Case 3.3.6 Sit D

[k_st8r]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Bob already addressed this, but I want to add a couple things.

In another thread, you said 15-20% of your games are high school. In yet another thread you lead us to believe you work varsity games. 20% of thousands would be at least 400. Are you saying in 400 high school games, you've never worked a game where they've properly timed the quarter breaks?

And this crap about reading too much into the rules is often code for, "I played for 20 years. I know enough about the rules, I don't need to read the book."

In my years of officiating Entering season #9 (1,000's of games)for clarification. I ref any and all basketball, all levels, all year long. I have done probably 200-300 HS(sanctioned state HIgh school) level games, if I had to guess, and only Varsity gets it right...JV fresh/Soph not so much..... if in one given season you do 300-400 games roughly 20-50 at most are varsity...leaving roughly 75% NOt clocked/scored correctly. I gather the fact that most refrences here are HS basketball.... The point I keep trying to make.. is that HS basketball is a small fraction of the basketball officiated. Frankly, I don't think I know any basketball official that "ONLY DOES HS VARSITY" basketball. I am sure there are some out there.

In closing... "I haven't played for twenty years, and don't need to read the book." I played through HS... Coached 3 boys, all grown....Have been Officiating for going into season #9 and do more games in one year than most do in 2-3 ... because I work almost every day/night year round doing any game, including adult rec/litttle kids...that no else wants to do, or are too good to do. I also Officiate Football/Baseball/Lacrosse. I read the rules all the time. Sounds to me you only do HS and have removed yourself for the most part from the rest of basketball, which is where most of the basketball world exists. Because you sound shocked that timing of quarters doesn't happen. In my world timing of quarters and warning buzzers are a luxury only afforded to Varsity HS ball. Maybe it is a function of geography??? Regardless I find interesting, the curt tone, and wonder Why the angst??
I come on here to hopefully learn a thing or two I don't know or misunderstand, in order to improve, and yet get my integrity questioned.

I'm guessin, you are a real pleasure as a partner on the court.

I don't care if I am right or wrong...I just want to get it right

footnote.... have done roughly 1000 games in the last 18 months alone.

[Adam]

No, I work other levels. But you said you'd "never" worked a game where the quarter breaks were timed. I see now that was simply hyperbole.

I know how it works in AAU, YMCA, etc. I also know, however, that around here, all high school subvarsity levels (F, S, JV) have fairly competent timers that are quite capable of properly timing the quarter breaks.

[k_st8r]

MUST be geographical...can't find a decent scorer outside of the big HSchools
around here.. Yesterday I had to throw the 2 scorers at the table out and have them replaced for fighting...LOL

[Adam]

Originally Posted by k_st8r

MUST be geographical...can't find a decent scorer outside of the big HSchools
around here.. Yesterday I had to throw the 2 scorers at the table out and have them replaced for fighting...LOL

That applies to all the schools around here, 1A to 5A.

Yeah, not uncommon in off season ball when you've got opposing fans working the table.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by k_st8r

footnote.... have done roughly 1000 games in the last 18 months alone.

Footnote: no one cares. It's not as impressive as you may think.

[k_st8r]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Footnote: no one cares. It's not as impressive as you may think.

not trying to be impressive, just qualifying I'm not a rookie and maybe 9 seasons isn't alot, but Nothing beats court time...and in some cases this is a potential liability.

[letemplay]

1000 games? By my math, that's about 1.8 games every day...EVERY DAY...for 18 months...I realize many of these are probably stacks of weekend AAU tourney games etc..but that's a lot of miles. No wonder you don't want to read into the rules too much!

[k_st8r]

I eat ibuprofen like m&m's..lol I started reffing to get out from behind a desk, and get excersize. I figure I have a "few" years left, a couple at least doing HS. What is it with all the old goats that need to go but don't (I am an old goat..but I get there and try give the kids a good game-)

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by k_st8r

... because I work almost every day/night year round doing any game, including adult rec/litttle kids...that no else wants to do, or are too good to do. ...

Or because we have a life outside of officiating.

[k_st8r]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Or because we have a life outside of officiating.

touche!!