Mon Aug 20, 2001, 12:16pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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Well, me too!
[QUOTE] Originally posted by Brian Watson
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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by Brian Watson
Brian,
It's hard to get lost on the floor (with whomever you work), if you both, or all three, are working from the same manual.
I really dislike partners that report the fouls that I call in order to save me a switch, or some steps; partners that call shooting fouls on clean blocks; partners that call blocking fouls on PC's; partners that visit with fans; partners that walk around during time-outs.
If you like working with those boys, more power to you.
You must be a Saint.
mick
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These are not the types of guys I am talking about, guys like this drive me nuts as well. I mean that when you travel to and from games and work with the same person or persons over and over in the winter and summer you develop habits that you won't have with other people.
I worked with a good friend for my first 5 years. After awhile I took certain things for granted. How to handle double whistles, how much help he needed on press situations, his level of tolerance before he drops a T (when I needed to get him away from the benches). Just a lot of things that you go over in a pregame that we didn't have to because they were second nature to us.
I now work with many different people, but I do work better with some, and these are who I try to schedule the majority of may games with. I guess I now have 8 or 9 partners rather than just one.
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Brian,
I can enjoy working with any the mechanically perfect official... even Bob Jenkins.
I guess the question is are they enjoying my game?
( Actual partners need not reply) 
mick
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