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Originally Posted by jkjenning
. I would think the "talking heads" would be treated with a bit more ambivalence by officials - we overlook ignorance everytime we step on the court, so why should we let their ignorance be so inciteful?
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That's easy to answer.
These characters are paid thousands and thousands of dollars to provide play by play and color commentary. There's no reason they shouldn't be able to study the rules and gain a better understanding of how to apply them. Billy Packer has been broadcasting games for over 35 years. At some point, you would have thought that he would have purchased a damn rule book. But I'd bet a game fee he doesn't own one.
Further, they pass on their ignorance to millions of viewers, making the job of every official more difficult. We don't face people with that type of power "everytime we step on the court."