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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
I disagree.
NBA officials are very good, there's no doubt about it. However, a new official can learn things he'll have to un-learn as he moves up to high school ball if he's not aware of the mechanics differences. So watch them, especially how they handle themselves. But be aware that not everything they do should be emulated at lower levels.
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There are a lot of things we can all learn from NBA Officials. It is still officiating despite what many think. Their mechanics and philosophies on calls are different, but it is still basketball.
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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
As for rotating, the college officials I've talked to and the camps I've attended teach walking across the key. You should rotate early enough that you don't need to run to beat the ball. Plus, you should be officiating as you go, and that's easier to do if you are walking briskly rather than running. The NBA system may teach a different philosophy, and keep in mind that it's an altogether different level of ball, but it's unfair to say that college officials walk because they don't care. They walk because their bosses tell them to and my observation has been that they rarely get beat.
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NCAA Men's rotation philosophy is not to run during rotations. That is the philosophy in the NBA and NCAA Women's Officiating. It is not about caring, it is about what is taught and expected. The running philosophy is new. NBA officials used to walk slower than NCAA officials during rotations.
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