Former NBA Refs

[tref]

DeRosa was involved in the tossing the ball to a fan incident wasnt he?

[APG]

Originally Posted by tref

DeRosa was involved in the tossing the ball to a fan incident wasnt he?

Yes he was...he was suspended for one game for the incident.

And there was an article in Referee Magazine which had an interview with DeRosa and his retirement from the NBA. One of his stated reasons is he wanted to spend more time with his family.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Yes he was...he was suspended for one game for the incident.

And there was an article in Referee Magazine which had an interview with DeRosa and his retirement from the NBA. One of his stated reasons is he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Correct. Joe decided to retire after considering it for a couple of years.

Joe only officiated 5 years of HS and college ball before joining the NBA circa 1990.

Not sure about Sean but I see him working ACC games quite often. He dos a solid job. You don't hear or read about him being associated with screwups.

[Raymond]

From what I hear the biggest headaches for NBA refs are all the requirements AFTER the game is over. An incredible amount of scrutiny, accountability and "paperwork".

The travel aspects in the NBA are actually a lot better than they are for a 70-100 game NCAA ref. In the NBA they are limited in the amount of games they can work per week and they have a mandated 2-week vacation during the season (maybe not this year though).

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Correct. Joe decided to retire after considering it for a couple of years.

Joe only officiated 5 years of HS and college ball before joining the NBA circa 1990.

Not sure about Sean but I see him working ACC games quite often. He dos a solid job. You don't hear or read about him being associated with screwups.

Agreed very much. Sean was always very consistent, and never in controversy.

He worked on the FIBA panel, but I don't see his name listed there anymore.

[Texas Aggie]

From what I hear the biggest headaches for NBA refs are all the requirements AFTER the game is over. An incredible amount of scrutiny, accountability and "paperwork".

I realize you're simply making a comparison between college ball and the NBA, but your comment struck me as humorous: they call it a FULL TIME JOB for a reason.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I realize you're simply making a comparison between college ball and the NBA, but your comment struck me as humorous: they call it a FULL TIME JOB for a reason.

Yes, but it is not unlike other full time jobs, the fun is not there. After all we usually get involved in this for fun. And it is not so much the lack of fun, but all the types of scrutiny they have to go through as well. And it is certainly not just an "income" issue if you are at their stage. They are going to get a great pension from the NBA as well as a great salary from their college games.

Peace