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Originally posted by Dan_ref
Take this in the spirit it's intended but why do you care if everyone is watching & wondering what the hell?
Who runs the game? You, or everyone else?
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I have to admit, the first couple of times this happened, I was very self-conscious about it. The game had a pretty good flow to it. And I was holding it up for what I felt was no good reason. I felt like every eye in the place was on me and they were all waiting impatiently. I got over it.
After that, I was just grumpy because my partner is holding up the game--for no reason other than he can't be bothered to show a little hustle. They call the mechanic the bump and RUN for a reason. There are eight players at that end that have hustled to get into position...and are waiting. The pair waiting to execute the throw-in are itching to get the game going...and are waiting. The folks who came to watch the game...are waiting. I am waiting.
As officials, we may run the game, but nobody came to watch us. And they certainly didn't come to watch us lolly-gag up the floor. It disrupts the flow of the game. It provides preventable dead ball time in which somebody can do or say something stupid. And it makes those of us who do hustle grumpy.