Lopsided Foul Counts

[Raymond]

Depending on the coach and my mood my response could be:

• "We'll look harder" or...
• silence or...
• "That's not our fault"

Act stunned and reply "there's such a thing as lopsided foul counts?!?"

No, seriously, it would depend on the situation and coach like others have said.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Depending on the coach and my mood my response could be:

• "We'll look harder" or...
• silence or...
• "That's not our fault"

What if the score is lopsided? Do they want us to balance that out also?

[deecee]

Usually I respond with, "Get your players to stop fouling and that should help even things out."

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Depending on the coach and my mood my response could be:

• "We'll look harder" or...
• silence or...
• "That's not our fault"

Uhhh....coach, if you tell your players to play defense with the feet and not their hands, the foul count would probably be in your favor!!!!!!!

[jdmara]

Typical response is, "Coach, we honestly do not look at the foul count. We call the game as we see it. If the foul count is not equal, it's probably because one team is being more aggressive on defense."

-Josh

[Adam]

"Coach, are you accusing me of cheating?"

[rsl]

I tried this in a game the other day:

Coach: The foul count is 6 to 1. Can you watch the other team?

Ref: OK coach. Where do you think the are fouls happening?

Coach: (Slight Pause) Watch the hand checks on my guards.

Ref: OK coach, I will watch for hand checks.

The funny thing was, he had to stop and think about where
the fouls were. That let me know he was just whining about the count.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rsl

I tried this in a game the other day:

Coach: The foul count is 6 to 1. Can you watch the other team?

Ref: OK coach. Where do you think the are fouls happening?

Coach: (Slight Pause) Watch the hand checks on my guards.

Ref: OK coach, I will watch for hand checks.

The funny thing was, he had to stop and think about where
the fouls were. That let me know he was just whining about the count.

What do you do when you do not call a single hand check?

Peace

[rsl]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What do you do when you do not call a single hand check?

Peace

I didn't call any (I didn't see any) and the question was an honest one. I really wanted to know if I was missing something. In any case, I don't think I will ask the question again. The posters here are correct- better to just listen.