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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 2003513" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>The old sports wisdom adage offers counsel here: Never let the game come to down to an official’s call (or calls) making the difference.</p><p></p><p>And how do you do that? Play better (than you did) for the bulk of the game. Get a lead that is unassailable. Then clamp down on the opposition.</p><p></p><p>When you allow the game to be close you are letting the officials be involved too much. I know close games are all you can muster sometimes. But when that happens it’s more productive to examine your own failures as to why you could not assert control of the game yourself.</p><p></p><p>It’s more fun to blame officials and not look at your own areas that need improvement. But until and unless your team gets to bring it’s own officials to the court you are stuck with what the fates give you. And the fates are often cruel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 2003513, member: 748116"] The old sports wisdom adage offers counsel here: Never let the game come to down to an official’s call (or calls) making the difference. And how do you do that? Play better (than you did) for the bulk of the game. Get a lead that is unassailable. Then clamp down on the opposition. When you allow the game to be close you are letting the officials be involved too much. I know close games are all you can muster sometimes. But when that happens it’s more productive to examine your own failures as to why you could not assert control of the game yourself. It’s more fun to blame officials and not look at your own areas that need improvement. But until and unless your team gets to bring it’s own officials to the court you are stuck with what the fates give you. And the fates are often cruel. [/QUOTE]
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