I'm moving:(

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Stop denying it, the system used in your area is a complete joke. As Garth said, stop drinking the Kool-Aid.

The four year wait isn't in my area. I wasn't defending it. I just said it didn't take 7 years to get some varsity. Sheez, read what I wrote, for pete's sake. And stop using that K-word. It evokes very bad images...

Originally Posted by LDUB

It isn't hard at all to find a good system. The goal of the system should be to put the best officials on the court (through training, evaluating, and proper assigning) instead of trying to find arbitrary reasons for holding someone back.

Nobody said anything about "arbitrary reasons for holding someone back". You're twisting my words. There are more than two possibilities here, either a really good system that puts the best people on the court, or a really bad system where everyone is treated unfairly. Our system in Portland (not the one that Billy described with the 4 year wait) has it's good points and it's bad points just like every other system in the country.