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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
And how does switching prevent an error? I am obviously missing something here.
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Perhaps not an error, but it generally ensures that both teams are getting a balance set of calls from the officials. If I dont' switch and I'm calling something a little differently or seeing something different than my partner (often the case), one team will get penalized on one end of the court while the other gets away with the same thing on the other end. Now that is trouble brewing. A player of coach for the team that is not getting the calls is going to lose their patience when they sense the persistent difference. This is the entire purpose of switching and is just as likely...perhaps more likely...to happen in a typical running clock game.