My rule as a coach is always to respect the ref’s call. Regardless of how atrocious the decision is, it must be respected. The skunks hold the golden whistle. But last Saturday, I broke my rule in an 8th-grade JV basketball game nonetheless. I coach a 7th-grade varsity team with arguably one of the best youth players in the state. But I’m talking about a different squad. I’m dishing on a group of hoopers who isn’t a group of hoopers, but they are. They’re 3-1. And last week, we faced off against the shot-clock operator, the refs, the scorekeeper, and the opposition. Here’s our story.
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