All black shoes in the tournament

[Rich]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

John Adams' mantra for assigning is simple: "I'm going to assign the best available official that I have to the game".

Technically speaking, the 10 officials assigned to The Final Four are selected/approved by the NCAA D1 Men's Basketball Committee. Realistically speaking, the 10 officials are the highest rated officials by John Adams and his observers during the course of the tournament.

Why in the world would Adams assign a "lower rated" official to The Final Four simply to give "a new guy a chance"? That's a quick way to lose his job......

Ratings are subjective. One could argue that those same officials are rated highest because Adams subconsciously makes the criteria fit those officials that he likes the most.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

Ratings are subjective. One could argue that those same officials are rated highest because Adams subconsciously makes the criteria fit those officials that he likes the most.

That is very true. And I am sure he has to justify his picks and if he makes the wrong decision enough, Adams will be out of a job. We all have a boss on some level or people we have to be accountable to at some point. That is of course you own your own business and no one is paying your bills.

Peace

[Texas Aggie]

JR, there's still the client.

One reason why you would want to give someone a shot is you don't want to end up one day with a group of mostly inexperienced FF officials to choose from. There's a big difference in a Cowboys Stadium crowd and one at the AAC in Dallas (where a first round might be held) or even at the Garden where a regional might be held. I know Cowboys hosted a regional but not everyone worked there and even then, it wasn't the same environment.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

JR, there's still the client.

One reason why you would want to give someone a shot is you don't want to end up one day with a group of mostly inexperienced FF officials to choose from. There's a big difference in a Cowboys Stadium crowd and one at the AAC in Dallas (where a first round might be held) or even at the Garden where a regional might be held. I know Cowboys hosted a regional but not everyone worked there and even then, it wasn't the same environment.

What do you mean "There's still the client?"

Peace

[deecee]

I heard all officials that didn't make the cut were found to not be wearing all black underwear. Word on the street is that Adams is a stickler for the chonies his guys wear.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What do you mean "There's still the client?"

Peace

He was responding to your "unless you own your own business" comment. Unless you're independently wealthy, you answer to someone.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

He was responding to your "unless you own your own business" comment. Unless you're independently wealthy, you answer to someone.

You choose to answer to clinents even if you own your own business. But if you have the right model of business, you convicene your clients you are doing the right thing for them. And most clients or customers do not know everything you do behind the scenes.

Peace

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by Rich

Ratings are subjective. One could argue that those same officials are rated highest because Adams subconsciously makes the criteria fit those officials that he likes the most.

By definition, criteria are ENTIRELY subjective (not only the actual judgement of each play, but the criteria itself is subject to whomever determines criteria selection).

For the record, John Adams determined the crew that officiated the Duke v Butler Championship game was 70% accurate for the entire game.

If you are comparing the NCAA D1 Tournament assignments to your local HS state association assignments, I think you're confusing two entirely different set of assignment criteria. The NCAA actually records/measures every call (for accuracy) in every game of the tournament. Those officials advance based on call accuracy (among other criteria).

Generally speaking, HS officials are selected/assignment based on metrics that have nothing to do with call accuracy (coaches ratings, other officials ratings, or simply "assignors choice"). Like college, the HS assignments for state tournament games shouldn't be "lifetime achievement awards" or based on a "give a 'new guy' a chance"-theory…..simply assign the BEST official (unfortunately that doesn't happen often).

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

Generally speaking, HS officials are selected/assignment based on metrics that have nothing to do with call accuracy (coaches ratings, other officials ratings, or simply "assignors choice"). Like college, the HS assignments for state tournament games shouldn't be "lifetime achievement awards" or based on a "give a 'new guy' a chance"-theory…..simply assign the BEST official (unfortunately that doesn't happen often).

The NCAA has a few more resources than a HS association. Even televised HS games are far and few between.

There are a lot of things that should not be, but what are you going to do to change it if you say it is based on merit? And the whole idea of merit anyway is always a myth. For one what is used as a critieria of merit is going to change based on the person making the decisions and choosing assignments. Even if you say, the best officials should be working, we would still have people complain about who was picked, just like we had here for the NCAA when certain individuals were picked.

Peace