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[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Then why not do what I and others have said and get over there to beat the play so you can have the play coming to you instead of it going away from you and now you are trying to play catch up?

Because I'm going to do 'what I and others have said' . I'll rotate when I need to rotate. Please reread previous posts from others for their rationale.

What play am I beating? I have a good sense of what's happening on the court and this example we've been discussing, there wasn't going to be any play to 'beat'. In fact the more we discuss this, the more comfortable I am in my decision. More to the point, based on my instincts, there was no play to 'beat'. I liken this to a school crossing guard getting to his deserted corner an two hours before school gets out to 'beat' the rush.

I certainly wouldn't criticize you for rotating in this case if you feel it makes you a better official. I don't feel there is a right or wrong here. If we 'went to the videotape' we might have legitimate evidence of the urgency for a rotation but we don't.


I will say this though, it is respectable that the state of Illinois has likeminded officials

And well educated!

Can I ask what state you're from?

Well apparently those post players just "drifting" over to the post were not of enough importance to referee and get over in time to be set and referee that match up or evolving play.

Also I have grown up around basketball all my life. I started playing when I was 5, been reffing and being taught how to referee by the best in the nation at both the NBA (mainly) and the NCAA level since I was 17 and to not believe that the most action on a ball court happens around or near the ball does not, whatsoever, make basketball sense to me.

While I have said it already, I respect your opinion and I believe you respect mine, I just wish I could persuade you to change your thought process on this play, but it is what it is.