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Old Thu Jan 20, 2011, 01:31pm
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Originally Posted by m&m guy View Post
why do you ask?

If there was no foul called, it doesn't show liability on the officials' part in any way as players get hurt playing the game all the time. If there was a foul called, it obviously didn't prevent the injury, as fouls are only called "after-the-fact".

Sorry, but it's a pet peeve of mine to have players, coaches and/or fans blame officials for injuries. Calling a foul (or not) has absolutley nothing to do with player actions; it is ony a reaction to what has already happened. And, what if an official does miss a call? It still would not have prevented the action from occuring.

The players themselves are the only ones directly responsible for their own actions. Second in line would be the coaches, as they have taught the players the actions that could possibly put them in harm's way ("if so-and-so guards you, drive hard to the hole every time!") officials would be much farther down the list, if they are on the list at all.
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