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Originally Posted by btaylor64
I love the thought process that most people have about judging each play on its own merit, that is great and i believe in it. If some people thought that a block/charge was hard and you thought it was not a 50/50 play by any means, then by all means call it like you see it and I believe this should be the way it is way way more often than not.
I believe this does not fall under the 50/50 play principle.
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Sorry, Ben, but I personally do not believe in any 50/50 play principle. That's just a cop-out imo. It's either a block or a charge and any good, experienced official can and will make that call based on it's merits only without worrying about whether the play was close enough to be labeled a....horrors.... 50/50 play.
Sometimes you can analyze yourself into a coma instead of just officiating the damn game to the best of your personal abilities. I honestly believe that is currently the NBA's biggest problem when it comes to officiating. They've forgotten that their officials are actually smart enough and good enough to do a game without having to be second-guessed and and analyzed to death. What separates the good official from the great official is usually judgment, and if you try to remove that judgment factor, then all you will do is reduce both of them to being mediocre. And things like 50/50 principles are a good example of that.
As usual, jmo.