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BktBallRef Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:43pm

Is there a frickin' full moon?
 
Last night, 4 technical fouls in a GV game.

Tonight, 7 technical fouls in a BV game, as well as 1 T in the GV game.

Oh, and one idiot fan ejected.

I mean, c'mon people, get a grip.

jdw3018 Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:19am

Quote:

Originally Posted by BktBallRef (Post 724979)
Last night, 4 technical fouls in a GV game.

Tonight, 7 technical fouls in a BV game, as well as 1 T in the GV game.

Oh, and one idiot fan ejected.

I mean, c'mon people, get a grip.

Someone needs to sacrifice a live chicken or something...and soon.

NoFussRef Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:26am

Not sure what phase the moon is in...
 
Usually when there is nothing good on t.v. the fans come out in full moron mode. Had a youth game last night with the bleachers full of back-seat officials, they gave us lots of help to include one of my favorites; the "Call it both ways!" garbage all night. When I looked at the book, guess what... yep, both teams in bonus the whole way.

Anyone have a good line for the "call it both ways" ?

BktBallRef Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:36am

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Originally Posted by NoFussRef (Post 725000)
Anyone have a good line for the "call it both ways" ?

Sure.

"The fouls are 7 to 7, lady."

RobbyinTN Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:42am

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Originally Posted by NoFussRef (Post 725000)
Anyone have a good line for the "call it both ways" ?

"No lady, what you really want is for me to call it your way" :rolleyes:

JRutledge Wed Feb 02, 2011 02:14am

I don't know. I cannot see the moon right now. Snow is covering the sky. :D

Peace

golfdesigner Wed Feb 02, 2011 06:43am

Actually New Moon
 
:D Actually it's a new moon. Go figure.

BillyMac Wed Feb 02, 2011 07:39am

Explains The Girls Game ...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by golfdesigner (Post 725052)
Actually it's a new moon.

But it would be full if you lived on Venus, and had a telescope, and were alive, and the telescope wasn't a half melted blob of metal, plastic,and glass.

mbyron Wed Feb 02, 2011 07:51am

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Originally Posted by NoFussRef (Post 725000)
Anyone have a good line for the "call it both ways" ?

If their team is ahead, you can say, "Sure, want me to equalize the score, too?"

Adam Wed Feb 02, 2011 08:23am

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoFussRef (Post 725000)
Usually when there is nothing good on t.v. the fans come out in full moron mode. Had a youth game last night with the bleachers full of back-seat officials, they gave us lots of help to include one of my favorites; the "Call it both ways!" garbage all night. When I looked at the book, guess what... yep, both teams in bonus the whole way.

Anyone have a good line for the "call it both ways" ?

"Are you accusing me of cheating?"

Judtech Wed Feb 02, 2011 08:29am

I had a good "Call it both ways" from a fan last nite.
"C'mon stripes, you got to call it both ways".....His Team - 3 fouls Opponent - 7 fouls. So I guess he DID have a point. I turned my head and stared at the scoreboard and smiled. Didnt hear anything after that.:D

Indianaref Wed Feb 02, 2011 09:42am

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Originally Posted by JRutledge (Post 725025)
I don't know. I cannot see the moon right now. Snow is covering the sky. :D

Peace

Your lucky, we have ice galore.

bainsey Wed Feb 02, 2011 09:45am

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 725085)
"Are you accusing me of cheating?"

Not a good idea. They can reply with, "No, just incompetency."

Best thing to do: Retract your rabbit ears and stay focused.

tref Wed Feb 02, 2011 09:45am

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Originally Posted by Judtech (Post 725087)
I had a good "Call it both ways" from a fan last nite.
"C'mon stripes, you got to call it both ways".....His Team - 3 fouls Opponent - 7 fouls. So I guess he DID have a point. I turned my head and stared at the scoreboard and smiled. Didnt hear anything after that.:D

+1 love that non-verbal communication!!

Rich Wed Feb 02, 2011 09:50am

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Originally Posted by bainsey (Post 725107)
Not a good idea. They can reply with, "No, just incompetency."

Best thing to do: Retract your rabbit ears and stay focused.

When a coach says something that implies the officials are less than balanced loud enough for the crowd to hear, it's hardly "rabbit ears." If he says it quietly enough the crowd can't hear him, I can't either unless I'm in his lap. If I am, I'll simply say something like "well then, tell your kids to quit fouling" and then get out of his lap right afterwards.

"Rabbit ears" is what I call "rat-speak" in the baseball world. It's a phrase a coach uses when he wants to embarrass or yell at an official but doesn't want the official to make him pay the consequences.

How about, instead, warning the coach that he's not going to get away with accusing the officials of being less than balanced. If he brings it up again, serve him some tea and crumpets.


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