I agree !!!!!
 

I personally think Tom Eades is a top 5 guy. While I'm not going to say anything negative about anybody working this weekend, I just think Eades is very solid and does a tremendous job of staying out of the game !!!!

What does this mean?

No marginal "And 1's", stays in his primary except for obvious felonies, does a great job of trusting lead on drives to basket as trail, body language is very quiet, not a lot of verbage with bench / players.... Just my humble opinion.

Sounds like using quality judgment, communicating well, trusting partners, and working one's PCA.

So how exactly does that equate to "staying out of the game"? That's a silly fanboy phrase. It seems to me that a quality official is always part of the game.

Shows, Harris and DeRosa have the finals! good crew and great hair for TV!

Nice redemption for DeRosa.

Redemption from what?

Assuming it's the same guy?

Referee who was suspended in NBA playoffs works college game - ESPN

Ref Joe DeRosa returns to basketball

Updated: November 13, 2010, 8:17 PM ET
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<CITE class=source></CITE>The official who was suspended one game without pay during the NBA playoffs for throwing a ball at a fan, was back on the court Saturday for No. 17 Butler's season-opening 83-54 win over Marian on Saturday.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed in an e-mail that DeRosa had retired after officiating last season's NBA finals.

John Adams, the NCAA's coordinator for men's basketball officiating, confirmed it was the same ref and said he was glad to have DeRosa, a longtime NBA veteran, working college basketball games.
DeRosa became a national figure during last spring's Eastern Conference finals.

At halftime of Game 2 between Boston and Orlando, DeRosa was walking to the scorer's table to get the warm-up jackets for his crew when a fan behind the table approached him, gesturing with his arms and appearing to shout at the veteran official. DeRosa flipped the game ball to the fan, who tossed it back.

The league then took the unusual step of suspending DeRosa for one game without pay.

Nothing of that sort happened Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Butler spokesman Jim McGrath said the officials are assigned by the Horizon League, not hired by individual schools.

Now DeRosa could become a familiar face at mid-major conferences around the country.

Besides doing Horizon League games, Adams said DeRosa is expected to work games in Conference USA, the Sun Belt Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference.

Bill Benner, the Horizon League's senior associate commissioner for external affairs, declined comment on DeRosa.


Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press

It's the same official. And DeRosa worked two NBA Finals games the same playoffs in which he served that one game suspension.

I'm a little puzzled at the backstory, have to admit. The story didn't make it seem like DeRosa "threw a ball at a fan". :confused:

I presume John Adams feels the NBA's loss is his gain.

Most definitely, and I don't think this is Derosa's first Final Four since coming back to the NCAA.

UConn/UF
 

Higgins, Sirmons, Stephens.

I'm pulling for Verne Harris. I attended his camp about 8 years ago or so. Great teacher.

Mike Roberts is the alternate, so Wymer, Adams, and Stuart are on UK/Wisc.

I don't understand how someone completely kicks a rule in the First Four at Dayton and then gets selected to work the Final Four.