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Originally Posted by Moosie74
Coach came unglued and told me to be consistent. I talked to my partner afterward and he told me that I was right in passing on it and the coach will get over it. That really didn't sit right with me.
A couple of games later I had the same team with nearly the same scenario and a different partner. I had another foul in front of me with about 45 seconds to play and I called it. When I went by the coach he told me he appreciated me calling that foul and right or wrong I called the entire game the same way and that's what his players need.
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There's a lot to be said for consistency. However, there comes a point where everyone in the gym just wants the game to die (fans, coaches, players, and officials alike). Someone's winning 52-24, with a minute to go, you don't call that borderline shooting foul on the losing team that you probably did call in the first half when the score was 13-8. However, as stated above - call anything that's strong enough to get a reaction (i.e. the felonies).
Don't be that guy you're partner's going to talk about with his buddies later. "Dude called 7 fouls and 2 travels in the last minute of a 52-24 game. Took us 8 minutes to play that last minute when everyone on both sides just wanted to get on the bus."