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Originally posted by Dan_ref
Oh boy. You might have done something like this:
- blow the whistle to get everybodys attention, especially his.
- huddle with him. Alone. Away from anyone else.
- In a calm manner explain to him that you were on top of
the play and there was no violation. Explain why. Don't
argue with him, if he disagrees tell him he's got to trust
you on this but the violation won't stand. If he still
disagrees remind him that while he was 50 feet away from
the play you were only 5 feet away from it and there was no
violation. Don't argue, smile, look calm.
- Your partner then declares his whistle to be inadvertent
and you play on.
- If he won't give up the call then let it go, you've done
your best but don't get into a fight on the court. After
the game might be another story 
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Dan,
If this happens to me, I can only bite harder on my Fox.
However, if this call became a point of distraction emanating from the bench, and I was called into the mix, then I would feel obliged to take your course of action.
We had one like that last night. C reached across the floor for an incorrect over-and-back 4' in front of me. We went the other way, and then straightened out the interpretation in the officials room at half-time.
Yeah, if anyone knew the rule, the whole crew looks bad. But what are the chances?
mick