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I agree that it is kewl to have someone describe what they thought was a "bad" call and have that official tell why they called what they did.

Speaking of state finals, I spent yesterday in Richmond watching the VA finals. There were 6 games (A, AA, & AAA boys and girls). My tochus(sp?) is sore from sitting all day. Saw 6 good games and some really good officiating. Also saw 1 guy give a travel signal for a spot throw-in violation. Saw a team request a timeout when they didn't have one. Officials assessed the T, and then put the ball right back in play. Coach never asked for the timeout after the freethrows were shot. I aksed the official about it later (I knew him), and he said they talked about it after the game and realized they never granted the timeout. This was in the AAA girls game and the defending champs blew a 15 point lead with 7 minutes to go (stopped playing defense) and then tried to stall with a 2 point lead and 2:35 to go -- lost by 5.