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I don't think there's any disagreement about staying in your area. There's sure to be some discussion about whether or not you should've been looking up there, especially since that is your line to call, but what if there are players starting to get position in the paint? But, that being said, I think your question is more along the lines of how much help do you give your partner? This is one of those areas you have to be careful about, and you MUST pre-game this with your partner(s). If you offer too much help, you end up becoming one of those "terrible partners" being discussed on some of the other threads. I'm sure if you ask those "partners", they will tell you they're just helping out the poor rookie who doesn't know when to call a foul. That's the WRONG time to help. Stay in your area and let your partner live and die with their judgement. But you do want to get a situation right, where it's obvious your partner needs help, like where a ball gets tipped before going OOB. After your partner points the wrong direction, and I know it's wrong, and so does everyone in the gym, I will go to my partner and give them my information. But, don't go to them and say, "Hey, just curious, did you happen to see it go off blue?". If someone came up to me and said that, I would say "No" and stay with my call. But, when we pre-game this, I tell my partners "If you're coming up to me with information, such as "the ball went off blue", I know I missed it, and I will change my call." Don't change my call for me, but let me make the final decision.
So, yes, the idea is to get the calls right. But be careful, don't do it often, and pre-game this with your partner(s).
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