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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 01:30pm
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Instead pick the fouls that make both coaches think your screwing them...Hmmm I will take my chances with getting the call correct and penalizing just one player and not both.
How are you guaranteeing you are getting the call correct? You might just pick the wrong one.

The bottom line is this should not happen. It is going to be a foul 2 seconds later than blowing the whistle too quickly and not making sure you did not see your partner.

As I stated before, this would not happen in the Men's side if the officials simply followed the mechanics.

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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 01:37pm
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How are you guaranteeing you are getting the call correct? You might just pick the wrong one.

The bottom line is this should not happen. It is going to be a foul 2 seconds later than blowing the whistle too quickly and not making sure you did not see your partner.

As I stated before, this would not happen in the Men's side if the officials simply followed the mechanics.

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I agree with you...this shouldn't happen on either side if we all were adhering to the proper mechanics.

When we get together we are not going to pick the wrong one. Most of the time the primary official will make the call. The official who's primary the block/charge happened in. The primary official is the one who is going to make the call. The other official who made a call is going to give information and leave it up to the primary official to make the call.

Just like if you had a double whistle with one being a foul and the other being a violation. The officials will get together and decide which call to go with.

JR, I understand where you are coming rom..IMO,I just can't see where it would ever be better to call a double foul instead on the correct foul in this scenerio.
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I agree with you...this shouldn't happen on either side if we all were adhering to the proper mechanics.

When we get together we are not going to pick the wrong one. Most of the time the primary official will make the call. The official who's primary the block/charge happened in. The primary official is the one who is going to make the call. The other official who made a call is going to give information and leave it up to the primary official to make the call.

Just like if you had a double whistle with one being a foul and the other being a violation. The officials will get together and decide which call to go with.

JR, I understand where you are coming rom..IMO,I just can't see where it would ever be better to call a double foul instead on the correct foul in this scenerio.
That's ridiculous. A double whistle---foul and violation, are two separate acts. Both whistles may be completely correct, but the determining factor is which act came first. A single act (block/charge) with two differing interps is not the same.
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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 01:54pm
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That's ridiculous. A double whistle---foul and violation, are two separate acts. Both whistles may be completely correct, but the determining factor is which act came first. A single act (block/charge) with two differing interps is not the same.
Don't take what I was saying out of context. My point was that there was 2 whistles and the officials got together to discuss the play. I don't care if its violation/foul or foul/foul. They still got together. The fact they got together and got the right call whether it was a violation or foul is my point. It's the same principle on the BLARGE. Both coaches want the call to their advantage. There is only one player @ fault not both. Neither coach wants a double foul..
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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 02:06pm
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Don't take what I was saying out of context. My point was that there was 2 whistles and the officials got together to discuss the play. I don't care if its violation/foul or foul/foul. They still got together. The fact they got together and got the right call whether it was a violation or foul is my point. It's the same principle on the BLARGE. Both coaches want the call to their advantage. There is only one player @ fault not both. Neither coach wants a double foul..
After getting together with my partner, I always felt comfortable in telling a coach (for example) my partner had the walk, before I had the illegal screen, if that's what we had determined. I would never have felt comfortable in telling a coach my block call was better, or more informed, or more important than my partner's charge. Double foul ain't great, but it's most equitable.

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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 02:30pm
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I always felt comfortable in telling a coach my partner had the walk, before I had the illegal screen. I would never have felt comfortable in telling a coach my block call was better, or more informed, or more important than my partner's charge. Double foul ain't great, but it's most equitable.
What if your partner was absolutely sure that the defender never established a LGP. In a Women's college game it's really a easy fix. The calling official would simply tell the coach, "I'm absolutely sure your player never established a LGP..it has to be a block. About the same way you would say my partner had the foul/violation first.

If I call a double foul is the block/charge situation how is that more equitable? Your penalizing a player who doesn't deserve it. I know none of us want to admit that we are wrong but in this case, block/charge, one of us is. You think telling a coach that we have to go double fouls is better then explaining to them that we got together and we are sure such and such happened and this is the way we are calling it.

Besides when ever there is a block/charge one official is sure what he/she has. In the men's game even though one official is sure, it doesn't matter. Because his partner had a brain fart he has to go double foul. Its just awful hard for me to believe that any of us would like to do that if we knew that we had the right call!!!
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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 02:43pm
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What if your partner was absolutely sure that the defender never established a LGP. In a Women's college game it's really a easy fix. The calling official would simply tell the coach, "I'm absolutely sure your player never established a LGP..it has to be a block. About the same way you would say my partner had the foul/violation first.

