Refs and announcing

[Adam]

Originally posted by kidmarauder03
The 30-second shot clock is not working. It reset back to 30 but it won't go back down. We have to use a stopwatch for the remainder of the period, which was a drag because I had to, according to the head referee, speak into the PA in multiples of 5 until 10 and then count down to zero. Then, during that stopwatch tenure, there was a travel called on Kearny.
Now, me being the announcer and that the call was against the visiting team and that we had a pretty good crowd on hand, when i say "ToooooooOOOOOO many steps!!", it usually incites the crowd. Being the situation we were in, the ref whistled and yelled from the far sideline to not say that because "It gets confusing when i say "too" and he thinks I'm counting down to "two".
He was way out of line.
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Without seeing the ref's account, here's my thought.
The ref's in a stressful situation, and has to listen to the PA announcer to know where the shot clock is. Suddenly, the PA announcer has, effectively, been drafted into "official" status. Then he starts using words that can cause a little confusion for the ref.
Frankly, I don't see this as "way out of line." He was probably pissed that you didn't listen to him, so after that he's bound to be a bit grumpy with you.
My advice? Cut the guy some slack, and next time you're in a similar situation, follow his direction.

Adam (glad we don't have a shot clock in Iowa.)