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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Are there better officials in the East? No, the top guys in the PAC12, WAC, WCC, and Mtn West can call just as well as the top guys in the East.
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I disagree. I'm not sure if you are basing your statement on opinion only, but I am saying this based on opinion, film breakdown and other factors; in the end I'm talking about call accuracy. I have been in the room when a retired NBA official (he wasn't retired at the time) broke down a game officiated by one of the "Big Dogs" from the west coast on it. Basic stuff - you have to be in the correct position to have the best chance to make the correct call. If someone is consistently hustling out of position the calls become guesses and in this case several wrong guesses. Now, that says nothing about communication skills which as I'm sure we all know can allow an official to get away with wrong calls.
I know the processes on both coasts intimately and I've been in the room with the "Big Dogs" from both coasts to hear what they have to say. I have been evaluated by officials from both coasts - and raked over the coals by evaluators from both coasts.
For the most part, what we see on TV is the same or similar: official makes a call and it is accepted the majority of the time. That doesn't really speak to call accuracy or who is better does it?