Johnny Comelately
Years ago
Funny A Few Good Refs???
Coach, we live in a world that has rules, and those rules have to be guarded by men with whistles. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Assistant Coach? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom.
You weep for your player, and you curse the refs. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That the player fouling out, while tragic, probably saved games. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves games.
You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that court, you need me on that court.
We use words like "reverse mechanics", "selling a call", "button-holing". We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it.
I would rather you just said "thank you", and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a whistle, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
