Pregames

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by TheOracle

Anything you would do as a table crew to try and be really good is nothing but a positive. Great table crews can be a tremendous asset to officials. Bad table crews can make things inconvenient for an official, but cannot hurt them.

Great table crew: odds 1:1,000,000

Bad table crew: odds 1:100

Or does someone have different odds?

Basically as I see everything (sorry if sounding like a perfectionist), every game is the state final.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Great table crew: odds 1:1,000,000

Bad table crew: odds 99:100
Or does someone have different odds?

Basically as I see everything (sorry if sounding like a perfectionist), every game is the state final.

Your odds on a bad table crew aren't even close. 99% of the table crews I have are good.

I wouldn't even notice if they're great, to be honest, as nothing normally happens that would separate a good table crew from a great one.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Your odds on a bad table crew aren't even close. 99% of the table crews I have are good.

I wouldn't even notice if they're great, to be honest, as nothing normally happens that would separate a good table crew from a great one.

I was just making estimated odds, hence why I asked for other's odds.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by chseagle

I was just making estimated odds, hence why I asked for other's odds.

I knew you were estimating, but you had them backwards, IMO.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I knew you were estimating, but you had them backwards, IMO.

I agree.

As far as the table crew having their own pregame, it depends on the situation. If it's the same crew that's worked together frequently, there's not really much need. On the other hand, if there's someone new or that you haven't worked with in a while, there's certainly no harm in taking a few seconds to make sure you're all on the same page.

[Juulie Downs]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I knew you were estimating, but you had them backwards, IMO.

I divide table crews into two categories, a) Good Enough and b)Not Good Enough. At the freshman level, that's all the distinction I need. With a little attention from me for the very inexperienced people, I almost always have Good Enough. I can only think of a couple situations in 11 years that I would call Really Bad. So I'd agree that the odds are 99% in favor of Good Enough.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I knew you were estimating, but you had them backwards, IMO.

If you go back & look at my posting about the odds, I changed it to correspond to what you told me.