Timekeeper sneaking in subs

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

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Question for Eastshire: Team B is down by over 40 with less than a minute to play. Team A scores, And team B inbounds to their backup point guard who proceeds to travel before getting his dribble started 80 feet from the basket with no defender anywhere near him...are you going to call that travel?

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I don't know about you, but I've been taught not to stare at the dribbler in this situation but to look up the court and find the first defender. So no, I'm not watching his feet and no I'm probably not going to see the travel well enough to call it. If you choose not to believe that, that's fine, but it is the truth.

What defender? There is no defender in sight. Again, an official who makes up excuses.

Originally Posted by Eastshire

If calling the game according to the rules means I don't "progress," that's just fine by me. I'm not in this gig for the glory of the games I get. I'm in it because I like sports and I enjoy the work.

Glory of the games? Is that your euphenism for progressing and getting higher paying games?