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Bart Tyson · #27 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 16, 2004, 10:24am

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Originally posted by BktBallRef

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Originally posted by nine01c
I had one yesterday. Lower level varsity game, I had never met my partner. About two minutes into the game partner gets down to endline area on a fast break, stampede style, cluster of players. As Trail I was approaching the division line and I see big center do the Flintstone Run (3-4 steps) before going in for (made) lay-up. Tweet! (me).I wipe out basket, give travel call (see look of anger/horror/insult? on partner's face). Next dead ball, partner was in my face stating, "Most partners would eat you alive for making that call in their area."

Here's your reply:

"Most partners that I've worked with would have made the call so I wouldn't have to."

You can be damn sure that this is exactly what I would have said to her. It pisses me off to hear about officials with egos this big. What the hell happened to getting it right? What the hell happened to working as a team?

My fault about the sex of the partner, sorry. Most of my partners will get the obvious. So, here is my point; 1) this travel call was obvious to an official at half court, when the official on top of the play says it was obvious it was not travel. HHHmmmm who do you think got it right? 2) Far more bad calls are made from officials who call out of their area. HHmmm I wonder why we go to camps and are told to first find the competitive matchup in your area. Yes I know you can reach out if you don't have a matchup in your area, but I will add, many of the bad calls out of primary are not the result of no matchups in their area. Sooo the "get it right" concept, when it comes to calling out of your area is NOT my first choice. I will trust my partner that they "GOT IT RIGHT". Most coaches and supervisors can live with a missed call, but have a hard time with the phantom call.