polarbear Here is a link to a very interesting article written today on ESPN.com: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/ncaatourney04/columns/story?columnist=ratto_ray&id=1771292
swampe4 And like the players, every official is different, especially in temperament (see Ted Valentine and Rick Barnes in the tire-fire end of the Texas-Xavier game).
SMEngmann Just as an aside, Ray Ratto is (was) himself a basketball official who worked at the JC level in this area at least (I've heard some stories of his games from my mentor).