Great game last night

[grunewar]

As a predominantly VG official, it's good to get an exciting, well-played game. I've got one of our better local team's scheduled this week (weather permitting).

Too often I get the haves vs the have nots.

Now, when I get the have nots vs the never hads........ARGH!

[mj]

I've wondered about only doing boy's games as well but we've had a good streak of 'decent' girls games as well.

We had a great game last night as well. Cross-town rivalry game with a packed house. Gotta love it!!

[Rich]

The paper reported this as a 3-point game, but that's not how it finished. I know, I was there.

I went over to talk to the scorer/timer on the final timeout and there was no discrepancy between the book and the scoreboard -- at least as they knew it then.

If it was a 3-point game, the last possession would've meant something. As it was, the home player jacked up a 3 from the corner and the home coach was already yelling for a timeout while the ball was in the air -- except that the shot missed and the V player rebounded it and ran out the remaining 2 seconds. Definitely a 5 point game. Wonder how it ended up 3 in the paper (with matching boxscore).

[Rich]

Oh, forgot the best part.

I had called a technical on the home coach over Christmas. One of only 2 this season (in 34-or-so games). He had it coming, trust me.

When I went for the meet-and-greet with about 1:00 left on the clock, he had a somewhat awkward smile on his face and he said, "No quick T's tonight, right?" He then told me it was his 3rd in 14 years. I'd like to know the truth -- there are technicals I've forgotten, I'm sure.

I knew he'd behave and he did. Besides, the game was so good and so close throughout, the coaches needed to spend their time and energy coaching.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Went for the meet-and-greet with about 1:00 left on the clock, he had a somewhat awkward smile on his face and he said, "No quick T's tonight, right?".

Good ice breaker.

I'm on my board's training committee. During one of our sessions, there were, understandably, a lot of questions about technical fouls being charged to coaches. When it came to ejections, the chair of our committee told the newbies that the ejection of a coach is a very rare event. To demonstrate, he asked the members of our committee, there were about eight of us there that night, "Who has ejected a coach". I raised my hand, the only one to do so in our little group. The chair asked me, "Who?". I responded by simply pointing and said, "That coach". There were two former varsity coaches in our training group. The coach responded, "And now that I know the rules, I deserved it".

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

To demonstrate, he asked the members of our committee, there were about eight of us there that night, "Who has ejected a coach". I raised my hand, the only one to do so in our little group.

I've only ejected one myself - Rec league. Whack x 2! Both by me (I had an inexperienced partner). He was way out of control and over the line.

Interesting part(s) of the situation:

His wife was keeping the clock and when I gave him his minute to depart the gym, his wife had to convince him to go.

After he departed, his team rallied from a fifteen point deficit to win.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by grunewar

I've only ejected one myself - Rec league. Whack x 2! Both by me (I had an inexperienced partner). He was way out of control and over the line.

Interesting part(s) of the situation:

His wife was keeping the clock and when I gave him his minute to depart the gym, his wife had to convince him to go.

After he departed, his team rallied from a fifteen point deficit to win.

Wonder if they benched him the next game?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

When I went for the meet-and-greet with about 1:00 left on the clock, he had a somewhat awkward smile on his face and he said, "No quick T's tonight, right?"

I hope that he realizes that's he's the only personal responsible for how quick the "T" will be. All Rich is doing is reacting.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

All Rich is doing is reacting.

"For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction."

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I hope that he realizes that's he's the only personal responsible for how quick the "T" will be. All Rich is doing is reacting.

Let me tell you, I had a smile on my face but all that was running through my mind was, "It's completely up to you, a$$hole."

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Let me tell you, I had a smile on my face but all that was running through my mind was, "It's completely up to you, a$$hole."

And that was my very first thought exactly on reading his weak statement to you.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by mj

I've wondered about only doing boy's games as well but we've had a good streak of 'decent' girls games as well.

We had a great game last night as well. Cross-town rivalry game with a packed house. Gotta love it!!

It has been an interesting season for me. In my primary association, I had two girls games before Thanksgiving. No girls games until January. Then opened with a couple of DHs the first week of January. Gave back a girls DH due to an illness in the family. And a single game last week. All the rest have been boys and will be right to the end.

With my secondary association, it has been close to the opposite. Had 5 GV tournament games in late December. And I think all but 5 games with them have been on the girls side.

Most seasons, it has been more of an even mixture.