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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Thanks so much for sharing your do-whatever-you-want philosophy on officiating with us. It was so insightful. Of course, it conveniently has the advantage that anything which you chose to do can never be criticized as incorrect.
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The game is on the court, not in the book. The book is a summary of the game, attempting to describe the game and the way it is to be played but only so much can be put on paper without it becoming the Library of Congress. There will always be subleties, concepts and philosophies of the game that never get in the book. You can choose to call the game or call the book, your choice, but to call a good game, you need to know the game itself...in addition to the book.