Partner woes

[Oz Referee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
I don't usually post about my partners, but last night's partner embodied many of the stereotypes that we complain about amongst ourselves on this board.

First, though, I have to admit that I was late to the game site due to the unbelievably heavy traffic. I arrived at the site only 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start.

My partner was wearing pants with a belt, never a good sign, and they were the wrong color, to boot. So right away, I was leery of him. Here's just a sampling of his actual calls last night:

Rebounding foul: "#34 is climbing!!" (while giving the "over the back" signal);

3 seconds: "33's in there too long!!"

Ball slips out of shooter's hands OOB: "You looooooooost it! White!"

Travel: "He stepped before the contact!!"

Not good times

Chuck

Chuck, couple of questions:

What's wrong with wearing a belt? I take it that this is not part of the uniform in North America.

"3 seconds: "33's in there too long!!" - what's wrong with this?

Maybe I have more to learn than I thought - or perhaps it's just another example of my feebleness....