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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Expecting the lead to take the double whistle call, as is custom, I'm immediately observing players on the floor (if they're there), looking to see if the ball entered the basket, and looking to identify a shooter (on the chance that there are free throws to be attempted), so I'm often suddenly startled that I have to make the foul call, and have to quickly go back (rewind) in my memory to identify the fouler, color and number, and the type foul. Sounds easy, but sometimes (rarely) it's not (for me).
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A few years ago, while partner and I were both playing, "No, you take it", we both failed to see if the ball did, or didn't, go in the basket. Table had to help us out (the ball entered the basket). I was the trail, so it was mostly, if not all, my fault.
Note: Worst partner ever. Same game, partner sounded whistle and called, "Incidental contact". For thirty-two minutes, my primary coverage area included ten players on the entire court.