Why was my Stanford/UCLA post taken down?

[rockchalk jhawk]

Originally Posted by lpbreeze

As a fan of basketball of course I can critique the calls. The holier than thou attitude here is ridiculous. yes, refs can decide games and yes poor officiating can cost a team a win. I haven't been ripping refs in my earlier posts. I'm merely point out the consistency of the calls changed in the last few minutes.

If you're going to look at the game "as a fan", then go to a fansite where your posts are welcomed and accepted. Because posting here with that mentality, obviously, is not acceptable.

And until you can ref D1 ball to the level of other D1 officials, keep your deragotory remarks to yourself. Either respect your elders or go to a fanboy site and get it off your chest there. I think that's been mentioned once or twice before.

[Gimlet25id]

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[VTOfficial]

yes, refs can decide games and yes poor officiating can cost a team a win

I will tell you one thing, if this is the mentality and attitude you have toward your fellow peers, you will not be highly regarded by many other officials.

This is one comment that will definitely put you on the chopping block amongst officials. By this comment, you are saying that neither teams performance and/or errors caused them to be in an unfavorable position late in the game? You are also saying that every turnover or missed shot or missed free throw had no influence on the game?

You should pick your thoughts and words a little better (especially as a new official) when discussing the judgment of others.