Would this have any impact?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Did the game get better after you talked him down? If so, then you did the right thing. If not? Then you learned a lesson, and next time you'll give him a little shove.

while I think that's a good rule of thumb for looking back, I don't think it can be seen as the only criteria for determining whether you made the right call. Sometimes, we call the T that needs called and the game still goes into the crapper. Others, perhaps Rich's example, we can avoid the necessary T and the game still stays manageable.