Foul or good block? (Video)

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by j51969

Don't forget that there ratings were riding in the mid 90's when we could rate one another. I know some officials whose ratings went down in the low 70's, as soon as, the coaches rating became the only metric. That tells you something.

All that tells you is that different officials are better at brown nosing coaches than others. There will be some who's ratings do reflect actual ability. However, some coach's ratings, while you'd like to think reflect true ability, do no such thing. It creates a conflict of interest in that it provides an incentive for officials to make decisions based on ratings. Some officials do that and get better ratings while officials that are not afraid to take care of business may get lower ratings.

Officials ratings are also not necessarily any more accurate.

But, when you combine the two in the appropriate ratio, the anomalies of one are somewhat canceled out by the anomalies of the other.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

All that tells you is that different officials are better at brown nosing coaches than others. There will be some who's ratings do reflect actual ability. However, some coach's ratings, while you'd like to think reflect true ability, do no such thing. It creates a conflict of interest in that it provides an incentive for officials to make decisions based on ratings. Some officials do that and get better ratings while officials that are not afraid to take care of business may get lower ratings.

Officials ratings are also not necessarily any more accurate.

But, when you combine the two in the appropriate ratio, the anomalies of one are somewhat canceled out by the anomalies of the other.

And it did not matter. Ratings did not determine your assignments here. It was a very small percentage of the consideration. We have an overall Power Rating that the top score is 40 and and coaches ratings only factor into 5 points of that number. Basically an official that has never worked a State Finals, will never have a 40 until they work a State Finals. And even then that is not a guarantee.

The bottom line people worry too much about coach's ratings. I have never cared about those ratings and I am doing just fine in playoff assignments. There is so much that is considered than ratings people just do not like to admit that is a fact around here.

Peace

[jeremy341a]

While I don't believe the call to be correct, I don't really believe he is calling "across the lane." The defender leaves the floor partially in his primary. The farthest either player is from his primary when the play begins is perhaps a couple of feet. The both land in his primary. The play is near him with not a terrible angle, although it would have been better had he not pinched. He anticipated and made a bad call but I think it's a stretch to say he shouldn't have the option of having a whistle here.