Uncalled Cheap Shots

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Originally Posted by Brad

I'm all for officials. I've got the back of my officiating brethren. No one is saying that they are better than these officials. Just because you say, "Here is what *I* would have done in the situation..." does not mean that you are comparing yourself to them.

I'm honestly not trying to be flippant when I say you need to re-examine your definition of the word "comparing."

The fact is that these officials did a poor job. Period. It's not really even debatable.

Once again, who is saying that's debatable??

It's easy for me (and others) to say that they would have fouled #34 out. Why? Because we have been there. We've had "that guy" in our game. Many times. And we took care of him. Maybe not early on in our careers, before we knew any better, but as we gained experience. We learned what to look for to avoid problems in our games, so when we see a guy like #34 he sticks out like a sore thumb and we think, "That's our guy."

So have I. Saturday, in fact, I called two quick fouls on Red #32 because he was getting too physical in the post for my liking even after having a talk with him in the free throw lane. He sat for the rest of the game.

This isn't my first rodeo.