Basket-brawl

[bigdogrunnin]

I agree with everything you posted Ignats . . . but I did say CAN, not should or will, as I would never tell another official what actions to take in a clearly unsafe situation. I think that decision needs to be left up to the officials on the floor at the time to use their best judgement in what actions they might take. I think the video shows a situation of "too far gone," and at that point I (personally) step out and take numbers. The official in the middle got kicked, kneed, and stepped on while trying to protect one of the players. Not my bag of tea . . . Did you see him bent over after the fact? He was hurt, or hurting . . .

As for the official ("C") not being in position . . . I have heard it time and time again, "It is better to have two C's, than to have two T's!" He was definitely WAY out of position, and yes, he should have been on top of it with a double foul.