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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

1) There are lots of bits of information that we carry with us that don't necessarily help us call a better game. For instance, when I work a game I make sure I say hello to the security person and that I know who has the locker room key. Does any of this let me do anything differently? No. Do I feel better having this information? Yes.

2) So now here's a question for you: what do YOU do differently by NOT knowing a player's foul status? There's gotta be something of value to you in so stubbornly ignoring a basic part of the game.

1) If you feel better knowing when a player has four fouls, then good for ya. Seriously. But, again, my point is that particular piece of information is still extraneous and unnecessary to the way that you're going to officiate the game. You admitted to that above too btw- highlighted in red.

2) I don't do ANYTHING differently whether I know a player has four fouls or not. Neither do you. And that's my point. Whatinthehell good is the information to me? Or to you really, other than making you feel better? It might be a basic part of the game, but only as that basic part relates to the player who has four fouls and his team. It doesn't really mean squat to any basic part of the game that relates to us officials(or shouldn't anyway).