[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Right.

If it's "fouling at the end of the game to stop the clock and everyone knows it", then let the calling official handle it.

If it's "a close block/charge" and the calling official has alreadyhad words with the coach, let another official handle it.

It's up to the calling official to decide.

And, either way, all officials need to know what is going on before anyone else is told. This applies to 5th fouls, bonus, lenght of time outs, what happens after the TO is granted , ....

It's like this little cartoon my daughter used to watch a few years ago -- a bunny called Miffy. The moral of the story frequently was "when you rush everything goes wrong." True a lot in officiating.