Rookie Question

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by Rizzo21
I respectfully disagree a bit here. The guys that play are mostly in their 30's and 40's and seem open to someone who knew what they were talking about. If I had known the ruling and stepped in, I believe they would have listened. I suppose it depends on the crowd though and what's at stake (you play two games and leave the court win or lose so it wasn't TOO intense).

I concur...there's a group of friends that I play with who now turn to me and ask "is that right" when someone does call something unusual. In the beginning, my comments were not well accepted (didn't cause a problem but just not believed) until they realized that my "rulings" just as often were against the team I was on as they were for.

They know they'll get a straight answer from me no matter if it goes for or against the team I'm on. The fact that I'll just as readily give up the ball yields a lot of credibility to what I say. They now trust me and have actually asked several question on some of the common myths.