Just wondering if anyone out there had a link to a site or a list of quotes that officials have said to players and vis-versa - in the heat of battle.

I have heard of a old time referee that was FIBA qualified and had an answer to every single smart-*** comment a player said. They say he wrote them all down so he could remember them at a later date.

Does anyone know where i could find a list like this. I've exhausted google and other sites but haven't found muchh at all.

Cheers

I believe it was ex-NBA official Richie Phillips (and someone correct me if I;m wrong on this) who said to a coach who was arguing about a blocked shot/goaltending play said. . . The ball had yet to reach the apex of its parabola towards the goal, therefore, there is no goaltending. I always kinda liked that one. His advice was also to use big words to coaches, because most of them wouldnt understand. (No offense coaches. . . )

Richie Powers was the referee who said it. Richie Phillips was a lawyer and the counsel for the first referees' union in the NBA back in the 70's- the NABR.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Apr 22nd, 2003 at 09:15 AM]

Wasn't there a Richie Phillips who was the head of the ML baseball umpires union as well, and got canned?

I think he was the same guy who gave the Yankees that controversial home run when the ba$tard kid reached over the fence and took a routine fly ball away from Baltimore's Tony Tarasco in the playoffs.

Rich Garcia was the ump involved. Jeffrey Maier was not a ba$tard, he came from a very nice family, just a little overactive is all. :)

Richie Phillips was never an umpire. He's an attorney who represented the MLB umpires.

Rich Garcia made the call in the Yankee game.

Now, I'm really confused. I thought Rich Garcia was the lead singer for The Grateful Dead...and dead. ;)

Isaak

Use the search function for this forum. You will get some very interesting threads.

Here is a suggestion...type Dave, or Davisms in the search.:D

It works, at least sometimes!!

No.. that was Andy Garcia..

No, that was Zorro's friend.

No, that was Wild Bill Hickok's friend.

No, that was Jerry Garcia.

Hopefully, you're just kidding omq. Aren't you a Deadhead? :p

Which one makes ice cream up in Vermont?

I think that's Amos and Andy.