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Originally Posted by tomegun
You are probably underestimating what a good/great performance is at that level.
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That's possible, I suppose. But do you really think that if you blew 2 out of every 10 block/charge calls, you'd be considered a "great" official?
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Or perhaps you are of the opinion that if Official X calls a call, it must be right because of where he's been and what he's done.
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No, honestly, I don't think that. I understand that all kinds of things contribute to getting an official hired at that level. But at some point, you have to be able to call plays. And to say that 80% correct is "great" means that some lower percentage like 60% would be considered good or acceptable. And I just can't see how that's possible.
Here's another thing to consider. Not all of our calls gets whistles. We probably have 6-8 calls per possession when it comes to legal dribbles, or incidental contact after a pass, or legal/illegal screens. If you consider all those calls in a game, I think the percentage has to be a lot higher than 80% to be great.
If you're only talking about whistles, then it might be a little lower to be great, but 80% still seems low to me.