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Forum: Basketball Sun Apr 07, 2013, 06:59am
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Posted By Brad
And there you have it — you are choosing to...

And there you have it — you are choosing to believe that Ed is lying. Who knows why. Maybe you have a vendetta against him??? It sure sounds like you are not a fan.

You are choosing to believe an...
Forum: Basketball Sun Apr 07, 2013, 06:43am
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Posted By Brad
With this and your other comments about Ed, it's...

With this and your other comments about Ed, it's you that sounds bitter.

It's amazingly hypocritical to say that we have to take Sean Miller at his word, but not apply the same standard to Ed.
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Forum: Basketball Sun Apr 07, 2013, 06:32am
Replies: 201
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Posted By Brad
Not necessarily. It doesn't even work that way in...

Not necessarily. It doesn't even work that way in OUR business, depending on the conference or association. Some allow coaches to have a huge influence over officiating assignments, including...
Forum: Basketball Sun Apr 07, 2013, 06:28am
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
A-EFFING-MEN!!! In the course of going about...

A-EFFING-MEN!!!

In the course of going about our regular jobs as sports officials, there are things that we might say that to coaches, players, or others would be misinterpreted, which is exactly...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 02:12am
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
No, I'm using direct quotes from the very central...

No, I'm using direct quotes from the very central person in the story ... to balance out the hearsay from an "anonymous source".

As I said, "the context that this story has been lacking"

Of...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 02:08am
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Posted By Brad
You could not have possibly interpreted this more...

You could not have possibly interpreted this more incorrectly.
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 01:05am
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Posted By Brad
That's what I was going for :) I don't think...

That's what I was going for :)

I don't think the story will get worse at all. There won't even be a story anymore. The sports media achieved their goal and now that Ed has resigned it is no longer...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 01:02am
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Posted By Brad
This is exactly the spirit in which I imagined it...

This is exactly the spirit in which I imagined it being said. Of course, it went from one official to another, then to another, and by the time it reached the sports media it was a "BOUNTY"

Give...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 12:44am
Replies: 201
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Posted By Brad
Which is why I would love to see a stronger...

Which is why I would love to see a stronger response to the media. When you issue a statement and try to let it blow over it implies that you did something wrong. It perpetuates the belief that what...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 12:38am
Replies: 201
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Posted By Brad
Yeah, well, my best friend's sister's boyfriend's...

Yeah, well, my best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night, soooo.... :)
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 12:36am
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
Maybe based on what has been written by the...

Maybe based on what has been written by the sports media. What you are not considering is how badly that story has been spun for their own purposes —*it does not represent the truth. There is no...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 12:30am
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
This is so true. Fans are outraged at the...

This is so true.

Fans are outraged at the implied conflict of interest of being rewarded for giving a technical foul to a coach — what about the flipside?

Do you think that officials never...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 05, 2013, 12:03am
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
Because the T was warranted. He never...

Because the T was warranted.

He never thought he was getting $5k. Nor did anyone else.
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 11:53pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
No. That is not the bottom line. That is what was...

No. That is not the bottom line. That is what was reported in the sports media, with zero proof, through hearsay.

The Pac-12 made it clear that Rush did NOT target Miller in his comments.

Also,...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 11:46pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
Don't forget Tim Donaghy... he probably thought...

Don't forget Tim Donaghy... he probably thought the tech was weak too. Of course, hard to really tell with the small TVs they have in jail.
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 11:33pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
Except he was. Also, coaches always act like...

Except he was.

Also, coaches always act like they have no idea what they did to receive a tech.



Yes. He did. They kicked it big time. As a coach he should know that that play is not getting...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 11:25pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
From Fischer: Separating facts from perception in...

From Fischer: Separating facts from perception in the Ed Rush controversy - Pac-12 Post (http://blog.pac-12.com/larry-scott-ed-rush-controversy/):

“He didn’t think the officials were doing the job...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 11:21pm
Replies: 201
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Posted By Brad
The T was for being out on the floor*—*waving his...

The T was for being out on the floor*—*waving his arms around and yelling at the officials didn't help his cause either. You can see in the video that he is out about 3-4 feet on the floor ... then...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 04, 2013, 11:17pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
Could not disagree more. The sports media has...

Could not disagree more. The sports media has taken this story and made it into something it wasn't. It completely lacks any kind of context ... and the only sources the sports media has cited are an...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 03, 2013, 12:54pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
That's what I thought at first, but was that...

That's what I thought at first, but was that change just a couple of years ago? Thought it was longer than that ... but I suppose you are right.

Maybe you should write it as B1G :)



I'm sure...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 03, 2013, 12:52pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
And just to add MY $0.02 to the Ed Rush thing... ...

And just to add MY $0.02 to the Ed Rush thing...

I hope the league keeps him. It was a joke. Let's not turn it into more than what it was.

Ed is the consummate educator — he's 71 years old and...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 03, 2013, 12:45pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
Didn't think it would take you that long —*don't...

Didn't think it would take you that long —*don't you have a cushy government job? :)
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 03, 2013, 12:44pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
Assume you are talking about the Big 12? Hard to...

Assume you are talking about the Big 12? Hard to decipher when using "the BIG" and "previous guy" :)

It is ALWAYS that way when a new coordinator takes over ... When Kelley took over the Metro...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 03, 2013, 12:40pm
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
You're not sure why, but your instincts are...

You're not sure why, but your instincts are pretty spot on! :)

Been busy working ... and for the past two years that hasn't included officiating, so I only show up to stir things up and start the...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 03, 2013, 11:59am
Replies: 201
Views: 15,619
Posted By Brad
You must not have been around college basketball...

You must not have been around college basketball officiating very much. There is ALWAYS that much strife with a change in coordinators. New coordinator means changes, different game assignments, some...
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