[JRutledge]

I can only speak for my area. It is very acceptable in the circles I officiate, ot go in the locker room and ask questions about what took place on the floor. It helps us all when we discuss those things, not matter how long you have been officiating. We all become better officials by having other officials "have our back" if you will.

And if anyone is surprised that veteran officials missed a call, then I guess they must think we are not human beings. Of course we miss calls and miss rules from time to time. But the game of basketball is not a sport where the rules are challenged that much.

I also think Chuck once again does not get it. No one that I have ever known on this board has ever said that "presentation" was the most important thing to officiating. But it will help you out much more than being a Rulebook official that only looks at the letter of the law and not the common sense or reality of how those rules should be applied. This is not one of these times where that is at issue. These officials screwed up a rule, maybe because it has never happen and we are human. Basketball is a game of judgement, not rules. It is how you call fouls and violations that mean more in this game. Why, because the fouls and violations can be disputed every time. I cannot speak for anyone else, but I have called my share of intentional fouls, but I have never called one or been in a position to call one where a 3 point shot was taken. Sometimes the best way to "own" a rule, is to screw it up first.

Peace