While I agree you're most likely correct, it's foolish of us to assume with 100% certainty that the official didn't get trigger happy. We're more likely right than Parrish, but officials have made bad calls before, and they will again. While I think it's likely Altman earned his T, it's possible he didn't.

Parrish was wrong to write the column. We're wrong to assume with certainty that the official was correct.

Creighton was up 72-70 on Saturday at George Mason when Justin Carter was called for a block with 18 seconds remaining. Like any coach would, Dana Altman protested the block/charge call, at which point Gaston hit Altman with a technical foul. So George Mason got two technical free throws, and Luke Hancock made them both. Then Cam Long, who was fouled on the play, hit one of two free throws to give George Mason a 73-72 lead.

Creighton, clearly rattled, turned the ball over on the ensuing possession.

Am I missing something? Ensuing means immediately following. It would be GM's ball following T.

No, GMU would have shot 2 free throws for the 'T' with the line cleared and then the POI would be the 2 "live" free throws for the original block call.

And the response:

Link

In a nutshell, Parrish still thinks the T was stupid, and even more so since the MVC commish came out and said the same.

If I was Gaston, I'd never work a game for the MVC again.

Commissioner Elgin is nothing more than an administrator. It is quite possible (or probable) he has no background in officiating and/or basketball.

He is also a commissioner whose team lost a bracket-buster game, he is not exactly a "neutral observer".

Agreed. The logic which Parrish is using to prove his point is rather weak.

But, should we be surprised? :rolleyes:

It makes no difference what we think. We're not the ones writing a newspaper or Internet article about a subject that we have absolutely no expertise in. We're not the ones misleading the public with myths and innuendo.

NCAA rules, sir. Unsporting Ts go to POI. Light bulb getting any electricity yet? ;)

My nomination for Post of the Week. :D

From the response:

If he really thinks none of those things are necessary, I'd love to see this guy work a middle school game.

I guess Mr. Parrish, the MVC Commish, the coach, and the others didn't see the latest memo from John Adams...


TO: NCAA Divisions I, II and III Coordinators of Men’s Basketball Officials.

FROM: John W. Adams, National Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating.

SUBJECT: Bulletin No. 1 and December 8, 2009, Teleconference Follow-Up.

1. So far this season, there seems to be an unwillingness to address shameful sideline behavior by coaches. I observed unacceptable behavior over Thanksgiving weekend that went unpunished, time after time. I attribute it to how some of the early season tournaments are assigned and also the unwillingness of some officials to ever address egregious sideline antics. Please remind the officials you assign, no matter what the venue, that you expect them to be fair and enforce all the rules evenly
throughout the game. Members of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, NCAA staff, the regional advisors and I are constantly monitoring games and noting the names of officials who refuse
to address or penalize unacceptable side line behavior. Quite honestly, I thought this issue was behind us. Please stress to the officials you coordinate that their job is not to be “nice guys” but rather
to create and manage a fair environment from 30 minutes before the game starts until the conclusion of the game. Please support those officials that handle things the “right way.”

Adams can pontificate all he wants, but reality is something entirely other.

I'm being squeezed out of a conference (it seems) because I took care of some egregious behavior. I called a late game technical last season when a coach refused to give me a substitute after a disqualifying foul, even after we had a second horn. While I can't be certain this is why I'm getting the squeeze, it's the only possible thing I can point to from last season.

So people have a choice to make. They can work their 120 game regular season schedules (like Steve Welmer) or they can sit home during non-conference stuff and potentially even conference stuff (since the commissioners may not use you anymore if you TCB and the coach whines enough).

If the NCAA took over the assigning, then Adams could talk as though he has some actual authority or control over the regular season. Till then, he can only withhold tournament assignments.

It has to be at a catholic school. I am a catholic and those parents may be the worst as a whole.:D

I'm sorry, I don't officiate NCAA. That's why I asked.

A little crisp today aren't we? Everything OK? Another sleepless night perhaps?

Someone told me a long time ago...."When you roll the dice, you just might crap out." It really does not matter if the official was trigger happy or not. All that matters is did the player/coach do something that is outlawed by the rules? If that is the case, you might run into the wrong person that might just take action. As a player or coach, you need to be aware that not everyone is going to give you a pass. It is like when you speed in one community and you never get a speeding ticket for going 5 miles over the speed limit, but you run into another community and you do get a ticket. You were wrong in both situations; one of those situations the powers that be took action.

Peace