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Originally posted by Nate1224hoops
Player A fouls player B...Official reports foul on player D. This happened in my game on Saturday. My best player just so happens was player A. Somehow the official got mixed up and gave the foul to someone away from the ball, which was fine by me. However the official scorekeeper tried to correct the official by saying "didnt you mean player A." My question is is this legal? Can a scorekeeper try to influence an in game official to change a call??
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The official scorekeeper is part of our team. I have no problem with what that official scorekeeper did. He/she wasn't trying to influence an official, just trying to help them get the right call. I wish all scorekeepers were that alert.
As a coach who is teaching his players sportsmanship as well basketball, I'd think you'd want the officiating team to get it right. I KNOW you'd want to get it right if the other team's best player had fouled and the officials gave it to a different player.
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[Edited by zebraman on Dec 14th, 2005 at 10:53 AM]