tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post2810543810004354668..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: NBA Ejection: Garretson/Collins/Palmer & TFFL Day 111Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-2945133146537651802013-02-27T18:53:56.540-08:002013-02-27T18:53:56.540-08:00My job as official is not to stop fights. Once par...My job as official is not to stop fights. Once participants make contact with each other, I step back and let whatever happens happen. At the high school and college level it is a big no-no to touch a player. I'm for sure not getting into the middle of a scrum involving very large men. No brainer here.Brett Whaleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-43217733998305268082013-02-26T23:38:46.228-08:002013-02-26T23:38:46.228-08:00Holy crow. NBA-TV just did a feature called Barrie...Holy crow. NBA-TV just did a feature called Barrier Breaker about Violet Palmer being the first woman (with Dee Kanter) in the NBA and then this fight happens in which Palmer does absolutely nothing to try & break up the altercation, which, when she was closest, involved just two players. Meanwhile, Ronnie Garretson has to run from where he was to get in the middle of the scrum, which escalated thanks to Palmer's lack of action.<br /><br />The segment states Violet "can do the job" but this latest Pacers fight that was containable when it was one-on-one and Violet was nearby proves otherwise. Shame.<br /><br />I want to make it clear, this is not a female referee problem, this is a Violet Palmer mistake or perception of a miscue, given Garretson's hands-on approach. Unfortunately, Ron got absolutely no help and by the time he arrived, it was beyond containment. That's all. As for Derrick Collins, as the complete off official, he's doing what he is supposed to do. Observe and contain the benches. But Palmer was the primary "line-of-fire" ref who had the best opportunity to take care of business as lead. Unfortunately, she failed to do so and took a passive approach, as if she was the off official.<br /><br />Either really great timing on the part of the NBA or really poor timing, your pick. http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2013/02/25/20130225-barrier-breaker-violet-palmer.nba/index.html?cid=nba_12_twitter_LJimnoreply@blogger.com