Late technical foul

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by mbyron

It might not in fact dispute what JR said. He's using the term 'referee' as a success term: you know, the way 'winner' used to denote somebody who had actually won.

Just because you're out there with a whistle, doesn't make you a referee in that sense.

The particular partner I referenced is not held in high esteem by the assn. He is NOT representative of a typical official. In nearly 25 years of calling games, he has never been to a division semifinal. It is likely that will continue to be the case. I only brought up the incident to illustrate that anybody who will not make a call with a game on the line has gone as far as he will go. Not that all officials think & act like him.

I have a lot to learn myself. But I have learned a lot of 'do nots' from officials like him, so for that, at least, I am thankful.