Butler vs Duke - CREW

[KCRC]

Honestly...The fact that Ted Valentine is working the national championship game is very embarrassing for the profession. Even if he gets every judgment call and rules interpretation correct, his attitude and demeanor on the court only serve to validate some of the stereotypes officials are often branded with.

I get the impression that Mr. Valentine honestly believes that the entire nation tuned into the game tonight to watch him!!! Grrrrrr!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by KCRC

Honestly...The fact that Ted Valentine is working the national championship game is very embarrassing for the profession. Even if he gets every judgment call and rules interpretation correct, his attitude and demeanor on the court only serve to validate some of the stereotypes officials are often branded with.

I get the impression that Mr. Valentine honestly believes that the entire nation tuned into the game tonight to watch him!!! Grrrrrr!

Embarrassment? You have got to be kidding me. The fact you even said this is an embarrassment to the profession.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Embarrassment? You have got to be kidding me. The fact you even said this is an embarrassment to the profession.

Peace

I always wondered when being assertive and confident became a negative.

Me, I think Valentine is the best there is. There's a reason he's the R in the biggest game of the year.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I always wondered when being assertive and confident became a negative.

Me, I think Valentine is the best there is. There's a reason he's the R in the biggest game of the year.

Seemed to me he was the only one willing to blow his whistle tonight

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I always wondered when being assertive and confident became a negative.

Me, I think Valentine is the best there is. There's a reason he's the R in the biggest game of the year.

We have had Burr, Higgins and many others that do more of the same that Valentine gets blamed for and Valentine is the embarrassment?

I was wondering the same thing. We are not robots and we are not the same people. If it is not your style, then it is not your style. But Valentine is alright with me and always will be.

Peace

[ODJ]

Greg Anthony and Stu Mandel ripped on Ted all night via Twitter, and he was the only guy gettin' it done.

[ODJ]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I always wondered when being assertive and confident became a negative.

Me, I think Valentine is the best there is. There's a reason he's the R in the biggest game of the year.

When the person has a dark complexion. (Or a vagina.)

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by ODJ

When the person has a dark complexion. (Or a vagina.)

Peace

[Rock Chalk]

this post is in no way a rip on Mr. Valentine, but did anyone else have trouble hearing his whistle? It sounded much different than the other 2 guys working.

I thought Valentine called an excellent game tonight.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rock Chalk

this post is in no way a rip on Mr. Valentine, but did anyone else have trouble hearing his whistle? It sounded much different than the other 2 guys working.

I thought Valentine called an excellent game tonight.

No I did not. But then again Valentine is from the East and there is a philosophy I have heard from guys out there (like a Jim Burr) that the shorter the whistle the more confident you make it seem your call is. Not to say I agree with that, but Valentine seems to use his whistle very short and quick. Then again, I did have the TV turned up.

Peace

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Rock Chalk

this post is in no way a rip on Mr. Valentine, but did anyone else have trouble hearing his whistle? It sounded much different than the other 2 guys working.

I thought Valentine called an excellent game tonight.

There were a couple times it was too short or too soft - or both, I'm not sure. I definitely wasn't sure it had actually been a whistle.

Now, this was through the TV, not on the court, and I never saw anyone on the court that seemed to not hear the whistle. So, maybe it was just a slightly different pitch that would have been easy to hear in person but didn't get picked up well on TV.

[observer]

Ted Valentine was NOT the "R" in this
contest...

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I always wondered when being assertive and confident became a negative.

Me, I think Valentine is the best there is. There's a reason he's the R in the biggest game of the year.

Originally Posted by eyezen

Seemed to me he was the only one willing to blow his whistle tonight

Twitter post last night by a blogger:

"In case you couldn't tell, Teddy Valentine PWNZ this game."

[Indianaref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

There's a reason he's the R in the biggest game of the year.

I don't think Valentine was the R. Although he tossed, Cahill administered the throw in to start the 2nd half. BTW, I thought the crew did an excellent job.

[tref]

I thought the crew did a nice job overall!! The big men on both teams got into some foul trouble, but it is what it is. The calls were solid & very obvious. I did notice the faint sound of the whistles at certain times of the game. But I thought that was due to the 70,000 strong. As for the shortness on the pop, I liked it... I'll start working on that tonight in preperation for the camp season!