A lot of good discussion here on referees and being new to the board, I'd like to throw my .02 in as well. Truth is numbers for officials is way down compared to what it used to be. IMO there are a number of reasons for this from its not worth the money to it requires too much time and everything in between. I have seen a few articles lately about how the game may be in trouble if something don't change. These men and women are doing this as a part-time job, very few do it full time and those are the ones that want to move up in the official ranks usually so they don't do middle school or high school basketball very long. So lets call it like it is amateur referees doing amateur games, think about all of the legit mistakes people make playing basketball (violations and fouls) those are mistakes right? So whats the difference when a referee misses a call? It's just a mistake. Maybe we all as fans, coaches, and lovers of the game could just come to realize mistakes are gonna happen and enjoy the game.
