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assuming a foul that didn't happen can get you in just as much hot water as missing a foul. I'm not going to assume a foul if I saw nothing.
However, if I saw something (but not everything), I'd be more inclined to make an assumption. For example, if I saw what looked like minimal contact but then the player goes down, I might have a foul (assuming that contact may have been worse than what I saw). But like I said, if I saw no contact and a player went down, I've got nothing. |
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2) Seeing no contact is different from not seeing contact. It's the latter that's being discussed. |
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I had a similar situation last night. I was the T on a backcourt throw-in under the hoop. She inbounds and a quick pass and the ball is at the 3 point line on the other side. There is a block/charge situation, there was contact initiated by the dribbler, did the defense have LGP......ugh!
I was hustling down the floor, but was in no position to make the call. 2 person crew, so my partner was on the baseline, but had girls between him and the play. I no called it. And the coach let me know it, I explained that I didn't have a good enough look at it. Was I right to no call this? pfan ps, this is why you need 3 person ![]() |
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Understand this point. However, contact, followed by a player going down doesn't always mean that it should be a foul. It happens quite frequently that a defender attempts to draw a charge by exagerating the effect of contact. If the official sees the whole play clearly, we would have no call. My point was the same here. If I thought that the contact was minimal, and then the player goes down, you have to make an assumption. Either 1) the player went down on his/her own or exagerated the contact or 2) the contact was what caused the player to go down. In this case, I'm generally assuming option 2. In other cases (e.g. a block/charge situation), I might assume option 1.
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I take this philosophy from football but I think it applies in basketball also.
It is better to miss a foul than to incorrectly call one that isn't there. Don't guess.
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1) when the officials had a whistle, their call accuracy was 90% 2) when they did not have a whistle, their call accuracy was 50% 3) he found that the reason why the crew of John Cahill, Tom Eades, & Ted Valentine did not blow their whistle on those specific plays was because THEY COULD NOT CLEARLY SEE THE PLAY (they simply weren't going to guess). As a result, Adams has became convinced that: A) the best officials HAVE to be mobile enough to be in position to see the plays (older, heavier, slower, etc. officials have seen a dramatic decrease in their assignments). b) when you guess, you are really only 50% right. Rich, if you want to classify 95% sure as a "guess", go ahead...I don't think that is what the thread is referring to..... |
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In 2 man as the trail you have to move towards the center of the court to get an angle at plays in your primary on the opposite side of the court. There are times I have found myself in the half court circle.
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Unfortunately for John Adams, he has absolutely no control over the number or quality of assignments any official gets during the regular season. |
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Cho Cho Charlie Was His Name We Hear ...
Here in my little corner of Connecticut, we've been strongly encouraged to have a whistle on a train wreck, even if we have to guess. I real feel awkward doing this, but I'm not in charge.
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