Here's a couple of things from my blog (www.jaredsportsriff.com) today.
Did anyone see that David Stern hired a former General of the US Army Corps Of Engineers to be in charge of the NBA's referees? In a position now called senior vice president of referee operations, Stern has put Ronald L. Johnson in charge of its referees. He will be responsible for all aspects of the NBA's officiating program, including recruiting, training and development, scheduling, data management and analysis, and work rules enforcement.
Will Johnson be able to stay with these guys 24/7? How much of an impact will this really have? Ultimately, all of the training and controlling in the world may improve character, but will this actually improve in game officiating? Correct me if I'm wrong, but a lot of officiating and refereeing is reactionary. I'm not saying it's not important to know the rules; it is. A lot of these guys get caught up in the game, rather than enforcing the game. I'm just not sure if this is the right thing.
What will we have next? Referee boot camps? Referee detention centers? Referee proving grounds??
jP
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If The Rest Of Us Were Like Manny...Or Joe Buck
I am so sick of hearing "Manny Being Manny" every time he performs badly. Or acts badly. Or just fuggs up. But this whole incident of him shoving his team's travelling secretary over tickets just isn't sitting well with me. Especially after the Shawn Chacon incident. It's too bad somebody can't step in and do something to him.
Can you imagine shoving one of your peers at work? Or your boss? Can you say SOL?? Why do we continue to make excuses for these ingrates???
I find it really disturbing how athletes have been acting lately. Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills was involved in a hit and run accident last month. All Of Pac Man's antics. Ughhh!!
Now if the rest of were like Joe Buck. He doesn't watch sports in his free time. He was on ESPN radio this morning (please see : http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/). and doesn't enjoy the games he covers! Joe...I'll be glad to trade jobs with you. See If you like people swearing or yelling at you on a daily basis. Your daddy must be rolling in his grave now. Imagine him saying: "I cannot believe what I just heard...."
I love sports....maybe too much...in spite of all of its warts. Where has all of this crap come from??? I'd almost take Micky Mantle and his drunk ass any day of the week....
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