Refs don't hold Fran's behavior against him? Think again

[Thawki]

On one hand, I understand it's incredibly difficult for officials to call things evenly. On the other hand, that is their job. I go back and forth between wondering what in the hell is wrong with officiating to reminding myself that they are going to make mistakes. I really have no idea if it's worse than it has ever been, but it sure does feel that way.

I feel like Fran has a reputation for flying off the handle so in many cases he gets teed up a little quicker than what many coaches do. For instance, last night in the NC vs Duke game there was a play towards the end of the game that made Roy Williams go ballistic. He absolutely should have received a technical, but the ref just swallowed his whistle. Dickie V. went on to praise the officials for "letting him speak his mind without affecting the game by calling a technical". However, if you're going "by the book" a technical absolutely should have been called. I have very little doubt that if the coach in that situation was Fran he would have received the T. It's situations like this that I find to be the most frustrating. Izzo, Ryan, and Matta fly off the handle and their leash is longer. Fran flies off the handle and it's an automatic T.

Here re is the deal. The officiating is the worst it has been EVERY YEAR. Everyone ALWAYS thinks the officiating is horrible. It doesn't matter what year it is. Whenever you go somewhere like a message board like this there are always going to be a bunch of people who whine and complain about how officiating gets worse every year.

if you like the changes they have tried to implement this year then you might think this has been a better year. Have they been implemented perfectly? Probably not. But, give them another year to make those points of emphasis again and then maybe the game will be a lot more like it was in the 1980s.

I personally feel like the officiating has been pretty good this year. The funny thing is, there really probably isn't much turnover in officials at the D1 level from one year to the next. So, shouldn't the officiating get better as they get more experience and more in tune with the job? Of course, I am sure some would say they could be getting more comfortable and lazy in their job. I guess it depends upon whether your glass is half full or half empty, or how much you really know about the game.

 

[HerkyDude]

I think officiating has been pretty good. I think the frustration on blowing nice leads has a lot of people wanting to blame the officials and even the coaches. Like when FM got the 2 t's and the assistant took over and the not calling timeouts. I think if they would enforce the coaching box things would be better. Coaches shouldn't be out on the court raising hell. It's gotten out of hand. Fran flailing his arms wildly could have ended very badly.

 

[tksirius]

What games have you been watching? See the Iowa ISU game by chance?

See every other game played this year by chance? lol

 

[tksirius]

Here re is the deal. The officiating is the worst it has been EVERY YEAR. Everyone ALWAYS thinks the officiating is horrible. It doesn't matter what year it is. Whenever you go somewhere like a message board like this there are always going to be a bunch of people who whine and complain about how officiating gets worse every year.

if you like the changes they have tried to implement this year then you might think this has been a better year. Have they been implemented perfectly? Probably not. But, give them another year to make those points of emphasis again and then maybe the game will be a lot more like it was in the 1980s.

I personally feel like the officiating has been pretty good this year. The funny thing is, there really probably isn't much turnover in officials at the D1 level from one year to the next. So, shouldn't the officiating get better as they get more experience and more in tune with the job? Of course, I am sure some would say they could be getting more comfortable and lazy in their job. I guess it depends upon whether your glass is half full or half empty, or how much you really know about the game.

I think the whole emphasis on the rules this year has run its course. Don't expect to see it next season.