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Originally posted by totalnewbie
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.
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It is a slippery slope. Once you start giving Ts based on a very narrow black and white interpretation (and you have yet to show us any interpretation other than your experience which is not that vast at this point) you now might be expected to call other things that are black and white. First of all I know you are not going around giving Ts or calling every violation in a technical way. Now it is not really about being popular, but it is about being respected. A coach is going to wonder what other things you are going to call to the letter if you start trying to prove to him or her you passed the test. At the very least if you are going to be technical, have something that suggests you apply the rules that way.
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Originally posted by totalnewbie
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.
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I could call every touch of a ball handler a foul, but many coaches or evaluators do not want that kind of call. Officiating is not that much different than being a judge sitting on the bench. We keep our jobs by having our decisions or rulings accepted. If our rulings are not respected, it does not matter how right we are, but we might lose our job because our decisions are constantly questioned.
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Originally posted by totalnewbie
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
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I can tell you if that is the best you can come up with, you would not be working very much where I lived. At least that does not happen at the big time. Where I live common sense is valued big time. I have never seen a jersey with "04" on it. But I have seen some jerseys that did not follow the rule to the letter and officials do not give Ts for them. I remember a sophomore team that had no front jersey numbers. Well according to the rule you have to T up every player that is not properly equip. The officials did the right thing and let it go. It would have been a disaster if they took your logic and just followed the rulebook. The school was an inner city school and did not have other jerseys. The object is to allow the kids to play, not do everything to make it more difficult. Would you start the game with 5 Ts because this team did not follow the letter of the rules? What if the opponent wanted the Ts?
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Originally posted by totalnewbie
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
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I have already said where I stand. All you have to do is read the rest of this post and you have your answer.
Peace