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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:41am
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Who Was That Masked Man ???
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When we walked on the court, he gave a tweet and announced: "Sheriff's in town," with a big grin.
Transfer from Texas?
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:56am
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Transfer from Texas?
I was thinking more like Nevada!
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:59am
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I work with a guy about once a year that is not as strict with everything as the guy in the OP, but he is extremely loud. I am all for being verbal and communicating, but he makes sure the entire gym hears everything. He also gets in a hurry a lot when reporting and just generally looks frazzled.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:09pm
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If it is a close and we have a timeout, I always check the table to make sure score is right and then notify each coach that they have x amount of timeouts left. Just a courtesy.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:46pm
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If it is a close and we have a timeout, I always check the table to make sure score is right and then notify each coach that they have x amount of timeouts left. Just a courtesy.
Do you tell them how many team fouls they have?
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:49pm
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Do you tell them how many team fouls they have?
Nope. It is an accepted practice here, and every official I have worked with will do this in a close game. I really don't see the big deal.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:49pm
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If it is a close and we have a timeout, I always check the table to make sure score is right and then notify each coach that they have x amount of timeouts left. Just a courtesy.
They keep track on their bench. There is no reason to tell them before they get to zero.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:52pm
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They keep track on their bench. There is no reason to tell them before they get to zero.
What is the harm in it?
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:56pm
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What is the harm in it?
If you tell them they have one left, but the scorekeeper screwed up and they are really out of timeouts, they call their one timeout they think they have and now you get to issue a technical. Guess who gets blamed?

We aren't there to keep the book for them.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:13pm
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What is the harm in it?
It's called being Overly Officious. Or injecting yourself into a situation where you are not needed.

There is no reason to be over at a team's bench to give them information they didn't ask for.

Coaches where I work don't want officials up in their faces for no reason.
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