Louisville/Michigan- Natl Championship

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

A would like to think a foul is a foul, period. I have heard officials on this forum say that if a team has only one good ball handler that they would try not to foul them out.....what??!?!!?

What the hell is a "foul is a foul?" Fouls are subjective and always will be. And those that call them the way the bosses want will continue and those that don't will not.

Peace

[pfan1981]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What the hell is a "foul is a foul?" Fouls are subjective and always will be. And those that call them the way the bosses want will continue and those that don't will not.

Peace

I don't want to get in a forum fight here, but I don't think you should let the "bosses" dictate how you officiate. Who are the bosses? Are the affiliated with the mob? Kidding of course, but I call a fair game and a foul in the first is a foul in the 4th, why wouldn't it be? M

[Adam]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

I don't want to get in a forum fight here, but I don't think you should let the "bosses" dictate how you officiate. Who are the bosses? Are the affiliated with the mob? Kidding of course, but I call a fair game and a foul in the first is a foul in the 4th, why wouldn't it be? M

That's rarely what is meant when someone says "a foul is a foul." What is usually meant is "he touched him, so you need to call a foul." It's more aptly described as "I think that's a foul, so these guys are idiots for not calling it."

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

I don't want to get in a forum fight here, but I don't think you should let the "bosses" dictate how you officiate. Who are the bosses? ...

How about they are the folks who pay us to officiate games. They are the folks who select who will work games in a particular conference or for a particular association. They are the folks who decide who works various levels of play-off games.

Who do you think should be deciding who does or doesn't work games?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

How about they are the folks who pay us to officiate games. They are the folks who selects who will work games in a particular conference or for a particular association. They are the folks who decide who works various levels of play-offs games.

Who do you think should be deciding who does or doesn't work games?

The magic objective committee of enlightened super people.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

I don't want to get in a forum fight here, but I don't think you should let the "bosses" dictate how you officiate. Who are the bosses? Are the affiliated with the mob? Kidding of course, but I call a fair game and a foul in the first is a foul in the 4th, why wouldn't it be? M

What does asking you to explain what you mean have to do with getting into a fight? I hear this all the time and it is the most ambiguous point anyone can make, because fouls are subjective as the rules state they are to be judged. When the rules say a foul is only when a player's "normal movement" is affected, then that is going to be subjective.

Peace