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[BktBallRef]

Guy's an idiot. The woods are full of them. Unfortunately, some are given a forum where their stupidity is shared with the masses. Such is the case here.

[bainsey]

Before we get all caught up, allow me to ask this question...

What if the writer is telling the truth?

[yooperbballref]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Before we get all caught up, allow me to ask this question...

What if the writer is telling the truth?

I know both officials personally and have worked with both, this is nothing like anything they would ever do. One of the officials in the story I talked to the day this was printed and he said neither of them ever didn't run all the way down the court for a play, or ever send players to the line where there wasn't a reason to shoot free throws. As far as the free throw difference, as we all know stats don't tell the real story of the game. Out of the 20 whatever free throws shot by the one team, at least 10 of them were in the end of the game when they were intentionally fouling to get the ball back.

[ODog]

While I'm guessing STONGE in the comments below the article is a brother official, he didn't do the crew any favors by all but identifying one of the officials and stumbling through a barely coherent rant littered with grammar errors that will only serve to inflame a public just looking for another reason to be disgusted with officials.

That said, I find it hard to believe, especially from a sports writer who is wearing a "Jersey Shore"-style chain in his headshot for the site. I guess the refs aren't the only ones with poor judgment and lagging professionalism.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Before we get all caught up, allow me to ask this question...

What if the writer is telling the truth?

I cannot take anyone seriously that says "3 steps were taken...." to describe a traveling. It would have been worse if he said "2 and a half steps."

And I certainly do not take him seriously when a great deal of the evidence he gives are shooting numbers from the FT line. No mention of 3 point shots or other aspects of the actual game as well.

Originally Posted by ODog

While I'm guessing STONGE in the comments below the article is a brother official and quite likely yooperbball ref, he didn't do the crew any favors by all but identifying one of the officials and stumbling through a barely coherent rant littered with grammar errors that will only serve to inflame a public just looking for another reason to be disgusted with officials.

That said, I find it hard to believe, especially from a sports writer who is wearing a "Jersey Shore"-style chain in his headshot for the site. I guess the refs aren't the only ones with poor judgment and lagging professionalism.

I do not think people on those sites with an article take the conversations that seriously. And if they do I would not really lose sleep over what they think. I doubt a comments in the article are going to make that big of a difference and I doubt seriously many people are bright enought to figure out if the person commenting is an official either.

Peace