75 free throws in a game.....by one team

[rainmaker]

...and you know, actually a free throw count of 74 doesn't mean a foul count of 74. That's only, maybe, 50 fouls or so. That's a lot, but we've all seen teams that play like that.

...and the winning coach most likely saw early on that the refs were calling it "tight" and told the players to back off a little. Coach adjusted to the refs, as a good coach should, and reaped the reward. Hope it happens that way again on Feb. 1.

[Rock Chalk]

I was thinking about the ref not "registering". In Minnesota we can put our schedules online and then after the game the coaches go online and rate our performances. I wonder if this ref doesn't do that. That is what I am thinking happened here. Otherwise to ref you have to attend a meeting, sign something saying you were there and then take the test they hand out at the end of the meeting.

Who knows.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Rock Chalk

I was thinking about the ref not "registering". In Minnesota we can put our schedules online and then after the game the coaches go online and rate our performances. I wonder if this ref doesn't do that. That is what I am thinking happened here. Otherwise to ref you have to attend a meeting, sign something saying you were there and then take the test they hand out at the end of the meeting.

Who knows.

I think it's highly likely that the assignor was desperate for someone (anyone!) to cover the game. The non-registered official was an old officiating friend from way back who happened to have an evening free and did a favor for a friend. Probably a one-time emergency work-around that benefited everyone.