Best line by an official

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by fiasco

What if you can do both?

Answer: a name and a description
Question: what is Fiasco?

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Answer: a name and a description
Question: what is Fiasco?

That was a funny joke, but you didn't answer the question.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by fullor30

My best line......


",............................................... "

Exactly. You can't quote silence.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by fullor30

My best line......


",............................................... "

Originally Posted by tjones1

Exactly. You can't quote silence.

Sometimes we have to be an amoeba too and adapt to our environment. True, you cannot get yourself in trouble by saying things often, but you might not get a point across if you say nothing either. This is where experience comes into play to know what to do and what to say and what not to say.

Peace

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Sometimes we have to be an amoeba too and adapt to our environment. True, you cannot get yourself in trouble by saying things often, but you might not get a point across if you say nothing either. This is where experience comes into play to know what to do and what to say and what not to say.

Peace

I would agree if there's an issue that needs to be handled/addressed or a question to be answered; otherwise, probably best not to speak.

Take care of the bidness!

[Rob1968]

With many years of officiating, and in my other profession, working with clients in their homes, I have a multitude of axioms that guide my actions in various situations. One of the most useful is:

"What I don't say and when I don't say it, can often be more important than anything I might choose to add to the conversation."

Admittedly, there are a few circumstances in which a bit of comic relief has been very useful in tense situations, with players, coaches, and others. However, following my own axiom, above, I will choose to not recount them in this thread.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Exactly. You can't quote silence.

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.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by freddy

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: "........................... tweet! Technical foul on head coach"

ftfy.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by mbyron

ftfy.

You young guys with your "text talk"! What's "ftfy" mean?

"Fifty-Fifty"?
"PHFFFFFFFFT"
("I couldn't call a T just now cuz I lost my whistle")
Freddy's T's For You
Fight Tuberculosis For YorbaLInda
Finished Two (order of) Fries Yesterday
"Had to Be There" in Swahili

[grunewar]

ftfy - Fixed That For You

PS - Depending on YOUR meaning, I am probably NOT a young guy!

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Freddy

You young guys with your "text talk"! What's "ftfy" mean?

FTFY

[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.