Big Man Penalized by REFS?????

[rwest]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

You were doing fine until you made this statement. There are certain "buzzwords", i.e. reach in, over the back, etc., that change otherwise low-key Forum members into raging pit bulls. Unfortunately you said the secret word, and, unfortunately, again, you are not about to win one-hundred dollars. I suggest that you legally change your Forum username, and apply to the Federal Witness Protection Program, or at the minimum, duck. I would have thought that you would have known better after 475 posts. You're not a newbie anymore. I think that that's going to count against you. You will never become an esteemed member by making statements like that.

You're funny! I have no problem with anything that I've said. You've never heard of "gameus interruptus". It's not a bad officiating practice to teach officials not to interrupt the flow of the game with contact that is not a foul. I'm not saying we don't call a foul just so we don't interrupt the game. I'm saying we don't interrupt the game by calling contact that is not a foul. Why do you have a problem with that?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rwest

"Gameus interruptus".

A prescription for Viagra should take care of that. See your family doctor. And I still think that you had better take cover. I think that I'm going to take a neutral stand here, like Switzerland, and just sit back, and enjoy the war.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

A prescription for Viagra should take care of that. See your family doctor. And I still think that you had better take cover. I think that I'm going to take a neutral stand, like Switzerland, here, and just sit back, and enjoy the war.

That's so out of character for you! What is wrong with what I said? I'd really like to know. All I'm saying is don't interrupt the flow of the game by calling fouls that have no bearing on the game. Fouls that don't fall into the advantage/disadvantage or displacement categories. What's wrong with that?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rwest

All I'm saying is don't interrupt the flow of the game by calling fouls that have no bearing on the game. Fouls that don't fall into the advantage/disadvantage or displacement categories.

These two statements say it all. Most of what you say, if I can read between the lines, makes a lot of sense, i.e. calling, or not calling, fouls based on advantage, and disadvantage. The problem is that we call, or don't call, fouls, based on advantage, and disadvantage, not to keep the game flowing, but to make sure that each team has a fair chance to win based on how well that team plays that night. We interrupt the game everytime we blow the whistle. That's part of the game of basketball. As an official, we should never, never, worry about interrupting the flow of the game.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

These two statements say it all. Most of what you say, if I can read between the lines, makes a lot of sense, i.e. calling, or not calling, fouls based on advantage, and disadvantage. The problem is that we call, or don't call, fouls, based on advantage, and disadvantage, not to keep the game flowing, but to make sure that each team has a fair chance to win based on how well that team plays that night. We interrupt the game everytime we blow the whistle. That's part of the game of basketball. As an official, we should never, never, worry about interrupting the flow of the game.

I couldn't put it better. That's what I meant. I didn't mean to place the emphasis on the interruption, but call the fouls that need to be called and lay off the ones that have no bearing on advantage/disadvantage or displacement. I should have said don't interrupt the game unnecessarily. So change "gameus interruptus" to "unnecessarius gameus interruptus".

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rwest

"Interruptus".

Please stop talking about interruptus. I'm not as young as I used to be. Don't you have some new softball rules to go over?

[rwest]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Please stop talking about interruptus. I'm not as young as I used to be. Don't you have some new softball rules to go over?

Actually, I do have some softball rules to review. Thanks for reminding me!