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Originally Posted by Tim C
OK, Oregon uses two person crews for all games at all times for all genders completely through the state championship games.
Cameron will come here and will say he sees a change coming (that means for the first time Oregon has developed a committee to review going to 3 person crews) the sticking point is Title 9 and GV.
As an ex-basketball official (for 25 years) I see no advantage at all in the extra official in 99% of high school games that I have observed over the past five years.
Just sayin"
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I worked in Portland for 8 years - before that several years in California and other states - all 2 man. I didn't know anything about 3-man so I figured 2-man was just fine. Then I moved to Texas and learned 3-man and work both 2 and 3-man depending on the size of the schools involved. There's NO WAY that 2-man is sufficient. I hate working 2-man for any boys varsity game. It's impossible to see everything.
One thing I will say is that the level of talent in Oregon is lower than some of the other areas I've been. Certainly here in Dallas, the talent and skill level is significantly higher than in Portland. So I can see why someone who has never worked 3-man would have the illusion that 2-man is enough, but I do not see how anyone would be so arrogant as to admonish 3-man when they have never worked it, or have never worked high level boys basketball.