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Forum: Basketball Mon Mar 23, 2015, 03:35pm

Replies: 60 The Dayton no-call (video) Views: 4,807 Posted By TheOracle Nobody is mentioning a very important element to... Nobody is mentioning a very important element to this situation. The offensive player won this matchup. He got the defender off his feet and out of LGP in a pretty substantial way with the pump...

Forum: Basketball Mon Apr 08, 2013, 02:41pm

Replies: 36 Professionalism Views: 3,543 Posted By TheOracle Just relax. It's one data point. Coaches will... Just relax. It's one data point. Coaches will give higher marks for professionalism for people they know and are comfortable with. Aggressive officials always get lower marks in this area when...

Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 09:04am

Replies: 201 Trouble Bruin in the Pac-12 - & it Ain't UCLA! Views: 15,613 Posted By TheOracle I don't think Miller threw a major league... I don't think Miller threw a major league tantrum. The call was missed, and at that juncture in that game it is important. His normal behavior, from the data on how many technicals he gets to his...

Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 07:32am

Replies: 201 Trouble Bruin in the Pac-12 - & it Ain't UCLA! Views: 15,613 Posted By TheOracle Coaches lie, players lie, and officials lie. It... Coaches lie, players lie, and officials lie. It happens. We can disagree. I will believe Sean Miller over Ed Rush. You kick a call, you have to give the coach a little leeway. Not middle of...

Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 07:19am

Replies: 201 Trouble Bruin in the Pac-12 - & it Ain't UCLA! Views: 15,613 Posted By TheOracle That is how things work in every business. The... That is how things work in every business. The victim mentality works for nobody. I wish you the best of luck.

Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 10:59pm

Replies: 201 Trouble Bruin in the Pac-12 - & it Ain't UCLA! Views: 15,613 Posted By TheOracle Read what's out there tonight. Still feel this... Read what's out there tonight. Still feel this way?

Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 10:49pm

Replies: 201 Trouble Bruin in the Pac-12 - & it Ain't UCLA! Views: 15,613 Posted By TheOracle Jeff, you are the smartest and most articulate... Jeff, you are the smartest and most articulate guy in here, but you are way to narrow on this. In this instance, it's hard to defend the official or Rush. Miller does not have a reputation for...

Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 03, 2013, 11:22am

Replies: 201 Trouble Bruin in the Pac-12 - & it Ain't UCLA! Views: 15,613 Posted By TheOracle Slippery slope. One guy quit before the... Slippery slope. One guy quit before the tournament who worked the last 9 consecutive championship games. Two former Final Four officials opted to work smaller conference tournament games rather...

Forum: Basketball Tue Apr 02, 2013, 01:31pm

Replies: 201 Trouble Bruin in the Pac-12 - & it Ain't UCLA! Views: 15,613 Posted By TheOracle When one of the top 3 officials in the conference... When one of the top 3 officials in the conference quits citing "personal differences with the direction of the officiating program in the Pac-12" prior to this incident going public, and anonymous...

Forum: Basketball Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:49am

Replies: 8 More Drivel From the Local Scribes, Next Chapter Views: 1,405 Posted By TheOracle The officiating has been horrifically... The officiating has been horrifically inconsistent from game to game in this tournament. Many games are extremely physical with little being called. This game was called correctly, and as Adams has...

Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 09, 2012, 04:13pm

Replies: 374 Uncalled Cheap Shots Views: 28,652 Posted By TheOracle It's also about the leadership you provide to... It's also about the leadership you provide to your group as a top official or elected representative...how to teach and motivate others to lift their performance? The higher the level, the higher...

Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 06, 2012, 05:28pm

Replies: 374 Uncalled Cheap Shots Views: 28,652 Posted By TheOracle Here's a good question: you are on the crew, and... Here's a good question: you are on the crew, and you see that, and that your partner has a regular foul. Do you intervene and throw him out? You see a vicious and intentional shot to the head, and...

Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 06, 2012, 02:26pm

Replies: 374 Uncalled Cheap Shots Views: 28,652 Posted By TheOracle Rich, you are 100% right. You can call it... Rich, you are 100% right. You can call it sending a message or whatever you want, but someone better have control of the game. Most of the time, you want to be invisible. This is a rare instance...

Forum: Basketball Wed Jan 04, 2012, 12:01pm

Replies: 374 Uncalled Cheap Shots Views: 28,652 Posted By TheOracle Apparently not. Somebody sent me this newspaper... Apparently not. Somebody sent me this newspaper article about the clip: "Christenson, 32, said that his intention was not for the video to go much further than the small community outside Yakima...

Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 03, 2012, 11:30am

Replies: 374 Uncalled Cheap Shots Views: 28,652 Posted By TheOracle Exactly. A sage guy who liked to "let 'em play"... Exactly. A sage guy who liked to "let 'em play" (notice the wisdom) once said, "It's better to have 30 fouls in a half than 10 fouls and a fight."

Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 02, 2012, 11:10pm

Replies: 374 Uncalled Cheap Shots Views: 28,652 Posted By TheOracle From the film, there is malicious intent in every... From the film, there is malicious intent in every one of them. Individually, a couple of them may be regular fouls. In the context, they are all intentional, IMO, with one flagrant. Not one of...

Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 02, 2012, 07:04pm

Replies: 374 Uncalled Cheap Shots Views: 28,652 Posted By TheOracle Uncalled Cheap Shots Boy, saw this yesterday...Thoughts or comments? Maybe this is what happens when they fire CHSEagle?!?!? Flagrant foul no-calls Highland @ Connell 12/22/11 - YouTube...

Forum: Basketball Fri Dec 30, 2011, 09:57am

Replies: 23 Last Second Debacle? Views: 2,544 Posted By TheOracle Great stuff. Game awareness is very underrated. ... Great stuff. Game awareness is very underrated. The ball was inbounded to someone, the non-primary official is the best one to ensure the clock started. He has two choices: stop the play if it...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:57am

Replies: 134 Have any of you ever called... Views: 12,975 Posted By TheOracle I was talking about generalities...counts on... I was talking about generalities...counts on inbounds plays would not even enter the discussion, IMO.

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 27, 2011, 11:11am

Replies: 134 Have any of you ever called... Views: 12,975 Posted By TheOracle Not really. That is so blatantly bad that he... Not really. That is so blatantly bad that he cannot recover. It would be like Costas interviewing Sandusky.

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 27, 2011, 11:05am

Replies: 134 Have any of you ever called... Views: 12,975 Posted By TheOracle Nobody here will like this, but the bottom line... Nobody here will like this, but the bottom line is, if you are right, you can do anything you want. If you are right, even if you run your partner over, you are still right. Top officials never...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 27, 2011, 10:58am

Replies: 134 Have any of you ever called... Views: 12,975 Posted By TheOracle [QUOTE=RichMSN;808102]After the game, I went in... [QUOTE=RichMSN;808102]After the game, I went in the locker room, changed clothes quickly without showering, and left without saying a word. I was as close to the edge as I've ever been before or...

Forum: Basketball Thu Dec 15, 2011, 09:45am

Replies: 23 What would you do? Views: 2,446 Posted By TheOracle [QUOTE=tref;804743]What I learned (already knew)... [QUOTE=tref;804743]What I learned (already knew) was that I need to speak up when I dont agree with something said in pregame, no matter who says it!![QUOTE] If the guy has "major cred" witht he...

Forum: Basketball Tue Oct 11, 2011, 04:03pm

Replies: 15 Is the Doctor In? Views: 2,129 Posted By TheOracle Try new shoes. Heel pain is when I knew it was... Try new shoes. Heel pain is when I knew it was time.

Forum: Basketball Tue Feb 22, 2011, 01:59pm

Replies: 71 Nova / Syracuse rescinded intentional Views: 4,938 Posted By TheOracle [QUOTE=Jurassic Referee;732963]It's not the L's... [QUOTE=Jurassic Referee;732963]It's not the L's call on a fast break shot? Gee, you learn something new every day. I guess you really don't know much. On a fast break, the L takes his side, and...

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