Getting to know me

[RecRef]

Originally posted by Talkinhoopsy'all

1. How long have you officiated hoops
11 years - started late.

2. Most rewarding experience
The day my son told me that he was ready to ref without me.

3. Toughest game: rivalry, state-semi, or loser out
Loser out.

4. A good partner is:
One who is not afraid to critique me.

5. Worse place to dress is
Home - You are off to do rec.

6. Best advice received from coach, player, fan?
Not advice but the time a parent came to me after the game and said his son needed to be ejected and that I was right in doing so.

7. If I could change one basketball rule it would be:
5 seconds closely guarded – If the player is dribbling and moving there should be no count.

8. Who makes the best shoes, bag, whistle:
Reebok DMX, ?, Fox40

9. Least favorite place to officiate
Places where there are more police than fans.

10. Worse time to kick a call is
Any time.

11. Slowest dresser is

12. Fans are:
Pleople that pay their money so they can look like fools.

13. What is your pregame ritual?
Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape TAPE Tape
Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch

14. Official scorer's can:

15. Best place to eat after game is:
Generally find a burger joint and have a shake.

16. Most embarassing moment in a game was
Girls game .... (I'll not say more)

17. If I could change the uniform I would
Go to NBA type shirts

18. Most junk in gym bag:
Tape roles

19. Strangest thing I ever saw on a court was
Me crawling off of the court after rupturing my Achilles Tendon. (Coaching, not refing)

20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:
The scrum under the basket.

[Edited by RecRef on Dec 24th, 2001 at 10:29 PM]