Originally Posted by MNFats
I've always hated the "it wasn't my call" stuff. I get it. I do. But it happened to me last week when one of our guys got fouled going to the basket. No call. Next stoppage I asked the ref why there wasn't a call. His response was, "I saw the foul, but I can't call it because it's his call (nodding towards the other ref).
If you see a foul, or an infraction of some kind, you should call it.
I know that's not how it works, but it drives me crazy.
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'Ball watching' is a mortal sin in basketball officiating...so is throwing your partner under the bus. I'm not saying the ref you talked to was right or wrong, but I will say he's an idiot for saying what he did.