They sure do. Here’s Jamie Luckie instructing other refs on it in his seminar, “The Craft of Officiating”
https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/jamie-luckie-and-kentucky.263353/page-2#post-6804184
When I think of how it’s common practice to do the following (according to Luckie’s own words in the video), it it cause for concern:
—mirror calls
—give the “little guy more latitude”
—believe it’s “my (the referee’s) game” A quote: “We dictate how the game is played. . . it’s not our fault they can’t shoot.”
—strategize to “hit” well-known coaches with technical fouls so the other guys will “stay out of your way”
—believe that the “only thing that matters is the last few minutes of the game”
—openly called Calipari’s behavior “not normal” (over the missed shot clock violation vs Wisconsin in 2015). Openly disparaged Coach K, as well.
When an official has no conscience about saying he’s “the difference between a 20 point win and a 40 point win” between an underdog and a blue blood, it tells you something. In the Dec 2014 game between Elon (62) vs. Duke (75) referenced in the video, it wasn’t an 18 point or 20 point win, it was actually a 13 point win. Did this “give the little guy more latitude” strategy have an impact on his officiating when UK played WVU in 2010, or Kansas State in 2018?
