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[Terrapins Fan]

My goal is to NOT be the reason a team wins or losses and I have walked away from calls like that.

Good move RS.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

My goal is to NOT be the reason a team wins or losses and I have walked away from calls like that.

Good move RS.

That is not my goal.

[maven]

"If the officials blow their whistles..." What does that even mean?

Depending on how quiet the crowd was, I probably would not have heard this statement (or part of a statement?). As a general rule, if I can't figure out what a coach is saying or implying, then it doesn't warrant my attention.

The tone or behavior might warrant a "knock it off," but the substance here does not, IMO. My usual response to "I wasn't talking to you," is "Coach, I know who you were talking to." That response is neither disputatious nor does it invite a reply.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by maven

"If the officials blow their whistles..." What does that even mean?

Depending on how quiet the crowd was, I probably would not have heard this statement (or part of a statement?). As a general rule, if I can't figure out what a coach is saying or implying, then it doesn't warrant my attention.

The tone or behavior might warrant a "knock it off," but the substance here does not, IMO. My usual response to "I wasn't talking to you," is "Coach, I know who you were talking to." That response is neither disputatious nor does it invite a reply.

+1. If that is all I hear during a timeout and I don't know the context at all, I'm not even going to address it. Now if he is pointing at me or staring at me while he's saying it and trying to act like he's talking to his team but it's obvious he is talking to me, that's a different story.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Adam

That is not my goal.

Maybe not a "goal", but do you disagree with the general statement? I think our job is to be sure the better team wins. Not the team with the better record or higher ranking, but the team that plays better within the rules of the game that night.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Maybe not a "goal", but do you disagree with the general statement? I think our job is to be sure the better team wins. Not the team with the better record or higher ranking, but the team that plays better within the rules of the game that night.

Agreed, and in this case, I'm not saying I would call the T. But the clear (to me) implication was that the T was the wrong call solely because it might affect the outcome.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Maybe not a "goal", but do you disagree with the general statement? I think our job is to be sure the better team wins. Not the team with the better record or higher ranking, but the team that plays better within the rules of the game that night.

I don't think it's our job to ensure any team wins. It's our job to enforce the rules equitably for both teams.

[maven]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I don't think it's our job to ensure any team wins. It's our job to enforce the rules equitably for both teams.

Right. Sometimes the team that plays better in every aspect of the game (except final score) loses.

We ensure that the team that wins according to fair enforcement of the rules, wins.

(And, for the record, I think this trivial statement is probably all Bob meant to say.)

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by maven

Right. Sometimes the team that plays better in every aspect of the game (except final score) loses.

then they didn't play better.