Mon Oct 31, 2005, 06:39pm
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
But usually, a scoreboard error is just b/c the guy on the clock didn't put up a point for a made FT, and it's very simple to correct, even at lower level games.
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I guess I should start reffing in Massachusetts, instead of Oregon!!
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Juulie, you know I'm not picking on you. I'm not commenting on your officiating abilities in any way.
My point was not about where I work, but how the situation is handled. Especially at the MS and JV level, a scorebook/scoreboard discrepency should take about 30 seconds to fix.
Coach: "The score's wrong!! We should have 2 more points!!"
Tweet!!
Official to scorer: "Did you miss a basket?"
Scorer: "I don't think so."
Official: "Gotta go by the official book, Coach. Scoreboard's right. Let's play."
Or, if the scorer says there was a mistake, you just tell the coach it's under control and make the change.
In my experience, that's all it takes. If the coach has his own scorer then you take an extra 2 minutes and compare the books. If you find the discrepency, fix it. If not, play on.
I once did a HS JV game in which the scoreboard, the home book and the visitors' book all showed different scores for the visiting team. We took 2 minutes to compare the books, couldn't find anything wrong and changed the board and the visitors' book to match the home book. It honestly took all of about 2 or 3 minutes.
As always, JMO.
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Chuck -- I didn't think you were picking on me. What I meant was that it sounds as though you have better table people than we do.
I also agree that these mistakes don't take long to fix -- if you're paying attention, and address them asap. That's why I keep a close eye on the scorebaord: The problems never get out of hand.
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