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...Diehl says he must be lax about a partner's lapses, "you're not supposed to steal calls from a partner. That's a cardinal sin. It's a thing where you get upset but its something you keep to yourself...
While the two teams feel themselves out at the start of a game, Diehl is asking himself "are they pressing, using a 1-3-1, or a box and one? Once you figure out the style of play," he said, "you can prepare yourself as to where the action takes place...
...Diehl is more matter of fact. "It bothers you," he says. "But I feel it's so long since I made...
...common belief that the homecourt advantage sways officials because they are loath to rile the clambering multitude has little credibility with either Hannon or Diehl. "It doesn't bother me" says Hannon, "if you make the call right away, at least you're calling what you're seeing. You're like a salesman out there and you've got to make the two teams assured of what you're doing...
...Diehl sums up his gutty brand of no-holds-barred officiating when he says "I think most officials have suicidal tendencies anyway. If a foul's there, it's there...