now. Poor officials don't last at that level.

You aren't qualified to comment on any official, let alone a D1 official.

"You aren't qualified to comment on any official, let alone a D1 official."

Aren't you being hypocritical?

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Originally Posted by cmathews

I'm happy for him.