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Originally posted by zebraman
how many times have you made the absolute right call and you caught hell for it by coaches? You have much more to worry about then just missing a rule, you have to sell your
calls too.
Rut,
My number one concern is to get the call right. If a coach "gives me hell" because he does not know the rulebook, he is in the wrong - not me.
Are you implying that it's OK to not be an expert on the rules if you have the ability to "B.S." a coach into thinking you know the rules when you really don't?
Z
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It is not about "BS'ing" anyone. Whether you want to believe or not. Whether it has happen to you or not, you can be complete correct and you will still have to convince, sell, or whatever adjective you want to use or just be confident about your decisions.
Look, this is a personal preference for me. If you need to work with guys that only have 95 and above on a test score to feel confrontable, the so be it. Unfortunately official have all kinds of talents that they bring to the table. Some are better at one thing over another. I myself have many things I need to work on and it ranges from rules application to court demeanor. I just told you what I perfer in a partner when and if I had a choice. Often times rules knowledge or application is something that a crew has to get right together. Unless you mess up a rule on a block/charge or verticality, but judgement has a lot to do with that to me. But the how many times we shoot on Intentional Fouls and who is shooting those shots is usually something that the crew needs to get right, not just the official that made the call. I had two situations last year that involved correctable error situation, and none of the 4 coaches had a clue what was right or what was wrong. We did both the correct way, but I still had to explain it. My partner and I still had to stay calm and handle it. But then again maybe it is just me.
I really do not understand what you want me to say. You have one way of thinking, I have another. I am still going to feel the same way long after this conversation, and I am sure you will feel the same too. And I have read the very same thing in many publications and Referee Magazine or heard assignors and much more experienced officials than I am at this stage talk about the very same thing. We are just not going to agree, that is OK ya know.
Peace