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Originally posted by Brian Watson
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(My post starts here - I can't get the indent to clear for some reason - drinkeii)
But it isn't written in any rule book - and if an assignor is basing their decisions on rules that don't exist, it is no different from officials calling the game based on their own rules, rather than the rules that exist for the game. How can you have a game when people make their own rules?
[Edited by drinkeii on Nov 26th, 2002 at 01:24 PM] [/i]
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You must have missed rules 1 and 2:
Rule 1: Your Assignor is always right
Rule 2: See Rule 1.
If you want to have a salmon day, then call the game by the book, including 3 seconds in this sitch. And, when you cannot move up, don't cry to us. If your assignor wants this called, then god bless, he/she must be the only one in the country that does.
Basically some very wise, experienced officials on this board are trying to help you be a better official. If you choose to not take that advice fine, but don't discount it. Quite frankly, if you were my partner and you called this, I would find a new partner. [/QUOTE]
Last I checked, there are no rules 1 and 2 in the book - actually, there are - they have to do with court dimentions and the such.
As for not wanting me as a partner because I call the game according to the rules, I would prefer not to have a partner who just makes things up as they go along... I find it very hard to explain to people when they ask about why things were and were not called to say "Well, I guess it's just because he decided he wanted to ignore this rule" or "...decided he wanted to call it even though it isn't a rule."
Also, in response to the FIBA thing, we do not operate under FIBA rules. And it certainly doesn't seem to make sense to make a set of rules, and then say "Well, but if you feel you want to ignore some or all of them under your own discretion to make it a better game, go right ahead" - so much for having any rules at all!