time out after made basket Question

[SamIAm]

Hey Todd,

What defense were you guys playing before they scored? Oops, I answered my own question, BAD defense since they scored. Who was not guarding the scorer? Could he/she not get legal guarding position?

Please fill us in on what you have said to your mistake prone teammate.

Aditionally,
I have good news for you. While the official probably made a mistake, it seems like his offficiating level may have been right in line with the ability of the players.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by SamIAm

Hey Todd,

What defense were you guys playing before they scored? Oops, I answered my own question, BAD defense since they scored. Who was not guarding the scorer? Could he/she not get legal guarding position?

Please fill us in on what you have said to your mistake prone teammate.

Aditionally,
I have good news for you. While the official probably made a mistake, it seems like his offficiating level may have been right in line with the ability of the players.

C'mon, Sam, I think this is unnecessary. As SmokeEater said, maybe he shouldn't have yelled at the ref during the game, but his question here was certainly not offensive enough to merit this kind of hostility. No need to be so inflammatory.

[Bad Zebra]

At the risk of pi$$ing off my fellow officials, I am going to go out on a limb here and say this whole thread is a good example of why some players and coaches have bad attitudes toward us and consider us unapproachable.

A guy comes on here and asks a legit question...no one knows his motives. We just know the rules as they pertain to the scenario he painted. He gets his question answered accurately and then he's attacked. Some of you who didn't attack him feel the need to defend the actions of those that did. Why?

Is this what happens over time as an official? We get so jaded and cranky that we just assume a player/coaches motives are always suspect? I wonder how some of you function in society on a day to day basis. Do you react to everyone like that or just save it for officiating?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

At the risk of pi$$ing off my fellow officials, I am going to go out on a limb here and say this whole thread is a good example of why some players and coaches have bad attitudes toward us and consider us unapproachable.

A guy comes on here and asks a legit question...no one knows his motives. We just know the rules as they pertain to the scenario he painted. He gets his question answered accurately and then he's attacked. Some of you who didn't attack him feel the need to defend the actions of those that did. Why?

Is this what happens over time as an official? We get so jaded and cranky that we just assume a player/coaches motives are always suspect? I wonder how some of you function in society on a day to day basis. Do you react to everyone like that or just save it for officiating?

What do you mean "us"?

You're confusing a "few" with "us".

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

At the risk of pi$$ing off my fellow officials, I am going to go out on a limb here and say this whole thread is a good example of why some players and coaches have bad attitudes toward us and consider us unapproachable.

A guy comes on here and asks a legit question...no one knows his motives. We just know the rules as they pertain to the scenario he painted. He gets his question answered accurately and then he's attacked. Some of you who didn't attack him feel the need to defend the actions of those that did. Why?

Is this what happens over time as an official? We get so jaded and cranky that we just assume a player/coaches motives are always suspect? I wonder how some of you function in society on a day to day basis. Do you react to everyone like that or just save it for officiating?

Honestly, I do not give a damn what they think about me as an official or other officials. I am an individual and I have a bad feeling of coaches and players because of their behavior too. Also it is not my job to be liked and it is not my job to like the participants. I have a job to do and who I like does not take away from that job.

If you ask me, your approach to all of this is flawed.

Peace

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Honestly, I do not give a damn what they think about me as an official or other officials. I am an individual and I have a bad feeling of coaches and players because of their behavior too. Also it is not my job to be liked and it is not my job to like the participants. I have a job to do and who I like does not take away from that job.

If you ask me, your approach to all of this is flawed.

Peace

Just for the record, I didn't ask you. I was offering up an opinion. And also for the record, I lump you into the group of posters here who strike me as jaded and cranky, as evidenced by your response above.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

And also for the record, I lump you into the group of posters here who strike me as jaded and cranky, as evidenced by your response above.

Put me down in that category too, please.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Just for the record, I didn't ask you. I was offering up an opinion. And also for the record, I lump you into the group of posters here who strike me as jaded and cranky, as evidenced by your response above.

And I was not responding to you because you asked me personally. You posted something on this board it is fair game for opinions. If you did not want opinions, then do not post on a public board.

Peace

[SamIAm]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

C'mon, Sam, I think this is unnecessary. As SmokeEater said, maybe he shouldn't have yelled at the ref during the game, but his question here was certainly not offensive enough to merit this kind of hostility. No need to be so inflammatory.

I think it goes very well with post #3 attributed to Todd Pen. Do you disagree? (I am not asking you to justify, which you may, but only your opinion.)