[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

I would think that for State Tournament games, they want good play callers first.

I have never heard fists or hands to the hips as a decisive reason for selecting one official over another. Someone has lost their perspective.

The pool of good play callers is larger than the available officiating slots. The guy who looks professional is going to be picked over the guy who doesn't when they are both good at play calling.

Originally Posted by APG

Sure, Joe Crawford lights to sell a call or two, but from the games I watch, but like that is highly unusual. In fact, if you look at his offensive foul calls, it's probably one of the most understated ones you'll see. The NBA, as a matter of fact, doesn't really have officials that ever go overboard.

Fair enough.