2 of our very own!

ace · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:03pm

Games fixin to start.

Mark Padgett · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:11pm

I get four ESPN channels but that's not one of them.

ace · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:17pm

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I get four ESPN channels but that's not one of them.

Thats unfortunate. You get digital cable? If so - check that.

I have the 4 ESPNs on Analouge and again on Digital.

BktBallRef · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:24pm

609 on DTV.

Ace, who's who?

OK, I've got bball_junkie pegged from his pictures on his family's website.

ace · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:36pm

bball_junkie (Brendan) (U1) is the tall lanky official.
Brad is the other tall guy (U2) .
The third (shorter) guy is Mel Whitworth. Mel's the one with the 'different' sounding whistle.

BktBallRef · #6 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:53pm

Okay, a little critique.

Good foul selection.

Good coverage. Noticed Brad dropped for Brendan even though it was his call, in his area.

Good PC by Brendan with under a minute to go in the 2nd.

Do you guys use two hand reporting?

Counts are a little slow. That's easy to see with the clock at the bottom of the screen.

Correctly put .5 back on the clock at the end of the 2nd.

However, the timer didn't know how to reset the clock to tenths.

ace · #7 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:56pm

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Okay, a little critique.

Good foul selection.

Good coverage. Noticed Brad dropped for Brendan even though it was his call. But they had good communication. -- These guys are best friends and have been refereeing together for atleast 8 years. You'd swear they were brothers becasue of how well they know each other.

Good PC by Brendan with under a minute to go in the 2nd.

Do you guys use two hand reporting? No

Counts are a little slow. That's easy to see with the clock at the bottom of the screen.

Correctly put .5 back on the clock at the end of the 2nd.

However, the timer didn't know how to reset the clock to tenths. Common problem around here. LOL, and everywhere I imagine.

notes in red

Brad · #8 (**permalink**) Mon Dec 31, 2007, 03:07am

Good foul selection.

Thanks

Good coverage. Noticed Brad dropped for Brendan even though it was his call, in his area.

Don't remember this specifically -- do you remember the time in the game? (I'm sure you took COPIOUS notes!!! LOL)

Good PC by Brendan with under a minute to go in the 2nd.

This was the "hook" call, right? I had a whistle on this too from trail and the Oak Hill coach (and his assistants) complained about it! Very easy call we thought!!

Do you guys use two hand reporting?

No.

Counts are a little slow. That's easy to see with the clock at the bottom of the screen.

Yeah -- mine tend to be... I always use the clock for my 10-second count anyway... but for 5-seconds I am just slow (but always consistent of course!

)

Correctly put .5 back on the clock at the end of the 2nd.

However, the timer didn't know how to reset the clock to tenths.

If we had known how much time it was going to take to handle this we never would have done it! Normally you just tell the time to put time back on and they put it back on... This took FOREVER!!!

However, as you pointed out, it was the right call... I was opposite and had the clock and thought we needed to put time back on -- Brendan came in from table side and said the same thing. Since the offensive team had the ball underneath their own basket, it make even more sense to put the time back on.

Then the horn DOESN'T go off to end the half, even though it did the first time... And the 3-pointer that Madison launched after we put time back on WOULD have been good, because I look at the clock after he shot the ball and there was still time running down... I'm sure that would have been *interesting* so I am glad it didn't happen!

Texas Aggie · #9 (**permalink**) Sun Dec 30, 2007, 12:17am

Mel Whitworth? He's still alive??

Just kidding. Mel's a great guy. Trivia: remember that clip of Larry Bird shooting that shot from behind the backboard that went in? Word has it that it was Mel, an NBA official at the time (obviously), who waived it off.

BktBallRef · #10 (**permalink**) Sun Dec 30, 2007, 12:37am

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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Mel Whitworth? He's still alive??

Just kidding. Mel's a great guy. Trivia: remember that clip of Larry Bird shooting that shot from behind the backboard that went in? Word has it that it was Mel, an NBA official at the time (obviously), who waived it off.

Probably why he reported with two hands. Hmmm...

Jurassic Referee · #11 (**permalink**) Sun Dec 30, 2007, 07:20am

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef

609 on DTV.

148 on DISH. They have some varied stuff on there.

Mark Padgett · #12 (**permalink**) Sun Dec 30, 2007, 01:38pm

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Originally Posted by ace

Thats unfortunate. You get digital cable? If so - check that.

I have the 4 ESPNs on Analouge and again on Digital.

I get ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNC (classic) and ESPNN (news). I checked my menu and no ESPNU. I even called my son, who is a manager at Comcast, to verify. He said nope.

Brad · #13 (**permalink**) Mon Dec 31, 2007, 03:17am

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I get ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNC (classic) and ESPNN (news). I checked my menu and no ESPNU. I even called my son, who is a manager at Comcast, to verify. He said nope.

Yeah - Comcast is one that does not have it unfortunately... ESPN U is like the red-headed stepchild of the ESPN channels... Ever since another friend of ours had a game on there we have called it The Ocho (watch Dodgeball if you don't get it

)

Not my TV debut, but was my *national* TV debut.

Jus sayin'

Was glad to be able to work it... especially with Brendan... The first of many to come!!