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tjchamp Mon Nov 23, 2009 04:48pm

We are a biased bunch aren't we?
 
What do you think of this study?

Study: College referees hold home-team bias - ESPN

Back In The Saddle Mon Nov 23, 2009 05:02pm

Check out the other seven discussions about it. ;)

Adam Mon Nov 23, 2009 05:17pm

Wow. This is getting funny now.

Back In The Saddle Mon Nov 23, 2009 05:29pm

This study may be getting more air play on officiating discussion boards than any other place. Ironic.

26 Year Gap Mon Nov 23, 2009 05:30pm

my first thought
 
What is this 'we' stuff?

icallfouls Mon Nov 23, 2009 05:47pm

They left out one of the more intriguing statistics. The winning team only wins 50% of the time.

tjchamp Mon Nov 23, 2009 05:51pm

I guess I should have checked before I posted. I noticed the date on the article, and thought it was current news, and I haven't checked the board in awhile.

Adam Mon Nov 23, 2009 05:59pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by icallfouls (Post 637813)
They left out one of the more intriguing statistics. The winning team only wins 50% of the time.

That's a travesty.

Back In The Saddle Mon Nov 23, 2009 06:04pm

Ah, but in every game 50% of the teams win, and 50% lose. That's just as Dr. Naismith designed the game, in it's purity. Any well-informed student of the game (especially those that played some college basketball or who referee locally) can easily and naturally extrapolate that 50% of the fouls should be called on each team. ;)

BillyMac Mon Nov 23, 2009 09:46pm

Do You Want Us To Even Up The Score Too ???
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle (Post 637822)
Any well-informed student of the game (especially those that played some college basketball or who referee locally) can easily and naturally extrapolate that 50% of the fouls should be called on each team.

That's why when the coach points out that the foul count is eight to one, we make sure to call the next seven fouls on the other team, to even up the count. That's our job. It's in the Coach's Book O' Basketball Rules, so you know it's true.

CMHCoachNRef Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:20pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 637852)
That's why when the coach points out that the foul count is eight to one, we make sure to call the next seven fouls on the other team, to even up the count. That's our job. It's in the Coach's Book O' Basketball Rules, so you know it's true.

Does this fit under the most misunderstood rules category?

Pirate Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:24pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by icallfouls (Post 637813)
They left out one of the more intriguing statistics. The winning team only wins 50% of the time.

Actually, I thought the winning team won 100% of the time ;)

Back In The Saddle Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:35pm

It falls under "they'll never understand no matter how long we try to explain it" ;)

aceholleran Tue Nov 24, 2009 04:14am

I'm a baseball guy, some years remnoved from doing hoops, but this is just absurd.

grunewar Tue Nov 24, 2009 05:57am

Quote:

Originally Posted by aceholleran (Post 637893)
I'm a baseball guy, some years removed from doing hoops, but this is just absurd.

The article or our discussion about it? :D


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