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Originally posted by Dan_ref
I'm a scoreboard watcher - also a clock watcher, shot clock watcher, possession arrow watcher, foul count watcher, table watcher, coach watcher, player watcher.
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Wow. Where do find time to be a cheerleader watcher?
Maybe it's just because I've started being anal about these things, but I hate being called over to the table because they screwed up on something. A bad table can make the floor officials look bad, even though they might not have anything to do with the mistake at all. It's so much more fun (ok, fun isn't the right word) to stop the clock and correct a shot clock, or tell the table it's two shots, not one-and-one. I think it sends a subtle message to the coaches and players that we're on top of things. I guess we all have our ways of handling it, whether it's scoreboard watching, or moving things around in your pocket to keep track of fouls (
). I've worked with people who have no clue about time, number of fouls, who's ahead, etc. We have so much more responsibility than just focusing in on a player's pivot foot.