Best line by an official

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by mbyron

ftfy.

Originally Posted by Freddy

I'm not much of a "smart alecky (sp?) comeback" guy on the court, but Friday night I just couldn't resist, so . . .

Me: Off-ball foul from C, middle fourth quarter away from the bench.
Coach just about to get running clocked: Can't believe it (of course, he wasn't looking off-ball either).
Me, reporting: "White foul, twenty-two, team control, red ball OOB."
Coach: Who's been chippy all night, but nothing to merit any warning or anything; "How can you call that???"
Me: "Coach, did you have a better look at that one?" (Of course, he didn't).
Coach: "No, but I've had a good look at all the other calls you've made tonight, and I'm going straight to my computer after this game and give you the rating you deserve."
Me: "..........................."

And my partners and this guy's AD all thought we did a very good game.
Next time, just a blank look will have to suffice.

Agree - whack!

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

You forgot the "NC".

NC . . .

No Clue?
Nobody Cares?
NonConsensual?
Nature Calls?
Nu Cklehead?

What?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tjones1

whack!

+1

[CoachNRef]

I bet they all have coffee at the DQ on Saturday morning and he didn't intend to walk out but rather make a concerted statement... sounds like got the right response.

i volunteered at my YMCA once and wanted to walk out but i was the only ref and couldn't let the kids down. then next time they asked i said "NO!"

the unsung hero

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Freddy

NC . . .

No Clue?
Nobody Cares?
NonConsensual?
Nature Calls?
Nu Cklehead?

What?

I never saw this before either, but since it follows "fixed that for you" I'm guessing it means "no charge."

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by just another ref

i never saw this before either, but since it follows "fixed that for you" i'm guessing it means "no charge."

bingo!

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by snaqwells

+1

+2

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Welpe

+2

Why do you get two votes?

[Welpe]

Because I knew it would elicit a response from somebody.

[zakman2005000]

Originally Posted by Freddy

I'm not much of a "smart alecky (sp?) comeback" guy on the court, but Friday night I just couldn't resist, so . . .

Me: Off-ball foul from C, middle fourth quarter away from the bench.
Coach just about to get running clocked: Can't believe it (of course, he wasn't looking off-ball either).
Me, reporting: "White foul, twenty-two, team control, red ball OOB."
Coach: Who's been chippy all night, but nothing to merit any warning or anything; "How can you call that???"
Me: "Coach, did you have a better look at that one?" (Of course, he didn't).

Coach: "No, but I've had a good look at all the other calls you've made tonight, and I'm going straight to my computer after this game and give you the rating you deserve."
Me: "..........................."

While the coaches response is certainly worthy of a T, am I the only one in thinking that depending on tone this is a line we should avoid using?

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by zakman2005000

While the coaches response is certainly worthy of a T, am I the only one in thinking that depending on tone this is a line we should avoid using?

Yes, it is something we should avoid saying. IMO, that is not practicing good conflict resolution.