Great post, Eli. Especially about being aware of who has been calling fouls against which team. If I've called the last 5 fouls against white, I know I'd appreciate it if my partner jumped in and took the next white foul away from me. In fact, I make sure to mention this in my pregame. The only thing I would say about your post regards the following comment:
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Originally posted by eroe39
The perception of whether a game is called fairly or not is very important.
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I would say that the fan's perception of a fairly called game is not nearly as important as actually calling the game fairly. I couldn't care less about what the fan thinks as long as my assignor says that I called a good game. I know that on the pro level, the game is for the fans, but you and I both know that the fans don't know diddly about what a fairly called game is. So my feeling is that I go and call a fair game and let whatever chips fall where they may. Just my opinion.
Chuck