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Originally posted by devdog69
If my assignor tells me I had better have a whistle, I will either work elsewhere or ignore him and wait til he quits calling me. IMO, he is hiring me to use MY judgement, either live with it or don't hire me.
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Agreed, but for those they say they will not call a charge under the basket (or even call it a block), it's not a matter of using their judgement but a matter of using their own rules. I think we probably all agree that making up your own rules is not acceptable.
I had a partner recent call a block on a kid who had taken a position under the basket. The kid had been in position so long, he was growing roots. The coach asked him what he did. Partner responded (from the middle of the floor where many people could here it) "He was under the basket." Unfortunately for him, the coach knew the rules and called him on it (rather respectfully though). He repeated it only to have the coach still question it. He eventually change is reason that the defender was falling away. He actually wasn't and even if he was, it was still the wrong call. The coach again questioned him on it this. Partner eventually shrugged his shoulder and smiled.
The sad thing is that he thinks it should be called that way.
Wed Jan 15, 2003, 08:01pm
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