OT: If you ever wanted to know what it takes to become an NBA ref...

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  1. dviss1

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    You ever referee a game? This happens all the time. Joey Crawford and Dick Bavetta have done TERRIBLE jobs for the last 10+ years and have not been able to keep up with the speed of the game. Ask yourself this:

    What happens if I'm the Trail official and there is a mid court steal?

    I better fucking BUST ASS to the baseline and beat that play or I'm gonna make an out of position call if there's contact.
     
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    The pace of an NBA game far exceeds my middle school stint as a ref but there are 3 refs and I know I can out run many of them. You would probably know a lot more about it though and I respect that. So if BRoy couldn't do it, there are others like Michael Finley, Rip Hamilton, etc..ex players who would bring a different perspective to the job.
     
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    One thing I will say (not breaking my arm patting my back but I've been super athletic for years) is I am probably the fastest, most fit, official in the PBOA/NAIA. I make it a point not to let these kids beat me up and down the floor. Refereeing 6A Varsity boys as well as some D3 ball lets you know how athletic these kids are. So when I talk about how slow and old these cats are it's from a perspective of someone who's pretty damn fast (38 years old and running the 100 at under 11 seconds).
     
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    You can pat yourself for that. A sub-11 second 100 meters is pretty damn fast. That's basically a 4.5 40.
     
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    I believe that Bernie Fryer is the guy you're thinking of.

    Oops. I see Platypus beat me to it. Day late and a dollar short is the motto of my life.
     
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    I'm 20 and I'm pretty sure, no, positive I couldn't do that... #whiteguyproblems
     
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