Why was my Stanford/UCLA post taken down?

[lpbreeze]

WTF is up with that? Unless I'm just missing it. There was no reason to take it down. The refs blew some calls late in the game and it hurt Stanford but that wasn't my only point.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by lpbreeze

WTF is up with that? Unless I'm just missing it. There was no reason to take it down. The refs blew some calls late in the game and it hurt Stanford but that wasn't my only point.

So when is your camp starting?

[lpbreeze]

If a post is spam or if there is some good reason then sure take it down but mine wasn't. Honestly, I don't know why people get so upset here when there is criticism of officials. They made bad calls because I believe they got caught up in the excitement of the last couple minutes and UCLA had momentum. The other parts of the game were fine.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by lpbreeze

If a post is spam or if there is some good reason then sure take it down but mine wasn't. Honestly, I don't know why people get so upset here when there is criticism of officials. They made bad calls because I believe they got caught up in the excitement of the last couple minutes and UCLA had momentum. The other parts of the game were fine.

I think I know why it got deleted. I'll try & not call you an azzhole again.

Carry on.

[rockyroad]

I think it was Nevadaref's fault for mentioning a program on ESPN radio - that made the moderators mad since it was an obvious and unnecessary plug for a different corporation!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

I'll try & not call you an azzhole again.

He's an azzhole.

I never make promises that I can't keep.

[lpbreeze]

my point was that in games when one team starts getting on a roll sometimes the officials start favoring the stronger team. It usually won't last and once the other team gets a few baskets it goes back. It doesn't happen a lot. I've seen it before in Duke and UNC games many times and high school games especially. Miami/UNC game last year when the Miami coach get ejected is an example. But the calls at the end of the Standford game were not consistent with how the game was officiated for the first 80% of the game. The game was called well just not at the end. I'm not a Stanford fan.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by lpbreeze

my point was that in games when one team starts getting on a roll sometimes the officials start favoring the stronger team.

But the calls at the end of the Standford game were not consistent with how the game was officiated for the first 80% of the game. The game was called well just not at the end. I'm not a Stanford fan.

You're not an official either, fanboy. You might masquerade as one, but you aren't one.

You won't understand that either.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by lpbreeze

my point was that in games when one team starts getting on a roll sometimes the officials start favoring the stronger team. It usually won't last and once the other team gets a few baskets it goes back. It doesn't happen a lot. I've seen it before in Duke and UNC games many times and high school games especially. Miami/UNC game last year when the Miami coach get ejected is an example. But the calls at the end of the Standford game were not consistent with how the game was officiated for the first 80% of the game. The game was called well just not at the end. I'm not a Stanford fan.

What makes you qualified to make that statement? As a new official, you'd be well served to just try to absorb some of the knowledge here instead of offering derogatory opinions of officials far more skilled and experienced tahn yourself.

[rockyroad]

Couldn't possibly be that the calls "changed" because the game changed, could it? You have said yourself that UCLA was down and then went on a roll. Well, they must have adjusted something that caused the game to change - hence the calls will change to match what is now going on out on the court.

Add to that the fact that Stanford panicked as they felt things slipping away and it's no wonder that calls "went against" Stanford...but to say that the refs "got caught up in the excitement" is pretty silly. Those were some very experienced guys who knew what they were doing out there.

[cmckenna]

It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the team that is down playing a more aggressive defense and creating more fouls.... It has to be the refs fault.

I hope I never have to work with you. You must throw your partners under the bus all the time....

Edited to add: Rocky beat me by a minute on the same thought....

[Adam]

Originally Posted by lpbreeze

my point was that in games when one team starts getting on a roll sometimes the officials start favoring the stronger team. It usually won't last and once the other team gets a few baskets it goes back. It doesn't happen a lot. I've seen it before in Duke and UNC games many times and high school games especially. Miami/UNC game last year when the Miami coach get ejected is an example. But the calls at the end of the Standford game were not consistent with how the game was officiated for the first 80% of the game. The game was called well just not at the end. I'm not a Stanford fan.

No one here said you were a Stanford fan; nor do they give a sh!t. Their point is that as a new official, you aren't really qualified to critique the game with credibility.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by lpbreeze

If a post is spam or if there is some good reason then sure take it down but mine wasn't. Honestly, I don't know why people get so upset here when there is criticism of officials. They made bad calls because I believe they got caught up in the excitement of the last couple minutes and UCLA had momentum. The other parts of the game were fine.

Your post wasn't targeted. The entire thread was deleted because the moderator felt it had degenerated into something counterproductive to the purposes of this board.

I haven't seen the game, nor have I seen replays of any particular calls that you may think were wrong. I will say, however, that the part I highlighted in red above is even more wrong-headed than your insinuation that the last couple minutes of regulation were horribly officiated.

You're either attacking their competence or their integrity. Which is it?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You're either attacking their competence or their integrity. Which is it?

Couldn't it just be he's drumming up interest for his camp?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Couldn't it just be he's drumming up interest for his camp?

It's possible. He's gonna need to do some serious marketing at those prices.