"Believe It Or Not" in Georgia Playoffs

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by DLH17

About the second...I'm not being sarcastic (no blue font) with this question - and that's all it is - a question: consistency being key is a given, however, in that game and in that situation does that particular play warrant a potentially game ending call? Consider the situation - Team A got not one, made two athletic plays that led to 2 shots in the remaining seconds and a third play to secure a second rebound. Team B alertly ties up the ball - no obvious foul committed. Hats off to the official that made, what I assume to be a holding call since the video isn't clear, to put the other team on the line with a chance to win with no time left. I call that gutsy in a h.s. sub state game.

Pile on.

Not piling on...just giving you my personal opinion fwiw....

You've got 2 different things going on here. One is whether that particular call was correct or not. To be quite honest, I couldn't really tell and I could care less. Officials have made wrong calls before...myself included...and we will again. But, and it's a big "but", advocating calling something at the end of the game...or at any time during the game.... ONLY if it is obvious and agreeable to players, coachs and the freaking fans (of all people) is patently ridiculous imo. The ONLY factor involved in calling a foul is whether a foul occurred.

You might not like this statement either but.....

Anybody who worries about whether ANY player, coach or fan is going to agree with ANY of his calls should be sitting up in the stands, not officiating the game. We ain't entertainers; we don't work to the crowd.

As I said, in my experience your philosophy is shared by very, very few other officials.