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Originally posted by footlocker
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These players get warned all summer by refs that continue to allow it and dont enforce it. They are only doing what has been allowed. IMO, if I am going to be fair and call one, Ill let them know that I did, and if they (after realizing that I will enforce the rules) want to do it again, then theyll get another T. Its that simple. Its good game management.
[/B][/QUOTE]That's fine- if every single referee, without exception, warns the players instead of Ting them up. If you have one official that calls it by the book, though, then you're into a situation that is not fair to either the ballplayers or to the other officials that have been warning them. If that particular summer league wants pre-game dunking called strictly, then all the officials should be uniformly calling it that way. It's got nothing to do with any particular officials "game management" skills. It's got everything to do with our consistency in making this particular call. That was the point that I was trying to make.