Late technical foul

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bbcoach7

Because just as fans and coaches hate to see late calls that can decide games, referees hate to make late calls that may appear to have an effect on deciding a game.

Disagree completely. I've never met a referee yet that hated to make a late call for that reason.

Referees just call the game. It's the fans' and coachs' job to second-guess them. And it's a fans' and coachs' fantasy also that we don't want to have an effect on the game at the end. The player that committed that late violation or foul is the one that is having the effect on the game, not us. All we're doing is reporting it.

Any referee that hates to make a late call because that call might have an effect on deciding a game should consider taking up a different avocation. Officiating isn't meant for them. And we really don't need 'em either.