Page 8 University Daily Kansan, February 23, 1982 Scoreboard Basketball NBA STANDINGS Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Team W W 19 Pct. GB Delphia 39 14 L 1.72 Boston 27 28 L 1.50 New Jersey 27 28 491 13 Washington 27 28 491 13 Houston 24 31 L 1.68 Western Conference Midwest Division Milwaukee ... 39 14 .738 Atlanta ... 23 26 .451 15 Baltimore ... 32 36 .451 15 Indiana ... 24 31 .436 16 Chicago ... 19 31 .436 17 Houston ... 13 41 .226 27 San Antonio 34 18 654 Houston 24 18 547 6% Dallas 18 18 340 16% Dallas 18 18 340 16% Ukah 18 35 343 17 Los Angeles 37 17 685 — Seattle 37 17 685 — South Carolina 28 34 576 7 Portland 28 34 538 7 Portland 28 34 538 7 San Diego 15 39 278 8 Santa Cruz 15 39 278 8 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS No games scheduled. | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Missouri | 12 | 1 | .923 | .87 | | Missouri | 8 | 1 | .923 | .87 | | Oklahoma State | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4½ | | Nebraska | 6 | 5 | .583 | 4½ | | Tennessee | 6 | 5 | .583 | 4½ | | Kansas | 4 | 8 | .333 | 7½ | | Iowa State | 3 | 8 | .283 | 7½ | | Oregon | 4 | 10 | .281 | 7½ | Note: Number in parentheses indicates UPI ranking. Tulsa (10) 68, Southern Illinois 67 Louisville 65 Memphis 13 (13) 61 NHL STANDINGS Wales Conference Montreal 35 11 14 8 281 173 74 Boston 34 11 19 8 244 169 70 Buffalo 33 18 10 8 244 169 70 Qubec 32 16 10 11 272 158 64 Quebec 32 16 10 11 272 158 64 Team W W L T G FG GA Pts NY Islanders 40 14 1 6 28 18 60 Orioles 14 14 1 6 28 18 60 Rangers 28 22 10 10 222 200 Pittsburgh 23 22 10 5 223 260 Boston 18 18 10 5 234 346 Hockey Minnesota 25 19 18 18 264 227 58 St. Louis 25 30 19 26 287 65 58 New Orleans 25 30 19 26 287 65 58 Winnipipe 20 77 12 12 224 364 52 Detroit 19 37 12 12 264 364 46 Detroit 17 32 12 12 264 364 46 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Minnesota 8, Hartford 7 Erdnimon 39 13 13 11 341 243 64 Calgary 29 18 18 14 245 204 69 Vancouver 23 26 13 12 215 213 64 Los Angeles 16 36 12 12 250 264 78 Soccer MISL STANDINGS Eastern Division Bv United Press International Virginia No. 1; Missouri drops YESTERDAY'S RESULTS No answer submitted NEW YORK—The Mountaineers of West Virginia, unranked only a month ago, continued their rapid climb toward the top of United Press International's Coaches weekly, basketball ratings yesterday, by advancing for spots to No. 8. St. Louis 21 16 5,008 Wichita 16 13 815 Lawrence 16 13 59 Memphis 10 18 357 12 Phoenix 10 18 357 12 Rocky Mount 10 18 19% Team W 1 L Pct. GR New York 18 5 376 Pittsburgh 18 18 754 Nebraska 18 18 692 Buffalo 18 13 692 Cleveland 9 16 360 Philadelphia 9 16 353 103 Philadelphia 7 20 199 The top three places: remained unchanged from last week with Virginia holding on to the No. 1 spot followed by North Carolina and DePaul. UPI TOP 20 etc. Virginia (26) / Maryland (22-2) DePaul (15) / Hawaii (14) Oregon State (32) / Missouri (24) West Virginia (21) / Florida (19) Idaho (23) / Kentucky (19-6) Tennessee (14) / Georgia (14) Georgeson (14) / Louisiana (14) Memphis State (37) / Minnesota (18-5) Alabama (18-5) Alabama (18-5) Tennessee (16) / Kansas State (18-4) Missouri (18-5) Intramurals YESTERDAY A RESULTS R. R. BAYLEY A Res. R. A Playboy Have Note 44, A Playboy Average Blue Bay 32, Lumberjack Bay 29 G. 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This time the foul is called, and the charged player raises his arms in disgust, shakes his head, glares at the official who called the foul and walks off the court in disbelief. ON YET ANOTHER court, an acid-tongued player lashes out at an official, and is promptly booted out of the game. The student referees assigned to officiate the University's intramural basketball league games, like officials at almost every level of the game, absorb their share of abuse from players. "One of the most controversial things in our intramural program is student officiating," said Ron Richardson, assistant director of Recreational Services and head of the intramural sports department. "Most of the problem is with language that the players use," he said. "We play by National Federation of High Schools rules, and most of the players we have played high school ball RICHARDSON said that when a student gets to college, away from home, the language he uses changes. And since a player is at college, he feels more comfortable with language anywhere, particularly on a basketball court, Richardson said. "But the players say things to the referees that they could never say in high school. They'd get kicked out of a game if they did." The officials and the players themselves seem to agree that there is a rather generous supply of abuse directed towards officials, but the reasons for the existence of the abuse differ. Several players echoed the feelings of one trophy league player who said, From fan chants of "kill the umpire" in Ernest Laverton Thayer's "sCasey at the Bat," to the antics of tennis player John McEnor or baseball manager Earl Wear, abuse, in fiction, and in the fact has been a long-standing part of the sports world. This year for the refs of the KU intramural league, has been no exception. A STACK of incident reports as thick as a small book sits atop Richardson's desk in Robinson. Each report represents a time when at least one person will be removed from a contest because of abuse directed toward an official. "intramural basketball is like street ball, only with refs. The refs are there to make it look good." "There's going to be that kind of abuse in any kind of situation," Richardson said. "A team gets behind you and you get caught up with his constructions on the official." Virtually all of the abuse that is directed towards officials is verbal. Richardson, however, cites one example of a player who threw a basketball at an official after a call and is no longer in the program. As for the players themselves, they claim that the officials are not competent, and that