I'm not sure I care for that approach on a call that is simply poor judgment.

This is awful. Talk about arrogant...

I just show a little compassion. I know when I was a rookie I've made the same mistakes that I'm seeing rookies do today. Don't you remember when you first started, how nervous you were about your first few days and such? Gotta be willing to help out as long as they want to be helped out.

1. You realize that by doing this, you've thrown your partner under the bus, right? You've just let the coach know he's a rookie and/or you don't trust him. Way to go, partner.

2. When my partners call a foul in front of me, I assume they saw something I didn't and let it go. If I disagree with the call, I'll talk to him later.

3. Good grief.

No you're not, you're tossing your partner under the bus and then backing it up over him a few times.

I do actually...that would've been back in mid November of this year. I certainly hope a partner doesn't do that to me on a play they've deemed I have applied bad judgment.

When I started umpiring baseball 13 years ago, none of the veterans ever did that to me when I did kick a call (and I did). I've never done that to a rookie, it doesn't help him learn. It only undermines him.

I understand you think you're doing the right thing, but I simply cannot agree that it is the proper way to handle a situation like this.

So what does the "representing stand for?" I highly doubt it's officiating the game of basketball. Many of your reponses are ridiculous and mirror someone who enjoys the authority. I see you as a young (and to me that would be under 35) male starved for the admiration of others.

Pulling out my best Deniro (which is bad), "You talking to me?"

No the Mr "Representing"

your partner just lost all credibility once you came and talked him out of the foul. Poor choice on your part. We have all made bad calls we want back, but if my partner ever came over like you did the ambulance would be for him after the game and not gramps..;)

As a combatives instructor and being able to bench over 300lbs.....I doubt it.:cool: He had already lost any creditbility when he made a fantom call 40+ FT away right in front of me. I still say I should have let it go. But getting it right wasn't as poor of a choice as you say in my book. The only thing I did wrong was pussing out and not using the AP. The last thing you should be worried about is me telling you something everyone else saw but you.

This kind of attitude ought to keep you working freshman games for a long time.

Really? How do you figure? I work when I am open. Everything from V down to 5th grade (I like officiating basketball). Apparently you can't read. I said I should have done nothing in retrospect. I asked him if he wanted help...I didn't make him do anything. It wasn't me who said that I would need and ambulance after the game. It was some other poster.

You said:

You should not question your partner's judgment during the game. You have a chip on your shoulder. Good luck.

I'm confused.

You seemed to come here wanting feedback. Now that it doesn't agree with what you wanted to hear, you don't want it.

It ought to, but from my experience it usually doesn't....