Or <b>what</b>......:)

Jinxie Boy...this post is what really gives you away. Any legit official is here to learn...to get feedback from eachother...to push themselves with rules knowledge. Your posts just try to prop yourself up, prove that you're better than "old guys" and tear down real officials. You may have a varsity schedule (a scary thought), but that is a bigger travesty than the Crawford/Duncan situation...then that makes you a fanboy with a whistle, which would be a disservice to players and officials alike.

Legit
 

I post on here to give crap to officials who always want to talk about how bad fans are, teams are & coaches are. I am not only a high school official, & A VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD ONE but I also a guy who does a lot of things in my association to help mentor younger guys & help train & retain guys. I pop off on here because I don't like a lot of older officials or guys who always want to put other people down. If a guy makes a mistake he should be accountable. What joey did was not a mistake it was bad wreckless judgement [In my opinion only].

If you are that good, not sure we can verify that here. Also if you are so good, I am sure giving out your real name and real identity would not be a problem. So that people here can identify how good you are.

Also everyone here is not "older." There are officials here that are relatively young (some would say I fit in that category).

Also the reality is that Duncan was fined around $30,000 for the incident. So it is clear that he was not blameless in this situation. I tend to hold back judgment on this because I was not there and I did not see the entire situation. It is very difficult to know what happen even based on what the NBA says. I am sure at some point Crawford will talk publicly about this situation and we will here his side of the story. Just because the NBA feels that he was wrong does not mean that is a reality. I have been in situations of he said, he said while officiating and often times the stories are very cloudy when positions are expressed. Also this incident alone was not what got Crawford suspended. There was a prior incident base on what the David Stern said on the Dan Patrick show.

Also it is very unprofessional if you are an official to go on and on in this way about a fellow official. For one you do not know the circumstances other than what you heard on the media and you just happen to be someone about the fact that Crawford might be in trouble. It must be pointed out that this is a common claim of fan boys when they come here and almost nothing ever happens to the officials in question. But then again if you are so good you should know this already. ;)

Peace

Your repetitive why, why, why questions were childish and not worthy of a response.

Go play your two year-old games with someone else.

When I reach 50, I'm giving it up. I'm not going to be one of those old-timers that I see out there just holding on.

I would like to see the NCAA and the NBA follow the lead of FIFA and put in an age cap. FIFA's is 45. Doesn't matter who you are, after that age is attained, you must hang 'em up.

Just because you want to give it up at 50 doesn't mean others should have to. I ref with some guys in their 50's that keep themselves in fabulous shape and can run circles around the younger guys. They are far from "just holding on." They are excelling in all aspects of the game.

I saw some fantastic NCAA officials over the age of 50 this season. I saw some young, new faces that were obviously struggling. I also see some "younger officials" who do not stay in shape year-round and they struggle with injuries frequently.

There is no substitute for experience.

Age shouldn't be the issue. It should be all about performance.

I'd like to see some evidence that Crawford and Bavetta "underperform" enough that they should "go" as you stated. Both were in the NBA finals last year, no?

If Crawford had chucked Beno Udrih instead of Tim Duncan, nobody would have cared.

Did he get into it too much with Duncan - maybe, probably, I'm not sure. But it sure looks like Stern was looking for a reason to pull the plug on him.

You should see a doctor about that bug up your @ss my friend.

You made some mighty controversial statements and the best you can do when asked to explain is call me a 2 year old? Nice work...intellectually dishonest and lazy, all in the same thread.

Anyway, don't bother now...time to update my ignore list. Move over old school, you've got company and he earned it.

canuckrefguy,

I assume you meant to reply to Nevadaref instead of me because it was him that said they should "go."

AAAAGH :eek:

Right you are!

Sorry, Zebra....

So, Nevada - what of it?

That is totally absurd for you to say such a silly thing about an arbitrary age. Some of the best officials in this country are over 50. Just because there are some in the officiating community that cannot get around at that age does not mean that applies to everyone. I know a man that is in his 70s and he is in better shape than most officials.

Also who cares what FIBA does?

Peace

Big, fat hairy jackaxx? :D Yup, methinks we got ourselves a 14 year-old fanboy trying to pose as a real official.....and not a very mature 14 year-old either.:rolleyes:

Did you forget that you were also claiming to be a great college football official too, as well as being a VERY, VERY VERY GOOD high school basketball official? Not to mention being a former D1 basketball star too? And I think that you also mentioned that you're a high school baseball varsity coach in your spare time, when you're not solving World Hunger.

I'm sure that your Mommy likes you too......

Well, at least this particular fanboy is good for a few laughs. :D

Why do I feel like washing my hands after reading one of your posts?

You'll have to update your "stupid monkey" list at the same time.

Just saying.......:D