What a combo!

[williebfree]

Please disregard the following post, it is a lengthy dissertation; I am just "Venting!"
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Let me just say this was one of those games that I knew in advance "get in, get done, get out", and it surely does not make me proud to have been a part of it.
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Boys JV: (White is significantly athletically superior)

Red Coach (V): "Howler monkey"
White Coach (H): classy, rules knowledgeable coach

Partner (P): one of the weakest officials in our area, AND he had NO interest in a pregame, even though he did arrive 10 minutes early.

Table crew: solid! (Amen for that)
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Icky Game Situations
(too numerous to list all, but here is a sampling...)

V's first offensive possession, My P whistles a 3-second violation just as a long 3-pt attempt bangs off the rim. Even the H coach gasped when he heard my P announce the violation. Sadly, I knew this was the first of many 3-second violations (he called at least 7) and other questionable calls by my P.

Not totally sure what happened on this as I was the L, but I think a dribble rolled off the foot of the defender near the intersection of the FT extended and 3-pt arc right in front of P. P whistles, then pauses (blank look at me) I shake my head and shrug my shoulders to indicate I did not see it. Then comes over and very overtly asks, "What do we do?"

My thought was, "Ask you to leave and I will call the rest of the game alone!", but I bit my lip and signaled "held ball". V coach states (loud enough to be heard) "We'll be doing that a lot tonight."


As L, I called a routine personal foul on the defender who swiped through the shooter’s wrists. I am already holding my fingers up to indicate 2 shots and P charges in flailing his arms waist high (like he is calling "safe" in baseball) and is announcing "no shot."

I do have one positive thing to say about my P, he DID NOT use the foul tip signal at all tonight.

Long story made short.... P just does not have a feel for the game and because of this he called 2 Ts on players that could have easily been handled with a little preventative officiating.

After the game (in officials locker room), I attempted to diplomatically offer some constructive feedback, but all the P wanted to do was grumble that he had not been hired for the local tourney games tomorrow (6th grade boys).

I openly admit I am NOT perfect, but after surviving tonight's game it was evident that I have come a long way since my first game a few years ago. Wait, I cannot imagine that I was at this level, ever.

Additional info: I had been ill throughout the day (3 times; (insert BsktBallRef's signature animated gif here) and notified the assigner 3 hrs prior to the game to inform him of same and encouraged him to replace me if he had a sub available. I am sure some of my queasiness was related to my anticipation of this less than acceptable game situation.