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Old Sat Mar 21, 2009, 05:25am
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dave30 Should Be An Honorary Mythbuster ...

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Originally Posted by dave30 View Post
They shouldn't have let it come down to that one call. If they want to blame someone, blame themselves. I'm sure somebody missed a couple of free throws or a layup somewhere that kept them from winning by five or so points.
Officials are on the court to be the only unbiased arbiters of the game. Officials are not concerned with who wins or loses, but only fairness and safety. Everyone else in that gym cares about winning, and therefore cannot look at the game objectively. Players commit fouls and violations; officials view those infractions, judge the action, and then apply the rules of the game to what they had viewed. The rules then determine the penalty.
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