[mplagrow]

I used to pride myself on being slow to give the technical. I put up with a lot of guff for a few years. When I learned how to use it as a game management tool, which is there for a reason, I look at it as a necessary part of the game. It's not a call like other calls, which is why guys like to talk about it. Few people put posts on this board saying, "Let me tell you about the illegal dribble I called tonight!" But it does have its time and place, and I feel that I am a better official for using it judiciously when needed. I used to think I was a better official for NOT using it. I was wrong.