What's your response?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Old School

1) To me, I like working competitive games like this, especially the men because they are the best, plus, it's alma-no on alma-no.

2) I have to bring my kick-azz attitude to the game because A.) I have to protect myself and B.) I have to protect the good players.

1) WTF is "alma-no on alma-no"?

2) You protect the good players? Over the bad players? Or the average players too? Interesting concept. Didn't happen to get it from the NBA by chance, did you? Btw, I wouldn't try that outside your rec leagues, if you ever do get a chance to work a real, live game that means something. The idea of favoring any player doesn't really fly.

[Jimgolf]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

1) WTF is "alma-no on alma-no"?

OS for "mano a mano".

I was more stunned by the line, "I mean, I don't have to hold back with my officiating technique."

[Old School]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

1) WTF is "alma-no on alma-no"?

2) You protect the good players? Over the bad players? Or the average players too? Interesting concept. Didn't happen to get it from the NBA by chance, did you? Btw, I wouldn't try that outside your rec leagues, if you ever do get a chance to work a real, live game that means something. The idea of favoring any player doesn't really fly.

That's not what I meant!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Old School

That's not what I meant!

Based on your previous diatribes, that is exactly what you meant. You always talk about the importance of the coaches and players in how we officiate the game of basketball. Now I agree more than most here that coaches and players should be apart of our thinking, but you make it sound as if what they think or who the stars are the only factor. So what did you really mean? I will be waiting for your answer on pins and needles.

Peace

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Based on your previous diatribes, that is exactly what you meant. You always talk about the importance of the coaches and players in how we officiate the game of basketball. Now I agree more than most here that coaches and players should be apart of our thinking, but you make it sound as if what they think or who the stars are the only factor. So what did you really mean? I will be waiting for your answer on pins and needles.

He's saying that he didn't understand what he said.

I believe him.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

He's saying that he didn't understand what he said.

I believe him.

I guess you are right.

Peace

[Old School]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Based on your previous diatribes, that is exactly what you meant. You always talk about the importance of the coaches and players in how we officiate the game of basketball. Now I agree more than most here that coaches and players should be apart of our thinking, but you make it sound as if what they think or who the stars are the only factor. So what did you really mean? I will be waiting for your answer on pins and needles.

Peace

No, that's just the way you heard it. We all have selected hearing. We hear what we want to hear and throw away the rest. Some of us like to add to what we hear, expand the meaning to that of what is not being said. For ex: you make it sound as if what they (the coaches, fans, etc) think are the only factor. You see, you expanded on what you heard because I never said that. My position on protecting quality players is to create a game where they will want to come back and play again. Thus bringing there friends and other top quality talent. You see, if the quality talent thinks they going to get job'd everytime they play here, they're not coming back, and then I'm not going to want to come back. So, I have a vested interest. I'm not just there to collect a paycheck and I'm not going to hang around very long doing garbage ball.

Peace

[Jimgolf]

Originally Posted by Old School

You see, if the quality talent thinks they going to get job'd everytime they play here, they're not coming back, and then I'm not going to want to come back.

Do we have a greatest hits thread?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Old School

So, I have a vested interest.

Herein lies the problem.

[blindzebra]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Herein lies the problem.

Actually, here is the problem:


Originally Posted by Old School

[Old School]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Herein lies the problem.

We're talking about wreck league, let's make sure we keep that in mind. Yes, I have a vested interest in working wreck-ball, the better the competition, the better the game to work, the better time I have, and I have had some great wreck-league games. I have had an equally number of garbage games too...

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Old School

We're talking about wreck league, let's make sure we keep that in mind. Yes, I have a vested interest in working wreck-ball, the better the competition, the better the game to work, the better time I have, and I have had some great wreck-league games. I have had an equally number of garbage games too...

If you're doing the games, we know that they must be rec league games. It's kinda painfully obvious that's all that you've ever done.

[blindzebra]

You know the real problem with this flawed philosophy?

The good players in these leagues don't want "protection" because if the hackers think they are getting it, they will really start fouling.

This tells me, what Old School calls good players are actually the cry-baby wanna-bes, never-wasses that fill up rec ball...players want to play, the "I'm taking my ball and going home" guys aren't players.