They say the dumbest things.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by tjones1

On a side note, did anyone else see Diebler officiate a game then jump right into the booth to announce the second game?

And he did all this while selling popcorn!!!

[Mark Dexter]

My favorite so far has been Billy Packer (at least I think it was Packer saying it - all the announcers blend together this time of year). Any time a guy picks up 2 fouls early in the game, or 3 before the half, he states that they HAVE to leave the game. With his conviction, he's all but saying that it's a rule that you have to sit once you reach a certain number of fouls with a certain time left - not that coaches pull players voluntarily.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

My favorite so far has been Billy Packer (at least I think it was Packer saying it - all the announcers blend together this time of year). Any time a guy picks up 2 fouls early in the game, or 3 before the half, he states that they HAVE to leave the game. With his conviction, he's all but saying that it's a rule that you have to sit once you reach a certain number of fouls with a certain time left - not that coaches pull players voluntarily.

so you didn't hear, "Wendell White needs to come on the floor and expose himself". I think that's gotta be the new acme!

[Mark Dexter]

Billy Packer in the UK/Nova game:

"You can't be in the air and call a timeout. You can have posession and be falling out of bounds and call a timeout, but you can't call one if you're in the air."

Right sentiment, totally wrong application.

[kmw]

Heard this comment: a good looking no look pass.... hmmmmm

[Adam]

Apparently radio announcers aren't immune to this, either. Don't know his name, but one guy referred to a "mysterious foul" call on a three point shot as a shot clock expired in the Illinois game. "Illinois played great defense for 34 seconds, and then a mysterious foul call gives the ball back to VA Tech in the corner."

[jeffpea]

I know it's not the NCAA tourney...but during the broadcast of a quaterfinal game in the Illinois State High School Assoc. tourney, the color man said the following....."the Marshall coach has made a really smart decision to stay in the 'triangle and 3' defense".....since the coach figured out how to play w/ 6 defenders on the floor, I'd say he really is pretty smart...

[RookieDude]

Originally posted by tjones1
On a side note, did anyone else see Diebler officiate a game then jump right into the booth to announce the second game?

If this really happened...do you officials think this is something that is appropriate.

The reason I ask is...a few years ago, I was officiating at a State Tournament in Tacoma, WA. As I was walking by our local radio guy, he asked me if I wanted to do the game with him. He had an extra pair of headsets and was handing them to me. I just laughed and said, "no thanks...I better not."

It just didn't feel right. Possibly commenting/critiquing teams that I may be officiating later in the tournament.

Comments?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

If this really happened...do you officials think this is something that is appropriate.

Dude, normal rules don't apply to Jon Diebler.

It's true, it's true.......

[Adam]

Don't believe everything you read about Diebler. It's hard to separate the myth from the man.
Not that he didn't earn the myth with very hard work and high talent.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

It just didn't feel right. Possibly commenting/critiquing teams that I may be officiating later in the tournament.

Interesting!!! This happened just this year to a female official I know. She no longer works HS ball but was at the tournament to watch. The radio guy asked her to hop on for the broadcast. She accepted, but of course she was not going to work later in the tournament.

In your spot, Rook, I agree with your decision.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Interesting!!! This happened just this year to a female official I know. She no longer works HS ball but was at the tournament to watch. The radio guy asked her to hop on for the broadcast. She accepted, but of course she was not going to work later in the tournament.

In your spot, Rook, I agree with your decision.

Back in Des Moines there are a couple of Major League Baseball umpires who do a radio show in the off season, "Ump's Eye View." Granted, they aren't doing play-by-play, but it wasn't uncommon for them to prognosticate on who they thought would be the better teams. They would also get a few players to come on as guests. My understanding was they had cleared the show through MLB, but I always wondered whether anyone thought there might be a conflict of interest (or appearance of one) with the guys making predictions on how the season would go.