"I'm 52 years old, and in all my years..."

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Get a room.

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It was pretty vacant during the NCAA Tourney, it's probably available now.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

If you're simply a freak of nature, that's different, but you should at least excuse our disbelief. We had no idea you were actually Jon Diebler in disguise.

More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look. Up in the sky. It's a bird? It's a plane? It's Superef.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

Most games require 4-5 miles of running (stopping, starting, etc.)

I used a pedometer for a few high school varsity games this past year. Averaged about three miles, from pregame locker room, to post game locker room.

[Judtech]

I average that in some places just getting from the changing room to the gym floor!!!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Maybe you do not realize this, but many of us know each other by our real names. I know many officials here by their real names.

For those who don't know my real name, it's Bond, James Bond. I'm just a sweet transvestite from Transexual, Transylvania.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

When your criticism of other officials ........that sounds like you are saying are perfect to me. It might be some hyperbole on your part, but you suggested that you hustled and everyone else was not giving their best effort because they were not doing these very specific things you suggested they should.

All this sounds familiar somehow.

Originally Posted by just another ref

We have a steal near the division line, and two greyhounds took off on a two-on-none break. What we actually had for a few seconds, if you will, was a trail and a trail-er. When partner made the call, he was probably at the halfway point of the lane. I was somewhere approaching the division line. Read all the mechanics manuals you want, it still won't help you keep up with 17 year olds.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

....if you cannot keep up with kids that are 17 year old and you are beat that badly, it is time to find some other level to work. About 2 weeks before the season I had a ruptured hamstring that I rehabbed for two weeks. When I came back for my first basketball, I could keep up adequately with 17 year olds. And I am in great shape and I hustle often...

Originally Posted by just another ref

You are going to have to draw me a picture here. This is a two whistle game.
Ball is knocked into the backcourt and B1 and B2 race each other to pick it up, which B1 did, probably about the top of the key. They proceeded to finish a two on none break, then A1 came in and slapped the board after the fact. So, if we would have had two of you calling this game, spell it out for me where you would have been positioned, before and after the steal.

NO ANSWER

Criticism of another official, his positioning, etc.

Mention of one's own hustle.

Interesting. Sometimes things come full circle.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

NO ANSWER

Criticism of another official, his positioning, etc.

Mention of one's own hustle.

Interesting. Sometimes things come full circle.

Here is the thing. Everything I have done can be verified as an official. And even the situation that I described that you quoted can be verified. And if I recall I actually worked with a person on this board when after my injury. I did not make a claim that I could never back up. Sorry, not the same thing or the same situation.

What you might want to do is let it go. That conversation was long over. But hey, if you were confident in your own abilities you would not be concerned what I said about you in the first place.

Peace

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

When your criticism of other officials is that they do not switch during dead balls and do things like bump and run during summer ball that sounds like you are saying are perfect to me.

The point is you are criticizing this guy for criticizing other officials, when you were guilty of exactly the same thing. Then, as is so often the case, when called on it, you disappear from the thread.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The point is you are criticizing this guy for criticizing other officials, when you were guilty of exactly the same thing. Then, as is so often the case, when called on it, you disappear from the thread.

Dude, you really need to let it go. Whatever you think I need to verify for you is not going to happen. Actually the situation is not even close the same thing. One was about a person that made comments about people he came in direct contact with. The other was for comments made on this board and this board only. I almost never talk about partners that I work with here and I never will. Because if I were to say something about someone here, it could be verified and I do not want to embarrass that person or people involved.

And the quote you referenced about my hustle can be verified. I actually worked my first game back from a hamstring injury with a person that is on this board. And anyone here that has seen me work can verify how I work and I even publicized a game this past February that was on TV. BTW, there was a person on this board that stopped by the game and watched me as well.

Let it go. It is time to worry about what you do and then you will be happy. Obviously you are still worried about what I think about you. You really do not want my opinion on this now.

Peace

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The point is you are criticizing this guy for criticizing other officials, when you were guilty of exactly the same thing. Then, as is so often the case, when called on it, you disappear from the thread.

Gee, JAR, didya forget about this thread when you made the "criticizing other officials" remark above?

Vote of Confidence?

The point is you are criticizing this guy for criticizing other officials. when you were guilty of exactly the same thing.

Comment? Or y'all just gonna disappear from this thread?


This forum is better than Oprah some days.

[DLH17]

Thanks for hijacking my thread, just another ref!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

From my experience, this post by JR is extremely accurate.

Mine too. If they want to pay $20 to $25 for a game and want me to work 4 games, I'm pacing myself. Period. And nobody cares.

[vbzebra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I used a pedometer for a few high school varsity games this past year. Averaged about three miles, from pregame locker room, to post game locker room.

I actually wanted to try that...wife and I run 10k's and 1/2 marathons (ok, SHE does that more than me...psycho ...), but I was interested to see how much mileage is put on during a game

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Mine too. If they want to pay $20 to $25 for a game and want me to work 4 games, I'm pacing myself. Period. And nobody cares.

From an assignor's standpoint, I'd damnwell better not be getting any complaints about you pacing yourself either. If you can keep the game under control and call it uniformly at both ends, then you've done your job...and done it well also imo.

And with these rec league tournaments, about 98.83% of the time that a game does get out of control, it's NOT the officials' fault anyway.

There's a real world out there.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Gee, JAR, didya forget about this thread when you made the "criticizing other officials" remark above?

Vote of Confidence?

The point is you are criticizing this guy for criticizing other officials. when you were guilty of exactly the same thing.

Comment? Or y'all just gonna disappear from this thread?


This forum is better than Oprah some days.

You're leaving out a step. I say it's OK to criticize other officials. It's criticizing the criticism which is, in this case, creating the conflict.

In the old thread in question, the whole deal was about giving my partner info and allowing him to correct an erroneous GT call. In passing, I mentioned that both of us were somewhat behind where we might like to have been on the play because 17 year olds run faster than we do. (couldn't keep up with 'em then, can't now) Rut popped off about how he could keep up and what great shape he was/is in. (which actually had nothing to do with the thread and the matter at hand) I offered him the opportunity to describe where he would have positioned himself before, during, and after the play, but he was never heard from again. Go figure.