I blew the call....

[ranjo]

T or no T I won't comment on. We all have our own tolerance level and all types of considerations to take into account at any given level of play.

The point I want to make is:

YOU DID NOT CAUSE THE COACH OR HIS TEAM TO WIN OR LOSE THE GAME BECAUSE OF ONE MISSED TRAVEL!!!

The game is won or loss during the whole game while we are constantly making judgement calls about what to penalize and what to let go. As officials, we don't travel, double dribble, palm the ball, make substitutions, set the type of defense, take dumb shots,throw the ball away, miss shots or free throws, (you add on from here). Everybody remembers that last shot or whatever that happens at the end of a close game, but that's not what wins or loses games.

As soon as I got that in my head, I was able to relax more and make better judgements at the end of a close one.