John Adams on Unsporting Behavior

[Rich]

Another case of John Adams applying the only pressure that he can.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Another case of John Adams applying the only pressure that he can.

Just knowing who the supervisor is of that conference, I doubt seriously he was in opposition to that T either.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Just knowing who the supervisor is of that conference, I doubt seriously he was in opposition to that T either.

Peace

There's no doubt it's a great T and one that I hope I would call in the same situation.

It's just that every time John Adams is mentioned or in the news, he seems to be threatening NCAA tournament assignments in one way or another. It's the only stick he has and I think at times he overplays it.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

There's no doubt it's a great T and one that I hope I would call in the same situation.

It's just that every time John Adams is mentioned or in the news, he seems to be threatening NCAA tournament assignments in one way or another. It's the only stick he has and I think at times he overplays it.

Well to be fair, as you say it's the only stick he has so it's the only play he can make.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

There's no doubt it's a great T and one that I hope I would call in the same situation.

It's just that every time John Adams is mentioned or in the news, he seems to be threatening NCAA tournament assignments in one way or another. It's the only stick he has and I think at times he overplays it.

I do not think that is a bad thing as people cannot say he is not watching. I also think it helps those of us not on that level because we have the NCAA taking a stand on this behavior and when we work our lower level games we have something to support our enforcing these situations.

John is a very smart guy. He knows what he is doing and how to get the attention of those under his belt. As stated he cannot take away a regular season assignment, but he can certainly determine how far some guys go in the tournament. And if you look at assignments in the last couple of years, it is clear he means business when it comes to not turning a blind eye like guys used to. Many of the big timers were not working late in the tournament as a result.

Peace

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

There's no doubt it's a great T and one that I hope I would call in the same situation.

It's just that every time John Adams is mentioned or in the news, he seems to be threatening NCAA tournament assignments in one way or another. It's the only stick he has and I think at times he overplays it.

The only way I could agree with you is if Adams said it and then said something like, "...and I'm not going to say it again." - a way of saying he would enforce it via tournament assignments so everyone should get on board.

If tournament assignments changed in this way, officials who are set in their ways would change eventually.

Overall, he is just trying to make the game about sportsmanship and skill.

[JRutledge]

You also have to take John's comments to the media in context with his comments on these plays on the NCAA Arbiter website as well. John uses the video often to make points of what has been emphasized previously and shows many good applications of principles that were talked about at the NCAA Meetings or on the NCAA Meeting Video. I think the media stories are often like anything, they highlight the threatening aspect of what he says rather than focus on what was previously discussed. Seth Davis is not in a position to be concerned about that aspect of John's job. Seth is trying to give information that what was done was not totally wrong if you listened to the media's response to the T (Go figure).

Peace

[rockchalk jhawk]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

There's no doubt it's a great T and one that I hope I would call in the same situation.

It's just that every time John Adams is mentioned or in the news, he seems to be threatening NCAA tournament assignments in one way or another. It's the only stick he has and I think at times he overplays it.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Well to be fair, as you say it's the only stick he has so it's the only play he can make.

It is the only stick he has.

That being said, it's a rather big stick. In fact, it may be the biggest stick in the land. Dogs everywhere are envious of this guys stick. They have stick envy.

If you want to work in the show (which most guys at that level do) then you have to play by his rules. And FWIW, I'm pretty sure it's not an idle threat, either. It's not really any different than working for any other assignor in the nation. You want to work for them, you got to play by their rules.