Best way to help partner?

[Peter Devana]

I have always been taught simply to tell the official who made the call either "the ball went in" or 'the ball didn't go in" and leave it at that. It's the caller's decision to decide whether the basket scores or not. In your case had he/she not counted the basket and there was an uproar then a good official should come to his/her partner and discuss it- only if the caller is unsure.