Flopping

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Jeff, I'm not talking about simply what a coach thinks. I'm also not talking about going over to the coach and telling them my partner screwed up. I'm talking about the credibility of an official that outright lies about their call. I'm talking about this situation. If one of my partners lies about a call, our whole crew has been affected. If I know he made up this call, how do I know he doesn't make up other calls? Should I start watching his area? How do I know he got the proper shooter for the FT, and not just picked out any player because he wasn't watching? Damn! I just missed a call because I'm too busy thinking about these things. The overall perfomance of the crew, and the trust level between crew members has come down a couple of notches.

I personally do not care whether a coach thinks I lied to them or not. I do not worry about what coaches ultimately think. They already think you lie and cheat, so what is another conversation going to do to change that opinion?

And if my partner sees something and I disagree with it, you damn right I am going to lie to save my partner. My partner is my friend, not a coach. Coaches will sell you out all the time even when you are completely honest with them.

Stop worrying about credibility that you have with coaches. If you lose credibility just because of one conversation the coach is worry too much about you and not their team.

JMO.

Peace