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Originally Posted by bainsey
Last night, BJV. Good game, a little physical, visitors leading by 1 at halftime.
Third quarter, I'm doing my job, keeping my focus, pretty much business as usual. Nothing out of the ordinary is happening. Three minutes left in the third, visitors call time out. I report the time out, and glance at the scoreboard. Home team now up 19.
I go to my partner to confirm the halftime margin. Now, home is up 19? How did that happen?
I suppose what I'm asking is whether it's possible to be TOO unaware of the score. On the floor, I'm only concerned about positioning, accuracy, etc. I don't concern myself with the scoreboard, unless it's the last minute, or if a team is reaching 7/10 fouls. Meanwhile, one team is going on a massive run, and I'm just not noticing it. When a team scores, the only thing I think about in that moment is transitioning back.
Would you call this normal or excessively focused to the point of blinders?
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It's a little excessive. You don't need to really know the score too early in the game, but you need to be aware of runs because that's when a coach might want a TO.
Near the end of the game, you need to know the score (well, the difference) so you can anticipate when a team might be more aggressive, might hold the ball, etc.