The Bizarro Stage

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

This year is the beginning of his 7th. So does that qualify as a Vet ? His second doing Varsity...

All right, I'll ask it: Seven years, or one year seven times?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

This year is the beginning of his 7th. So does that qualify as a Vet ? His second doing Varsity...

Vet enough to not have done this crap. I agree with the lady from Portland, the assigner needs to know about some of those things. You might want to start the call something like this,

"Yeah, Mr. Assigner, I was just wondering. You really don't want us going into the stands to explain calls to fans, right?"

Originally Posted by SethPDX

All right, I'll ask it: Seven years, or one year seven times?

That answer seems obvious.

If he wants everyone to agree with his calls, he needs to quit reffing basketball and choose golf; where the players turn themselves in for infractions.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Where the players turn themselves in for infractions.

Anybody remember when players used to raise their hand when called for a foul?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Anybody remember when players used to raise their hand when called for a foul?

I remember doing it as a player. I believe they took it out in the mid 90's.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I remember doing it as a player. I believe they took it out in the mid 90's.

Actually, my senior year in HS, it became voluntary to raise your hand. That was the 1974-75 season.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Actually, my senior year in HS, it became voluntary to raise your hand. That was the 1974-75 season.

Interesting. I was under the impression when I played that it was mandatory.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Interesting. I was under the impression when I played that it was mandatory.

My first year officiating was 1987. No such animal then, although we did have to work into the Cadillac (crossing the court during a live ball), we had a lack of action rule that seems bizarre just thinking about it, we had to (as the trail) signal a good field goal with a two point signal, and of course, the trail administered every single free throw. All counts were a flick of the wrist, too.

I worked my first 3-person game in 1993. The center was always opposite. Rumor () has it some backwards state I used to live in still does it this way.

I played from 1983 to 87 and we didn't raise our hands.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Interesting. I was under the impression when I played that it was mandatory.

It was if you are older than me.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Anybody remember when players used to raise their hand when called for a foul?

Happened to me just last weekend as a matter of fact in a B11/12 game. Hard. clean foul underneath. The young man helped the kid he hacked off the floor and put up his arm and said, "that one was mine." Polite kid. I just smiled to myself. Later in the game when I was talking to the table about it, the scorekeeper said - "yep, he's mine." Hadn't seen it in many yrs. Kinda cool - I liked it.

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

All right, I'll ask it: Seven years, or one year seven times?

A little more background on the partner. He wasn't your normal 7 years of 1 years experience.

He wanted to do a pre-game.
He's recently lost weight and bought new uniforms.
We did cover some ground in the pre-game.
It did seem he wanted to improve but he would ask me questions on what I thought then proceed to tell me why my thinking was wrong.
It then turned into partner over managing me and all the things I did.

It was like I said bizarro.