Late playoff official
 

Last night I went to watch a first round boys playoff at the local high school. During the warmups I only saw two officials. I asked one of the guys where their other partner was. He shrugged. "Late. He'll be here after a while."
It was a while. The guy arrived with two minutes left in the half. He took his position and the game continued.

What would have been the repercussions for this where you live? Short term and long term? Would state regulations allow you to start a playoff game with two officials, especially if the third was known to be on the way? Given the choice, would you have allowed this guy to enter the game in the middle, or just say never mind? What kind of sanctions would your association have for this?

for something like that I wonder if it was a legitimate reason or if there was a last minute replacement.

All I know is the guys came from about 90 miles away. They were supposed to meet and all ride together, but this guy was late so the others had to leave without him. He drove in by himself.

Well since we weren't there and don't know why he was late can we really make a judgement as to what penalty would/should be enforced?:D

It wasn't my fault, I swear to God.
 

I ran out of gas. I, I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts.

CLASSIC. Love it.

Cab Fare and locust are fine. But a flood? Seriously? You should have prepared LONG before!!

Yeah, like at least 40 days.

Suddenly I have the craving for four fried chickens and a coke.

There's a lot of questions still need to be answered before the Assoc sanctions the guy. He may have a legit reason.

That's funny. I'm craving dry toast.

It's 90 miles to our game site. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

Hit it.

We're on a mission from God.

And our address is 1060 W. Addison

Are you the police?

No ma'am, we're officials.

I bet these schools got SCMODS.

SCMODS?

State County Municipal Official Data System.

Pot Stirrer ???
 

Wait a minute? Are you trying to take us back to the "forfeit because of religious beliefs" thread?

"Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western."
 

"This is my man, this is my restaurant, and you two are gonna turn around and walk right out of here, without your dry white toast, without your four fried chickens, and without Matt 'Guitar' Murphy!"

Best car chase scene ever. Better than Steve McQueen in Bullitt. Better than Gene Hackman in the French Connection.

I think I have a movie to watch today.

Not watching USA-Canada?

I didn't even realize it was on...shows how much I've been following the Olympics.

Haha. If you watch one Olympic event, this should be it. Game starts in about 35 minutes on NBC

I've watched some curling, which was surprisingly interesting.

I set my DVR for today, thanks. :)

I finally understand curling, thanks to the extensive coverage. We'll see if I remember how it works in four years

Is Curling A Real Sport ...
 

Agree. I have only watched about thirty minutes of the Games each night, I'm not into winter sports, but a few nights ago, I discovered curling on one of NBC's cable stations. I decided to watch it for a just few minutes. About two hours later, I had to stop watching to go to bed. Why do some people, including me, find curling so intriguing? Other than the fact that some of those Scandinavian women are really, really good looking. Why can't curling be a sport where the women have to wear bikinis, like beach volleyball?

Because the ice isn't in glasses like it is in beach volleyball.

It's True, Proof, No Team At The Olympics This Year ...
 

Reminds me of the Ethiopian ice hockey team. They couldn't get enough players together to form a team because they all kept drowning during tryouts.

"How much for the women?"

NBC showed something live?

One of the benefits of being Canadian, is that we don't have to figure out curling. We're born knowing. No red rocks needed. ;)

No, sir, Mayor Daley no longer dines here, sir. He's dead, sir.
 

"Your women, how much for the women? The little girl your two daughters, sell them to me, sell me your children!"

OK. This has been going on for over twenty-one hours. When is enough, enough? Not enough yet? I agree. I'll just leave it up to the moderators. Eventually the post will be closed, certainly with justification, after all, this thread has really moved away from the basketball arena. What's the line we have to cross?

How about another one?

"We got two honkies out there dressed like Hasidic diamond merchants."

And I thought Airplane! had the best quotes? Boy was I wrong.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

I think you're the greatest, but my Dad says you don't work hard enough on defense.

He says you don't even try, except in the playoffs.

That official in the OP shoulda tried harder. He didn't even show up on time.

My guess is that the 2 officials who WERE there on time felt comfortable enough to proceed with the 2 they had. Big difference from 1 of 2 showing up late. They probably hashed things out after the game because they were likely focused on the game itself. The 3rd guy either had a legitimate excuse or he didn't. And the assignor will make that determination in future considerations for playoff assignments.

Without a doubt the two guys were comfortable without him. My thought was that "better late than never" does not apply in a case like this. Apparently he had been in contact. The referee said that the third guy was late but that he was coming. If I'm on either side of this I would suggest that the game just be left in the hands of two. Others may disagree.

Apparently there were at least 2 who disagreed.

At least one, anyway. "Don't worry, guys. I'll be there."

I'd say there were three who disagreed, but it may have come to a vote. Frankly, if it was me, and the guy had a good reason, I'd have no problem letting him join midway. If he didn't have a good reason, I'd work it with two.

Whether he had a good reason or not, I wouldn't attempt to tell him he couldn't call, no matter how late he arrived. But if I talked to him and he estimated he would arrive a half hour after tipoff and asked my opinion, I would tell him not to bother.

You Don't Have To Go Home, But You Can't Stay Here ...
 

I believe that we have now crossed the line, moving from off topic comments on one movie, to off topic comments on another movie. OK moderators, go ahead and close it down as soon as just another ref and Snaqwells finish making their pertinent on topic comments.

Snaqwells and I often make pertinent comments for days on end....weeks even.

Turn Out The Lights ...
 

OK moderators. It's enough. Shut it down, now. Please.

Surely you can't be serious.
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

I'm out of control. I can't stop. Help. Put me out of my misery.

"Ecuse me, Stewardess? I speak jive"

Still has nothing on Fletch and Caddyshack

Now back o my gladiator movies

When I start quoting Hannah Montana, it'll be time to close my account. Until then, you're a member of this crew. Can you face some unpleasant facts?

An officials' forum? What is it?

It's a piece of software that hosts inane rules discussions, but that's not important right now.