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Originally posted by refaholic
... and almost all of the officials after a game run into the locker room as soon as the horn sounds and forgets to check the book.
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Granted, there are many reasons in favor of
leaving the floor immediately after the final buzzer but if the score is within 3pts at the end of regulation I have always checked with the official scorer to make sure the score is correct.
I like that suggestion offered to advise the table to offer a
"thumbs up" as we are about to walk (er..sprint) off the floor and to clearly let me know if there is a problem.
I just want to encourage officials to not be so quick to run off the floor if the score warrants a final check. Likewise, it would be prudent to check the score for correctness prior to an O.T. period by directly inquiring instead of assuming it is what it is.