3 man mechanic- center issue

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by zeedonk

OK, I think I phrased that badly- it's more about being in a better position to make the call- if you make a call with someone's back to you, you better be in the best position to make the call, and don't guess. Our board is trying to teach us to be in the right positon, move to improve and don't guess.

I'm OK with the "see it, call it" philosophy, I was just concerned about trying to be in the right position to make a call, and being inherently suspect about making a call from behind, unless, of course, I see it clearly and I'm not guessing- but (he laughed knowingly), if I DON'T see it and I DIDN'T see it clearly and I AM guessing- I shouldn't call anything....

I believe that a lot of officials get into trouble because they guess or anticipate a call (especially contact). Anticipation is a bad thing in officiating, always see the beginning, middle, and end of the play before blowing the whistle.

-Josh

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by jdmara

I believe that a lot of officials get into trouble because they guess or anticipate a call (especially contact). Anticipation is a bad thing in officiating,

Anticipation is a great thing in officiating basketball, as long you're anticipating the PLAY and not the CALL. You should be anticipating all the time. Anticipate when you might need to rotate; anticipate when the ball might be going to the basket; anticipate the double team in the post. If you are thinking slightly ahead of the actual play, you have a better chance of having the best position to view that play when it actually develops.

You don't want to say to yourself, "This guy's going to get fouled on his jumper", but you do want to say to yourself, "He's going to take a 3 here, I better find his feet and his defender."