Hey dont get mad at me. I'm just discussing someone else's post and I said over and over again that I would love to hear people's opinions on this and that I am a newbie. All I am doing is citing the rule and trying to analyze it.
For me, learning to draw the line is an important part of my growth. That's why I am interested in this discussion. If you're not, great. I dont care that much about the coaching box. If the coach steps out a bit, big deal. I dont care about getting the roster to the book by 10 minutes since in all honesty I am usually working the 3rd game and they probably only put 10 minutes on the clock since the game is 5 minutes behind start time anyway so most people only get the roster to the book well past the 10 minutes. I'm not T'ing that. All I want is my scorer and timer to have what they need in time to start the game in a timely fashion and not have to feel rushed. If they are happy, I am happy.
I agree that being overly scrupulous does not a good official make. But what is the rationale to when you do or do not enforce? That is what I was trying to talk about.
I like this issue because it seems to be a T in a high stakes game. Some people mentioned being a popular official. Is that the standard? I can tell you one guy you would be popular with--the opposing coach whose team actually managed to follow the rules. I guess I never thought popularity was the key. Heck, I havent been popular yet. Both teams hate your calls until one team wins, then the winning team only likes you because they won.
I wonder what NevadaRef's partner said about the call.
It seems to me that the rules clearly make 0 and 00 different numbers so you COULD T it. What I want to know is do you T it and if not why not. So "no and shut up" posts arent that helpful. But then again it isnt your job to help me if you dont want to or to discuss it if you dont want to.
As for 00 being used in lots of sports, great. We're not talking about lots of sports. We are talking about basketball and the rules specifically define legal numbers. If you dont care about this issue, thats cool. Buit 'hey, its used in lots of other sports' doesnt answer the question here.
And according to the rules, 04 is not the same as 4. 4 is a legal number, 04 isnt.
And as for me reading more and writing less, I dont think you are going to be satisfied with my answer on that one
. I read the rule. I wrote about the rule. I was asking for experienced guys to give me their take on my analysis. I intend to continue doing that. I guess "read more write less" isnt really that helpful. But thanks anyway
Here is a question for you, if you dont like the 0 and 00 issue: would you T a player with "04" on his or her jersey, since that is not a legal number?
Clark