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View Poll Results: When "talking heads" are harshly criticized on the forum, you think:
announcers ignorantly criticize officials, lack rules knowledge, and deserve it 41 59.42%
announcers create controversy, generate listeners and are a necessary evil 8 11.59%
criticizing announcers on an officials' forum protects the game of basketball 2 2.90%
criticizng "talking heads" is therapeutic, so who cares? 4 5.80%
dumping on another profession can make your profession look bad 10 14.49%
(Yawn) What was the question? 15 21.74%
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Old Mon Apr 09, 2007, 05:50pm
Huck Finn
 
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
You and Steve Welmer.
I thought I made it clear from my earlier posts that I was not asking any of those questions to be smart; I really wanted to know what some people thought was appropriate.
I have also said in the past that I have heard nothing but good things about Welmer as a person - which is more important at the end of the day. I have no problem with an official being able to literally make their own schedule at the D1 level - that explains how he can fit so many games in. I have also never said anything about his calls being bad calls or not having the courage to make calls. Heck, I've never said anything about how he moves on the court because I think he moves better than many other officials. IMO, he doesn't make any calls that aren't obvious from the top row and therefore should be left out of any conversations when discussing the truely elite D1 officials. Someone named Hank, and those who's opinion he trusts, agrees with my opinion. I have also said Welmer is not my least favorite official.

I don't know what you would call it, but there seems to be something wrong when someone can accept positive critism, but reject negative critism from the same source. Also, it is hypocritical to say it is wrong to "bash" an official and then talk badly about another fellow official out the other side of your mouth. If you are only drinkin the kool aid from those above you, you might miss something good from those on your level or below.
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