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Originally Posted by rainmaker
Or, as very experienced, wise and humane people they remember their first few years, listen to the content and overlook the rather presumptuous tone, and smile condescendingly, knowing that he's right in what he says, even if it implies an authority not necessarily there. Knowing he'll develop a more humble tone as time goes along.
I mean what mike said isn't totally wrong, is it? We do overthink things sometimes, don't we?
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No, it isn't totally wrong and yes we do overthink things sometimes. What you posted above makes sense too, that is why I posted this:
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Originally Posted by Tomegun (the all-knowing)
In this case, I am (figuratively) shooting the messanger; the message is OK, but it is coming from someone without the basketball officiating experience to really back it up.
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You could look at it like instead of looking at him like you described I'm saving him the ridicule by telling him to zip it early on. 
P.S. I am thinking about my early years...I listened and shut up!
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Last edited by tomegun; Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 06:27pm.
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