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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
Disclaimer: Any of my partners has more reason to complain about me than I do about them.
One thing that really bugs me (and it's happened a few different games): I'm working with a veteran official in a lower level game. In our pre-game he says, "Don't put the ball in play until I've gotten to my position and we've made eye contact." Then on violations in the back court where he becomes the new lead, he jogs slowly (or worse, strolls) up the floor. Meanwhile, everybody else in the building is staring at me wondering why I'm just standing there not giving the ball to the thrower.
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BITS,
I feel you on this. Everyone is watching and wondering what the hell!! When I see my partners do this I do a resumption of play. I know its not correct but it usually lets them know turn around, here we come.
Similar to this, for the first time I'm calling in a youth rec league and one of the by-laws is to sub at the 4 minute mark in the first 3 quarters and ITS the REF'S responsibility to see the time and stop play. My partner is a vet in this league and has called b-ball for years but isn't a student of officiating. I politely ask him to have the timer blow the horn when we reach 4 minutes rather than us stop play because we have to take our eyes off the court. He disagrees, so we went on. Well in the third quarter we are subbing and I go over to the table with the players and remind them about their shirts and my partner on the other end of the court administers a throw-in with 5 players on the side line along with ME. I was pissed at him and the stupid sub rule. We really looked DUMB!!!!