Did Welmer work the 2nd round

[Mark Dexter]

Two quick comments.

1. Last I checked, the officiating assignments for the tournament were made by the men's basketball committee, not Hank Nichols acting on his own. I'm sure he has some input (along with the evaluators from each 1st/2nd round site), but he's not the be all and end all of who gets assigned where in the tourney.

2. An official can be assigned a regional semifinal/final game without having worked a second-round game in the tournament.

[biz]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

2. An official can be assigned a regional semifinal/final game without having worked a second-round game in the tournament.

I believe that Welmer probably is done in the NCAA tournament and not because I don't like him or I am jealous of him. Just look at past history.

Mark, your statement above is very true, but only 3 officials worked in the sweet 16 or elite 8 in 2006 who did not work two games on the first weekend. They were Bryan Kersey, Hal Lusk, and John Hughes which is only 8.3% of officials assigned to the 2nd weekend.

Also look at the fact that Welmer only had one game in last year's tournament and has never advanced to the Final Four.

[biz]

BTW Hughes, Kersey, and Lusk all worked 1st and 2nd round games this year.

[house1987]

Not hating...just facts. Just because Kelley and Falk give this guy a ton of games, he really isn't much better than the averageg official. He can't run, mechanics are horrible, and play calling is suspect. He gets so many games because of his relationship with the supervisors. If he was so good, he would advance further than what he does. The man works over 100 plus games, but crunch time in the tourney, where is he? I don't work the NCAA either, but neither do I have Kelley and Falk in my pocket.

If he was evaluated like everyone else, he would not work as much as he does...that is why the he doesn't advance. It has nothing to do with whether or not he is a nice guy...he is a very nice guy and tells great jokes at camp. However, honestly break down a tape of his and critique objectively and you will see the facts speak for themselves.

Which brings another question: why is it okay and acceptable for veterans to do WHATEVER they want when it comes to mechanics and the like? Are they bigger than the game? I relate this to police officers breaking a law because they feel like they can.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by house1987

Not hating...just facts.

(snipped everything but the facts)

Stupid monkeys.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Stupid monkeys.

Kinda amazing what they can do though if you put thousands of them in a room and give 'em all typewriters.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Kinda amazing what they can do though if you put thousands of them in a room and give 'em all typewriters.

I was just thinking the same thing like 10 seconds ago.