Ok peoples, I was reffing a tournamnet game tonight with a well respected/experience offical in my area, who happens to be a coach as well. As an aside, i once played for him . Anyways, we're flying along just smoothly... 2nd half. Team A commits 3 quick fouls. A time out is called... we stoped to converse briefy on our way to our positions, and my partner said " let's look for one on white, not make one up... but look for one". I asked, why? He said that it's kind of game manangment. I said what happens it A commits 6, and B comitts 0. He said, well you'd have a tough time selling that to the coach, which I agree to, to a certain extent.But, why should we focus our attention on one team, to even up the team foul count, evevn though it might not be warranted, and inturn while we're looking for the simple off-ball nudge, we could miss the rape that happens on the perimiter. I asked my partner if he was speaking from a coaches perspective,or that of an official, he just replied with the it's good game mangment speal.
My question is, am I being to moralistic?? Should the foul count influence our calls, and what we look for.
And do any of you use this same phyilosphy,or know anyone who does.. and how do you deal with it?
Thanx, Tyler
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Sat Oct 20, 2001, 01:19am
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