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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
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.
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JR,
Not trying to be sarcastic in any way but you are telling me that you have never had a block charge play that was so hard to distinguish that it could have went either way... Easily. If you haven't then you are the most fortunate man in the history of basketball.
At the level I work these men are unbelievable athletes and make it hard as hell to ref sometime. And in just this year I have seen so many bang bang block charge plays! I believe 9.5/10 you should be able to distinguish but there are those rare times when they are just hard *** plays. I understand what you are saying about it being a cop-out though. I also wish I could get you to sit in on some of our pre season meetings and summer training programs. I really think you would change your mind about how we work and are taught to work.