Thread: more patient?
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Old Mon Jan 01, 2007, 03:27am
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Of course it is nice to get some flow, but that does not mean it is my main concern. My concern is to be as consistent from start to finish. If you have to call 50 fouls, then you have to call 50 fouls. Flow is one of the last things on my mind because it largely has nothing to do with the officials. I cannot tell the players to throw the ball out of bounds, commit obvious violations or knock people on their behind every time a team has the ball.
Ah, wise words......

You must be a USC fan.

I agree completely. The players dictate the "flow". They also commit the "game interrupters". All the officials do is call 'em, hopefully equally and consistently.

Last edited by Jurassic Referee; Mon Jan 01, 2007 at 07:42am.
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