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Originally posted by Snaqwells
drinkeii,
Chances are only one blew it, not all three.
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Possible, but because of the complaints of the coach immediately following the call, all three got together, and ended up with the call standing. I realize that no ref can overrule another on a call, but I have always felt it is more important to get the call right, then to preserve a sense of refs not being wrong. In our area, it seems to be pretty well established that no ref could possibly be wrong, and it is a mortal sin to question your partner. I have been told by various officials in the past that there is never a bad call - what the ref calls is always correct, and should never be questioned. Officiating 3 sports, this is only true of the basketball officials - in the other two that I do (soccer and swimming), it is strongly encouraged to get together very quickly, if necessary, to make sure to get the call right. I have never had a problem with a fellow official saying "i saw this... " and changing my call if I was wrong. I don't understand why it is so frowned upon in basketball, at least in our area, by a number of officials.