UCONN Coach Ejected--Video Request

[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.