Too unaware of the score?

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Rich

I know how to behave in public.

Then you are way above me!

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Rich

Knowing the EXACT score is completely meaningless. I'd probably tell the evaluator that I'm an official, not the scoreboard operator. I know if it's close -- I know if a team's made a run. I don't know it's 43-41 home team when we're midway through the third quarter.

And possession arrow? That's kept at the table -- what it says on the scoreboard is completely unimportant to me.

I'm also not interested in the exact score. I try to have a handle on the relative score. How much a team is up by is far more important than how many points they have.

[Indianaref]

I may not know the score in the game but I do know the differencial.

[Tio]

I think you need to have a feel for the game... this doesn't mean knowing the exact score, but you should have a feel for big runs as it could lead to a timeout or change in strategy. You should have a feeling for the differential especially late in the game when there is a huge difference between a 1 and 2 possession game (or knowing if a team needs a 3 pointer at the end).

[SAJ]

I usually don't pay attention to the actual score, but try to keep a running difference in the game. Once it gets out of hand, I let it go.

I check the clock every possession change outside of the quick transition plays.

[JRutledge]

I think you should always have the idea of the tone of the game and that would include knowing what kind of score we have in the game. Not the exact score, but knowing if we have a 5 point game compared to a 30 point game. A lot of things will change by knowing this and will help you be prepared for other actions in the game. Even in a blowout, it is good to know when the winning team keeps throwing up 3 pointers and the wondering why that foul you just called was rather hard.

Peace