UCONN Coach Ejected--Video Request

[biz]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Maybe the Lead takes a peek at a shooter in the corner. I can't see this Lead looking at that play on the wing.

This is Trail's call, and where is he? Looks to be at halfcourt. In fact he isn't even in the frame until he sprints in to join the T party. If the Trail had showed the same amount of dedication to getting the call right as rushing in to call the T, this never would have happened.

I agree that this is the trail's call, but I'm not going to call into question Brian O'Connell's dedication. He's been a high quality DI official for a long time. That being said....

According to statsheet.com O'Connell worked two games yesterday!!! Statsheet has him in DC working the Seton Hall v. Georgetown game yesterday and then getting himself to Storrs, CT to work the 9pm game. I know he's an independent contractor and that he has the right to do this, but is he doing the second game a disservice? I think that working two high level games within 9 hours of each other and traveling 366 miles is asking a lot of anyone's body and mind.

I don't know if this was why O'Connell was so far away from the play in question, but it certainly could be a reason why.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by biz

According to statsheet.com O'Connell worked two games yesterday!!! Statsheet has him in DC working the Seton Hall v. Georgetown game yesterday and then getting himself to Storrs, CT to work the 9pm game. I know he's an independent contractor and that he has the right to do this, but is he doing the second game a disservice? I think that working two high level games within 9 hours of each other and traveling 366 miles is asking a lot of anyone's body and mind.

The box score of the Seton Hall-Georgetown game does in fact show O'Connell as one of the officials. The AAC and the Big East share staffs (obviously, since they used to be the same conference) but yeah, it seems very strange.

[JRutledge]

Box scores are often wrong. And if you use some of the sites as the end all be all, those have proven to be wrong. I would think if he worked two games, there would be video evidence. This should be easy to find out for sure. Or there is another explanation like subbing for someone else. I cannot think of any situation where this was originally scheduled that way. Too many things can go wrong at this time of year.

Peace

[biz]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Box scores are often wrong. And if you use some of the sites as the end all be all, those have proven to be wrong. I would think if he worked two games, there would be video evidence. This should be easy to find out for sure. Or there is another explanation like subbing for someone else. I cannot think of any situation where this was originally scheduled that way. Too many things can go wrong at this time of year.

Peace

That's a good point. He might have been filling in for someone who was sick or injured. He was definitely at both games though. I found a picture from the Georgetown website. He's in the background on the right side.

http://www.guhoyas.com/view.gal?id=153746

[twocentsworth]

Guys, assignors don't assign/officials don't accept two games in one day as a matter of standard practice. It does happen on occasion out of necessity - when an official has weather/travel-issues AND THE ONLY VIABLE OPTION is for an official nearby to cover the game.

It happened a couple of years ago when an official had an 11am CT game at Marquette and then drove down to South Bend, IN. to cover something like an 8pm game at Notre Dame ('cause an official either had travel issues or got injured the night before).

IMHO, having an official work two games in the same day out of necessity is NOT a "disservice to the game of basketball"....having to work 2-man in these type of games is the disservice.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

Guys, assignors don't assign/officials don't accept two games in one day as a matter of standard practice. It does happen on occasion out of necessity - when an official has weather/travel-issues AND THE ONLY VIABLE OPTION is for an official nearby to cover the game.

It happened a couple of years ago when an official had an 11am CT game at Marquette and then drove down to South Bend, IN. to cover something like an 8pm game at Notre Dame ('cause an official either had travel issues or got injured the night before).

IMHO, having an official work two games in the same day out of necessity is NOT a "disservice to the game of basketball"....having to work 2-man in these type of games is the disservice.

It speaks to a certain mindset that the assignors/schools/coaches would rather have an official work one, drive hours to the next site, and then work another RATHER than identify some up-and-comers who could step in and fill in when something like this happens.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Rich

It speaks to a certain mindset that the assignors/schools/coaches would rather have an official work one, drive hours to the next site, and then work another RATHER than identify some up-and-comers who could step in and fill in when something like this happens.

My thoughts exactly. You can't tell me that there wasn't some unknown staff official between Boston and New York available to travel to UConn. Instead they have someone work a game in DC and then hustle his way all the way up to Stors to work a 2nd game.