Advice on Partner

[Back In The Saddle]

Tough situation. I'd have called the T's anyway, but after his comment if I had any reservations I'd set them aside just to make a point. If you've had similar problems with this guy in the past, then it's probably time you stood your ground. As for his calling phantom stuff in your area, I can see three courses of action:

1. Ignore it. Get in, get done, get out.
2. At the first time out or other break tell him that you'll stay in your area and you expect him to stay in his.
3. Take the somewhat facetious suggestion posted here recently and when he makes a phantom violation call in your area: blow your whistle, overrule him, and put the ball back in play before he has a chance to object.

I'd try #1. As long as his phantom calls don't affect the game, you're good. If his calls start to affect the game, I'd go to #2. If that didn't work, I'd imagine myself doing #3 just to make myself smile when it got bad, and go back to doing #1.

I'd also ask the assignor not to put this bozo with you any longer.