Have any of you ever called...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well this was posted all over a couple of other places, so do not feel bad. When it is on YouTube, it is out of your control. But it is a learning experience for sure for all of us. I like tapes like this as it gets to show how a game ending situation can get us in trouble. Rich did nothing wrong here and as far as I am concerned he handled himself well considering everything that took place. The other officials was just dead wrong and I would really like an explanation why he felt this was his duty to make this call in the first place. This is about as rookie a rookie mistake can be.

Peace

A big part of me wishes I could read an explanation from the calling official on that play.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

A big part of me wishes I could read an explanation from the calling official on that play.

It would have to be from bizzaro world. Three is in no rule, mechanic or standard that makes him call and even weirder for it to take place at this time of the game. I just do not understand this at all.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It would have to be from bizzaro world. Three is in no rule, mechanic or standard that makes him call and even weirder for it to take place at this time of the game. I just do not understand this at all.

Peace

Me neither, and any explanation would likely be an elaborate version of, "I had a brain fart." But as adamant as he seemed, I have to imagine he was pretty sure of himself and felt he had a good reason for it. Reading it would be a sort of anthropological exercise.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Me neither, and any explanation would likely be an elaborate version of, "I had a brain fart." But as adamant as he seemed, I have to imagine he was pretty sure of himself and felt he had a good reason for it. Reading it would be a sort of anthropological exercise.

Let's just say he felt justified that night and a while later. No idea if he would still feel that way.

The worst part was that I had to go administer that designated spot throw-in to the home team that was down 1 with the added seconds put back on the clock. The last-second shot attempt (more of a heave) from my corner had some contact and I did not call a foul, but I was waiting for a call to come from the trail position.

Good times, good times.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Let's just say he felt justified that night and a while later. No idea if he would still feel that way.

The worst part was that I had to go administer that designated spot throw-in to the home team that was down 1 with the added seconds put back on the clock. The last-second shot attempt (more of a heave) from my corner had some contact and I did not call a foul, but I was waiting for a call to come from the trail position.

Good times, good times.

Hats off to you for being able to keep your composure at all and finish. I think I would have been blind with rage.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Let's just say he felt justified that night and a while later. No idea if he would still feel that way.

Even after having it explained to him that he misapplied the rule?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Even after having it explained to him that he misapplied the rule?

Yes. He thought I waited too long to start the count and "we're not having the game end that way." It's not even the rule mistake that bothers me -- I can deal with rule mistakes. It's the idea that an official *ever* has the notion to make a 5-second call on a throw-in *he's not administering* that I'll never understand.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Yes. He thought I waited too long to start the count and "we're not having the game end that way." It's not even the rule mistake that bothers me -- I can deal with rule mistakes. It's the idea that an official *ever* has the notion to make a 5-second call on a throw-in *he's not administering* that I'll never understand.

He simply panicked. The game was probably too big for him because if it was not, he would not have been worried about what you were doing in that situation. That is why some guys never get to a certain level because they cannot handle the stress of the game in these kinds of situations. I think all the other justification is a way for him not to admit he was not ready and might never be. Why else would he justify his actions well after the fact?

Peace

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

"we're not having the game end that way."

So... that wouldn't be a cool thing to do in the first half, but perfectly acceptable at the end of a game?

I hate that way of thinking.

[refiator]

May be the most despicable thing I have ever seen. That could easily be a career-ender.
I one had a partner over rule an out-of-bounds call without coming to me to let me change my own call based on his observations...That was bad enough.

[TheOracle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Me neither, and any explanation would likely be an elaborate version of, "I had a brain fart." But as adamant as he seemed, I have to imagine he was pretty sure of himself and felt he had a good reason for it. Reading it would be a sort of anthropological exercise.

Not really. That is so blatantly bad that he cannot recover. It would be like Costas interviewing Sandusky.