What are your pet peeves about other officials?

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by refiator

Mine is calling it the "Baseline" instead of the "Endline".

The smiley means you're kidding, right?

[refiator]

Originally Posted by Smitty

The smiley means you're kidding, right?

No. Baselines are found on baseball diamonds. Endlines are found on basketball courts.

[eyezen]

For me its partners who don't make eye contact from C while administrating free throws.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by refiator

No. Baselines are found on baseball diamonds. Endlines are found on basketball courts.

And this is your biggest pet peeve among your partners? That they use a word that everyone understands but is not what is used in the rule book? I just find this so silly.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by deecee

I dont care what side of the lane line they put the ball in play on. That's way down on my list. Not knowing the rules, being stubborn when I am trying to help and you think you have to be right, and partners that have 10 other places they would rather be than on the game they have are way more frustrating and tough to work with.

I cannot work with stupidity, but I can work with a competent official who might just be a bit lazy about certain administrative requirements like bouncing the ball to an inbounder or across the lane on endline throw ins. Not ideal, but it doesn't make my blood boil.

Fair enough but those things you mentioned are a little too serious to be considered pet peeves.

If my wife passes gas like she's a trucker while in bed that might be a pet peeve.

If she's shooting sweet Mexican black tar heroine in bed that's a whole different matter all together.

[BktBallRef]

Officials who ask stupid questions when the answers can be so easily found in the rule or case book.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Officials who ask stupid questions when the answers can be so easily found in the rule or case book.

Meh, this doesn't bother me much. In some spots the rule book reads worse than poorly translated Chinese furniture assembly instructions.

Some people learn better through discussion, at least they show interest in learning and getting better as an official, there are far worse crimes.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Duffman

Fair enough but those things you mentioned are a little too serious to be considered pet peeves.

If my wife passes gas like she's a trucker while in bed that might be a pet peeve.

If she's shooting sweet Mexican black tar heroine in bed that's a whole different matter all together.

Umm..wow. That's one disturbing analogy. Issues?

[fullor30]

"If she's shooting sweet Mexican black tar heroine in bed that's a whole different matter all together"


Can't name a Mexican heroine, Joan of Arc comes to mind on the French side

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Duffman

Tough room.

Wait til you meet Mr. Annoying Spelling Guy

Originally Posted by Duffman

If she's shooting sweet Mexican black tar heroine in bed that's a whole different matter all together.

Originally Posted by fullor30

Can't name a Mexican heroine, Joan of Arc comes to mind on the French side

There he is.

ps: what about Santa Ana?

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Wait til you meet Mr. Annoying Spelling Guy





There he is.

ps: what about Santa Ana?

Hmmmm, Santa Ana is a town in California?

If you mean Santa Anna, he attacked the Alamo if memory serves me