I’m so GD tired of people defending the Talibs. I live in Plano and a couple of dads whose sons played with Yaqub(Q)’s son at Plano Senior both said they’re shocked, Q isn’t that type of guy. Ok, I kind of get that but someone you talk to at practices at games, are you really getting to know them? Anyone can be a complete asshole, just expect it instead of saying you can’t believe it. They didn’t know he had a drug conviction recently—I told them “guess you didn’t know him as well as you thought? Or maybe you’re a methhead too and I don’t know you well either?”
Ive been a basketball ref for a few years. I like basketball, it’s definitely not for the money. As other officials have said in this thread, people are assholes at games. A few months ago, a couple courts from me, a player was ejected for punching an opponent. After the game, the player and MOTHER came out on the court and attacked the girl. It was a girls 8th grade game and not high level.
I do rec games in the off-season and the parents are bad. They don’t know the rules and want you to call every bump against their team, it’s as bad as you can imagine. I’ve tossed parents out, players, coaches. I always tell the parents when I warn them that they’re embarrassing their player and the people around them. Just sit down and cheer on your kid. I ignore so much BS before someone is tossed.
I do junior high games in Plano, Allen, and Frisco. The parents aren’t as bad because their behavior can actually hurt their player in the future. Some coaches don’t know all the rules because in junior high you usually coach everything. Rarely is there an issue with them.
Fuck the Talibs.