If I call a double foul is the block/charge situation how is that more equitable? Your penalizing a player who doesn't deserve it. I know none of us want to admit that we are wrong but in this case, block/charge, one of us is. You think telling a coach that we have to go double fouls is better then explaining to them that we got together and we are sure such and such happened and this is the way we are calling it.

Besides when ever there is a block/charge one official is sure what he/she has. In the men's game even though one official is sure, it doesn't matter. Because his partner had a brain fart he has to go double foul. Its just awful hard for me to believe that any of us would like to do that if we knew that we had the right call!!!
If you both see different things, how are you going to decide who is right and who is wrong?

I had a block charge years ago in a 2 man game and I had the PC foul and my partner called the block. My partner did not have the angle to see the push off by the ball handler. At that time we had never worked together (I have worked with this official several times since) and we obviously did not see the same thing. Now I think I was right, but I completely understood why he felt he was right as well. The double foul takes the guessing out of the call. Once again, if you do not want this to happen, take your time.

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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 02:47pm
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What if your partner was absolutely sure that the defender never established a LGP. In a Women's college game it's really a easy fix. The calling official would simply tell the coach, "I'm absolutely sure your player never established a LGP..it has to be a block. About the same way you would say my partner had the foul/violation first.

If I call a double foul is the block/charge situation how is that more equitable? Your penalizing a player who doesn't deserve it. I know none of us want to admit that we are wrong but in this case, block/charge, one of us is. You think telling a coach that we have to go double fouls is better then explaining to them that we got together and we are sure such and such happened and this is the way we are calling it.

Besides when ever there is a block/charge one official is sure what he/she has. In the men's game even though one official is sure, it doesn't matter. Because his partner had a brain fart he has to go double foul. Its just awful hard for me to believe that any of us would like to do that if we knew that we had the right call!!!
Because as a crew, you've already proven you're not sure. Two people in stripes saw the exact same play differently, and whistled such.

For what it's worth, Marshall and Williams didn't seem particularly non-plussed about the double foul result in the Carolina game last night. Seemed to understand the rule-Marshall gave a half-hearted wave-off afterward. Went about as well as a blarge can go.

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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 02:12pm
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That's ridiculous. A double whistle---foul and violation, are two separate acts. Both whistles may be completely correct, but the determining factor is which act came first. A single act (block/charge) with two differing interps is not the same.
How are you going to say what took place first when this is strictly a judgment call? You make it sound like there would be absolutely no disagreement on this. BTW, if the judgment is whether someone was in LGP or not, it would not be about what was first.

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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 02:20pm
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How are you going to say what took place first when this is strictly a judgment call? You make it sound like there would be absolutely no disagreement on this. BTW, if the judgment is whether someone was in LGP or not, it would not be about what was first.

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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 03:22pm
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When we get together we are not going to pick the wrong one.
Can you say that with certainty?
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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 03:27pm
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Can you say that with certainty?
No, but my chances of getting it right are far greater then calling a double foul. One thing is for sure, if I call a double foul then I would be wrong 100% of the time.
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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 03:30pm
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No, but my chances of getting it right are far greater then calling a double foul. One thing is for sure, if I call a double foul then I would be wrong 100% of the time.
Wouldn't it be 50% wrong 100% of the time?

At least those odds are set in stone. In the Women's game you can't really give the odds because a dominant personality can trump someone who is right.
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Old Fri Nov 17, 2006, 11:28am
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How are you guaranteeing you are getting the call correct? You might just pick the wrong one.

The bottom line is this should not happen. It is going to be a foul 2 seconds later than blowing the whistle too quickly and not making sure you did not see your partner.

As I stated before, this would not happen in the Men's side if the officials simply followed the mechanics.

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This wouldn't happen at all if we all followed the proper procedures, would it? Bottom line is we don't. It has happened in two DI men's games already and it's the first week. I'm sure it has happened in a women's game as well, we just don't have the coverage of it. IT HAPPENS.
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Old Fri Nov 17, 2006, 11:32am
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This wouldn't happen at all if we all followed the proper procedures, would it? Bottom line is we don't. It has happened in two DI men's games already and it's the first week. I'm sure it has happened in a women's game as well, we just don't have the coverage of it. IT HAPPENS.
Your right. Its always preventable. The point is that it happens and it will always happen. The debate has been... which way is the best way to handle it after it happens?
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