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Here ya' go...
Jumpmaster,
You must have read my post wrong. In no way was I attempting to belittle him or make him feel foolish for the call. I told him that the player made the call easy for him. Then I gave him a hypothetical in which the guy doesn't double clutch the tag. I took issue with his partner, not Gordon.
I am confused, though, about what you would say to a partner that came out with unsolicited advice. What would you do?
I've made it clear that if my partner comes to me with help, I WILL LISTEN. Yes, I will try to catch a "tell" from him prior to my initial call, but failing that, I expect my partners will help me get the bad calls right. Likewise, my partners recognize that if they see me coming to them with a question, it is not for my ego or to humiliate them. (Please note: all naysayers...in my original and this post I have used the word "question". This is the best protocol for offering input...ask first, then offer.)
Gordon did not make the right call, by his own admission his partner told him so. He sold it and we've all done that on trouble calls. My advice was to be prepared in the future and know that he can do something to get the call right. I'm sure that this type of play will happen to him again. I bet the next time it does, he'll be here telling us how well it worked.
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