Thanks for the interesting replies so far.
I agree with the philosphy that we're not there to interupt game flow. I love those blessed stretches where play is good and whistles are muted. And, I know the crowd watching is enjoying it too and you almost hate to end it all with a tweet; but, such is our job.
I also agree that it would be beneficial to be more vocal early in the game to help players understand what thier doing; and, thus will understand better when they've been tagged later in the game. However, the said officals I'm speaking of tend to do it the entire game. As long as anything is equitable between teams, and aids game flow, throughout a game I guess I wouldn't take issue with this strategy. However, the one call, the 3 sec call, I find is more crucial than some give it credit for, as some "big guns" find it. Those who camp out in the lane gain a big advantage because that area is the highest percentage field goal area on the floor i.e. easy basket and the highest percentage, per position, for offensive rebounding i.e. put backs. I rarely see any hesitation on the part of NCAA D1 or NBA officals to make this call (and, I watch far too much basketball). Thought I would just interject these thoughts as the the tread flows i.e. this is better than actually working today and watching 3 inches, per hour, of white crap fall outside my office here in Syracuse. Again, thanks for the input on my post.
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