A Little Aristotle

[Rob1968]

Originally Posted by bainsey

"The law is reason, free from passion." -- Aristotle

Does this also hold true to basketball officiating, or do we need a little passion and emotion to work a game effectively?

The application of law to the actions of the members of the society which espouses said law, inherently involves passion.
The values of a society may be expressed in the laws that govern that society.
The humanity of a society is expressed in the balance of justice and mercy exhibited in the application of its laws.

[Caesar's Ghost]

I read this forum alot but I dont post alot but I thought this quote was also interesting.

"Ive noticed over the years that one of the significant differences between stronger and weaker officials is that the latter are more inclined to want a prescription for everything. They want an anatomical definition of torso when deciding weather to call a charge. They want to know what similar means when comparing someones wristband to their jersey."

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Caesar's Ghost

I read this forum alot but I dont post alot but I thought this quote was also interesting.

"Ive noticed over the years that one of the significant differences between stronger and weaker officials is that the latter are more inclined to want a prescription for everything. They want an anatomical definition of torso when deciding weather to call a charge. They want to know what similar means when comparing someones wristband to their jersey."

It is interesting. Who's it attributed to?

[Caesar's Ghost]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

It is interesting. Who's it attributed to?

Its from Referee Magazine but I got it from someone else or I would of sighted the source when I first posted it.