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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
It does *not*, at face value, sound like ball-watching.
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While you are entitled to that opinion, it doesn't mean that others share it. My
guess is that he was ball hawking. I may be wrong but I don't think that it's a bad assessment.
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For goodness sakes, some of you guys act like we officiate with megaphones over our heads -- even when the ball is in the trails primary, there are many times when the ball and the ballhandler are right where the lead official is looking.
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No one has said that. It's simply better not to be staring in your partner's area. Evidently there are some differences in philosophy here but personally, I'm not going from the endline to the division line to make a palming call. #1, I'm not going to be looking out there, except as a secondary glance. #2, if the game is on the line, then he's gotta be in the game and make that call. #3, I'm not a "don't call in my area" guy. I'm not advocating that you should never call in your partner's primary. But when I'm on the endline and the ball is crossing the division line, I have no business making that call. If I do, where does it end? Can I run from the endline in the FC to the endline in the BC and call a spot violation?
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How does that improve the game or improve the officiating TEAM on the floor?
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How does going half way down the floor to make a call that your partner should have made, improve the game? Why was the partner not in a position to see the play? Why can't he make the call? You've now told everyone in the gym that he sucks and you're having to carry him. He can't do his job. And if for some reason he did see it and passed on, you've really screwed the pooch.
Do you call everything you see, even if it happens in your area? My bet is that you don't. So, why would you go the half the length of the floor to make a call that has absolutely nothing to do with your responsibility?
No one is advocating that we have to wear blinders. But there have to be limits as to what we see and what we call on the floor. Is it about appearance, as you suggest? Yes, it is to some extent. If we don't look like we know what we're doing, then yes, we lose credibility.