Something's in the water

[Rich]

I had a coach not like the fact that I wouldn't let his players go through an opponent's arm to try to strip or tie up a ball that was cleanly rebounded. The team was down by 13 points in the fourth quarter and they started playing with reckless abandon.

When he asked why it was a foul, I told him that going through the arm was always going to be a foul. He responded with, "That's cause you're terrible."

Since last Tuesday, we've had 9 technical fouls in 6 games. 4 head coaches, 1 assistant coach, and 4 players.

What the he11 is in the water, anyway?

I still have three games this week and I'd be thrilled if those were quiet experiences.

[deecee]

Maybe he's right

[Rich]

Originally Posted by deecee

Maybe he's right

Could be. I'd rather stay delusional, though, so I'll just whack all the ones who come out and try to pop my bubble.

[Rich]

Never so thrilled with a 48-22 game before. Both coaches were gentlemen and both teams played clean basketball. And we tipped at 7:45 and we were in the car driving away before 9.

The beer for tonight is Lake Louie Tommy Porter.

[BktBallRef]

6 technicals, including a double flagrant technical tonight.

Can I last another week of regular season? People are nuckin' futs!

[Rich]

Juco at 1, GV at 7:30 tomorrow. I'm hoping that my streak of sanity runs to 3 and isn't halted at 1.

[JRutledge]

Like I said earlier, it is just that time of year. When you have teams know what they are at this time of year and their fate is sealed or figured out, then they take it out on us for every little minor thing. I have had a very rough week or two as well. Hope things get better for you and me.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Like I said earlier, it is just that time of year. When you have teams know what they are at this time of year and their fate is sealed or figured out, then they take it out on us for every little minor thing. I have had a very rough week or two as well. Hope things get better for you and me.

Peace

I still think that our road is made more difficult by officials who don't have a pretty well-defined line in the sand. I'm happy to talk to a coach anytime and answer any questions he has, but I'm not in this to be a doormat for the coaches, either.

[biggravy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Like I said earlier, it is just that time of year. When you have teams know what they are at this time of year and their fate is sealed or figured out, then they take it out on us for every little minor thing. I have had a very rough week or two as well. Hope things get better for you and me.

Peace

I remember when you mentioned this about a week ago and I thought 'I hope he's wrong'. Nope. Hadn't called one all season, now four in three games.

[Nevadaref]

My solution for the past two weeks was to not talk to the coaches. Despite continuing with that, I had to whack two coaches this week for berating my partners. Still I'm convinced that talking to the coaches causes more problems than it helps prevent or stop.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

My solution for the past two weeks was to not talk to the coaches. Despite continuing with that, I had to whack two coaches this week for berating my partners. Still I'm convinced that talking to the coaches causes more problems than it helps prevent or stop.

It's possible I could've avoided Thursday's technical had I not talked to the coach, although with the escalating volume of his little rant, it was pretty hard to not do anything. I tried being civil and tried answering his questions, but he just wanted (I found out) to tell me how horrible I am. I could've just let him do that without trying to talk him off the ledge. The result would've been the same.

Oh, well. I see that it's not just me, but I can't remember it being this bad in previous years. Maybe I have selective memory.

I'm still amused that these coaches get to rate us and that some people think this rating counts for something. I'd love to rate some of these coaches.

[Rich]

Easy first game. 80-something to about 30. Still a player got mouthy after a foul and drew a technical.

Now some lunch, a soak in the hot tub, and a HS game tonight.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Like I said earlier, it is just that time of year. ..... I have had a very rough week or two as well. Hope things get better for you and me. Peace

Friday night, BV, two large schools. Good Pre-game. Gonna have a good game, let's be ready right from opening tap. Four minutes into first quarter, I'm new T and have eyes on players in backcourt and hear several whislte's all the way up the floor in the corner. U1 has double foul on A1 and B1 and has he's reporting, R comes in and has a double T on A1 and B2. Well, we were ready.

Great game came down to the wire........as you stated JRut - emotions are running high this time of yr.