Ref will get younger

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by Referee24.7

Look, chalk it up to age, chalk it up to experience, chalk it up to reputation, chalk it up to pedigree -- the list can go on and on and on and on as to reasons why some stripes can't hang it up. . .

One reason and I have no doubt that officials like the Burr's, the Higgins', the Hightower's, etc etc etc -- stick around -- and that's because the coaches they work for want them on their games.

Dick Bavetta is 71 years old -- and he can't catch up to plays the majority of times in NBA games, but he's there because he knows how to manage players, manage coaches, and both those parties believe in him.

The same goes for both Burr and Higgins, and if you think for a nano-second that either one of those guys will only work a 1st or 2nd round game in the tourney, you're fooling yourselves.

Remember, we work at the collegiate level for coaches and in essence, them and the AD's are the supervisor's bosses, and many of those coaches (more than less) want Burr and Higgins to be on their floor when they play, and why? Because of the experience, because of the pedigree, and because those guys have been around this game long enough to know exactly what to say, how to say it, and to get both the coaches and players to buy it off on it -- hook, line, and sinker. . .

Nuff said, pencils down, game over.

Some of this is true and some of it is WAY overstated IMO.

I'll take the bet in bold.

[biz]

Actually I would bet that Higgins doesn't get any games in the NCAA tourney. He worked 1 game in 2009 and did not get any games in 2010. He clearly is not a John Adams favorite. 2008 was the last time Tim Higgins worked the second weekend of the tourney.

As for Burr...I would bet a large sum of money that he works at least one game on the first weekend. This is mostly based on Adams' praise of his work this year in the Rutgers/St. John's aftermath. Also, his tournament history with Adams in charge is a little better. In 2010 Burr worked 2 games on the first weekend and worked an Elite 8 game.

The evidence points to a conclusion that Adams thinks more highly of Burr's current form than of Higgins'.