others are so inimpedient that it is hard not to get posset. JESS ARBUCKLE, Hutchinson senior, who has referred in several leagues in the past and is in his fourth year of trophy league competition as a player, said, "That's the main thing on the abuse—the inconsistency." "Then, in the final two or three minutes, they call it close again, especially if the game is close. You never know what to expect." "The way I could best describe it is that in the first two or three minutes, refs call the game close. After that, they let them play football." Another player, Chuck Wellman, who also acts as one of the program's 50-plus referees, agreed. “As a player, all I ask for is consistency—even if the refs are consistently wrong, it's better than the way they are now.” Arbuckle and Wellman both cited "THE PROBLEM isn't with the judgment calls, but with rule calls," Arbuckle said. "Some of the refs out there are using it." He just too easy to become a reference." knowledge of the rules as another big problem with officials. Richardson answered to that claim by saying that "Basically, the players don't know the rules. The officials basically do. You have the mid-ground, the 'in-between' area—that's where we have problems." Richardson went on to say that most of the 62 persons who put in applications to referee games have worked as officials. He stated that if the students took time to attend initial meetings, required rules meetings and on-the-court situation clinics, he felt that they deserved the chance to work games. "Some that came weren't cut out for officiating," he said. "But they should have a chance to work." The intramural program currently has several officials that have three or more years of officiating experience, leading to Richardson, that is not enough. Included in the ranks of the program's officials are three state-certified referees and three female assistant referees. The program has ten years of referencing experience. INTRAMURAL REFEREEES are paid the federal $3.35 minimum wage, and work varying schedules, according to each referee's available time. The officials are each evaluated individually, visor, with the reports turned in to Richardson. Evaluation criteria include knowledge of rules, consistency, mechanics, hustle, attitude, quick positive decision-making, sensitivity and on-court appearance. Officials that need improvement in any of these areas are informed of their weaknesses, and may be required quite doing the job are let so he said. "Officials are only human," Wellman said. "Sometimes it's hard to realize that. They're doing the best job the can. A referee is trying to do what he's paid to do. Sometimes he may make a mistake and take a lot of abuse for it. An official doesn't have to accept abuse." Tomorrow Night at Sgt. Prestons CALVIN COOLIDGE TWO SHOWS 9:30 and 11:30 Advance Tickets $2.00 At the Door $2.50 Also: All You Can Eat Ribs & Salad Bar $5.95 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT SGT. PRESTON'S 815 New Hampshire Tie In With Us Recreation Services Intramural Track Meet - Thursday, February 25, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Allen Field House - Events: 60, 440, 220 yard dashes; 880 yard run; 880 yard relay; mile relay; high jump; shot put; long jump - Entry deadline is Wednesday, February 24, 5:00 p. m. in 208 Robinson. There is no entry fee. For more information call 864-3548. Presents TONIGHT Professional Haircutting for Him and Her Gentleman's Quarters 809-231-3538 DIAL DOWN KANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE 1982 Midwest Toe-Kwon-Do Karate Championship Saturday Feb. 27, 1982 starts at 12:00 noon Coffin Sports Complex Haskell Indian Junior College 23rd & Barker Road Since many years of teaching Tae-Kwon-Do five Tae-Kwon-Do masters and their schools are sponsoring this meeting. Please come and enjoy watching fascinating fights and masters demonstrations. Tournament Director KI-June Park Both Arbuckle and Richardson feel that the caliber of officiating has improved over the years. "The officiating has gotten better in the last four years," Arbuckle said. Richardson said, "Once, all we had were warm bodies with whistles. It's different now." And, he said, abuse has slackened off, "The verbal abuse is really minimal compared to the past." Dave Kressin, another intramural referee, said that abuse was rare in his experience. "We might have some officials that won't listen to complaints," Richardson said. "If there is a problem, the team will speak up." If you floor should bring it up, not a player. "You give a player a warning and they calm down. A lot of the time a player who said something to you will come and apologize afterwards." BUT STILL, some players hold to the opinion that officials in the intramural program just cannot do the job, he said. Complaints that officials will not even listen when a player calmly tries to explain something to an official are common. In many cases, several players have lawsuited for firing or being is said to an official, a technical is called and that player is out of the game. The refs come to officiate three games. If they get abused in the first game, and then again in the second, there's a tendency to expect to get abused in the third, and therefore, a ref just won't take it at all." THAT ALL GOES back to a point shared by many officials that a player uses an official to take out his frustrations or aggressions. All in all, though, Richardson said he is satisfied with the intramural basketball program. Good, competitive play, hard-fought contests, good fan experience and corps of officials yet have contributed to the program's best year, he said. Wellman said: "Most of the referees are competent, and all of them are performing the best that they can. The players are trying to play, and the refs are trying to ref. If everybody realizes this, things would be a lot better." 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