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Originally posted by rainmaker
Tom, that is what it CAN turn out to be. It doesn't always. The point is that good refs don't have an inflated ego to defend. If they goof, and the partner can help them fix it, then the most important thing is to get it right, not to look good. The good ref would rather change his call and look a little foolish for a short time, than to maintain his superficial image at the expense of the game. "Get the call right" definitely doesn't have to mean that no one is watching off-ball. At least, it doesn't when I say it! [/B]
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I agree that good refs shouldn't have an inflated ego. I have a question for you. If, on a normal play, I have match-ups in my area and something happens in your area like a call, non-call, foot on the line or the like and you don't see it why would I see it? We could talk primary, secondary and the like but what about the fact that if you clearly see a play that is in someone else's primary and you have a match-up in your primary things can happen that you didn't see?
I know what happens in a regular game and it isn't the thought of someone else giving me some information. I ask for help on line a lot because I don't want to miss something in the middle of my primary. We are here to get it right, why say it? I've heard many examples of this when someone's foot is on the line across the court or something similar. I have never heard this said on this board concerning a play away from the ball. I don't think that is coincidence. I'm sure you don't mean it to be a license to watch the ball but what does saying it help? I can tell you with confidence that when an official reads that this board they go out and watch the ball just in case they have to "get it right."