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Originally posted by Bart Tyson
Jurassic, Have you ever heard the trem, "...keep the starters in the game...". Starters=better play. Subs come in and want to change the game, usually not for the better.
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Bart, I've heard that many times. I also disagreed with it every single time that I heard it. An official's job is to be fair, consistent, and also call the game equally for both teams. If you're favoring any player out there, you sure aren't being fair or consistent, and you can't ever guarantee that you're calling the game equally for both teams. Heck, that's even a complaint in the NBA now, where the stars definitely do get favored.I hear officials harp constantly on advantage/disadvantage, and then in the next breath come up with a theory like this, which is the complete antithesis of advantage/disadvantage.
If any of the players want to change the game, that's completely up to the players. We're just supposed to
react to what's going on out there, not
act to influence what's going on.
Mon Feb 02, 2004, 07:02pm
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