nightmare of a partner

[mikeb]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

What exactly do you mean by this statement?

What i meant by that was, A1 would dribble in the lane get bumped (whistle) dribble dribble shoot, count the basket. Obvious on the floor calls.

[mikeb]

Ya I just asked if had any questions and i said good job after like i normally would. Your right im not going to get down on the man. Even though he was an older gentleman i would guess 40s or 50s so he cant be that out of it. But i have another this week with him. So we will see how it goes, but the players, coaches, and fans new he was out of sync and took advantage of it. But ill keep yall updated. But your right im not going to look like a donkey ya know telling him what he should do

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by mikeb

he was an older gentleman i would guess 40s or 50s

ouch!

[Upward ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

ouch!

Guess I'm not the only 55 yr old rookie !

[refnrev]

[QUOTE=mikeb;706208]Even though he was an older gentleman i would guess 40s or 50s

So when exactly did this become older??????

[Adam]

Originally Posted by refnrev

So when exactly did this become older??????

At the risk of coming across as too critical....

For someone so young he can't find the enter key while he's typing or make a decent sentence structure, I'm guessing mid-30s would also qualify as "older." Or maybe it's just old.

[refnrev]

[QUOTE=Snaqwells;706513]

Originally Posted by refnrev

At the risk of coming across as too critical....

For someone so young he can't find the enter key while he's typing or make a decent sentence structure, I'm guessing mid-30s would also qualify as "older." Or maybe it's just old.

True story.

[APG]

Originally Posted by mikeb

What i meant by that was, A1 would dribble in the lane get bumped (whistle) dribble dribble shoot, count the basket. Obvious on the floor calls.

Two points...

1. If the play happened as you said it did, that wouldn't count under NBA rules (which I'm assuming was what you were referencing by "continuation calls")

2. Avoid using "on the floor." The fact that the foul happened while the player was on the floor has no bearing on whether a foul is a shooting foul or not. It's all about the habitual shooting motion. If something must be said, "before the shot" would be better.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by allpurposegamer

two points...

1. If the play happened as you said it did, that wouldn't count under nba rules (which i'm assuming was what you were referencing by "continuation calls")

2. Avoid using "on the floor." the fact that the foul happened while the player was on the floor has no bearing on whether a foul is a shooting foul or not. It's all about the habitual shooting motion. If something must be said, "before the shot" would be better.

+7

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

+7

Whatever happened to "one man, one vote"?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Whatever happened to "one man, one vote"?

It went out with the 19th Amendment.

[tomegun]

Mike,

Like others have said, we were all there at one time. I found your post somewhat hard to read. I don't think I'm alone and that is why some people didn't understand what you mean. The other thing, if you don't think he did a good job, why tell him he did? I have a growing list of things we do as officials for the sake of tradition that are useless. Telling someone they did a good job instead of "nice working with you" or being honest is on that list. Who does it help to tell someone something that isn't true?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Mike,

Like others have said, we were all there at one time. I found your post somewhat hard to read. I don't think I'm alone and that is why some people didn't understand what you mean. The other thing, if you don't think he did a good job, why tell him he did? I have a growing list of things we do as officials for the sake of tradition that are useless. Telling someone they did a good job instead of "nice working with you" or being honest is on that list. Who does it help to tell someone something that isn't true?

I almost always say "nice working with you," because it's almost always true. Whether I worked with a rookie on his 2nd game, or a veteran in his 42nd year, I typically enjoy myself.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Whatever happened to "one man, one vote"?

He's a democrat.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

He's a democrat.

Or he is dead.