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Originally posted by tomegun
JRut and Cingram, I agree with you guys on this one. "We have to get it right" rubs me the wrong way because I view this as a license/reason to ball watch. The way the two of you describe it is right in line with what I think. Like I said before, our goal is to get it right when we start the game so there shouldn't be a need to say it.
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I like that, naturally our goal is to get it right in the first place (funny how that doesn't always happen, though, eh?
). But I don't see what the problem is with "get it right". It doesn't mean ball-hawk, it doesn't mean step all over your partner, or anything like that. I've always taken it to mean if there is confusion, or an obvious error situation that is solvable (ie. not on fouls), then we have to do our best to make the correct call, and to look as seamless as possible doing it.
I once saw an NCAA tournament game where there was a huge crash on a breakaway, and one official came out HARD with a block. His partner came sprinting in, blowing his whistle, walked right into the middle of the key, and signalled....travel! Partner nods emphatically and put the ball back in play. I thought it was great. TV cuts to closeup shot of each coach, neither is blowing a gasket. Awesome.