Thread: Tallest Partner
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Old Tue Jan 20, 2009, 10:35am
Raymond Raymond is offline
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Originally Posted by Amesman View Post
No doubt how you carry yourself and enforce the rules makes a world of difference, but do others agree with knockitoff's observation that, all things being equal, tall officials seem to get more respect/slack from coaches? (players too?)
It probably makes a difference concerning how likely a fan/player/coach is to confront an official after a game or away from the court.

But during a game I think how you carry yourself makes more of a difference. I've seen tall officials catch a lot of grief.
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