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I just had to chime in on this one. First of all I have officiated for 9 years so this is my first post but I'm not new to this.
Camron was the closest to me. The R is the person(s) on a crew who is willing to make the call that is F'd up but is absolutely correct. Some games the R will stand out and some games he or she will not. Every game is unique and sometimes a crew can breeze through and it doesn't matter who the R is. On the other hand some games need to have a strong R during the layup line! It is rules knowledge, game awareness, judgement and most importantly the courage and know-how to use the proper tool in your "tool bag" at the proper time. If you watch a lot of college games you will notice that there are some officials that are always U1s and U2s. There is a reason for that. The thing a lot of supervisors say is "I'm looking for Rs." Getting to this level of understanding is a beautiful thing.
It can happen like this: Camper A has a good camp with every game consitent and well officiated. Camper B is not consistent in any of his games and has a crazy coach for his final game. During that game Camper B throws out the coach and it is well timed and well deserved. Camper B gets hired and Camper A doesn't. Camper B had the opportunity to show that at the right time he will handle business.
I think that's more than 2 cents worth. I owe you.
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