Re: Worst and Best Referees in order of vileness in your opinion

Frank Rizzo wrote:
> This is just for fun so forgive the cross posting.  I wonder if there
> is a regional bias in this?  Comments on your refs??
>
>
> My opinion
>
> Worst:
>
> 1) Jim Clark
> 2) Violet Palmer
> 3) Rodney Mott
>
> Jim Clark has butchered more calls within 20 feet of my seats than
> anyone else.  Violet Palmer is just awful and cannot go a game without
> blowing multiple calls.  Rodney Mott seems to want to impose his will
> on the game.
>
> Best:
>
> 1) Steve Javie
> 2) Joe Crawford
> 3) Sean Corbin
> 4) Eddie Rush
>
>
> I know Javie has a history of not being popular out here because of
> run ins with Nelson in the old days but he's in the finals for a
> reason.  He calls one hell of  a game and keeps it in control.  Same
> with Crawford.  When you have  a run in with the league's MVP and they
> still bring you back, it says a lot.  The man is a great ref.  I love
> Sean Corbin's style of calling a game.  He has a quiet control out
> there.  Eddie Rush is just consistent.
>
> Rizzo

Laurel & Dan will be able to comment with more knowledge as I kind of let 
bad calls go as much as I can, but IIRC, Javie is not a ****ty favorite. 
He 
even tossed one of our announcers once.  : )

Tim Donaghy is definitely unwelcome up here as well; not only for his 
gambling f/u but he's the guy that Sheed got into it with in the infamous 
loading dock incident.

Go Blazers !