I might as well not have been there...

[blindzebra]

I'd have said, "Since you no-showed for game one,are you trying to make up for what you missed?"

Seriously, sometimes it happens. I do a lot of rec and youth ball with, let's say, less than quality officials. The type that blows OOB on every line, marks every three point attempt, and somehow can see that travel or foul, across the court, 50 feet away that "occurs" right in front of you.

I watch off ball at all times, even when the ball is in my primary. I'll let them get the obvious calls, but I'll get the good calls off ball.

Since your partner said to work on your mechanics, that would have been a good time to remind them that if they really want to help you get better then they need to trust you to call your area.