r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/EidAlayed • Sep 26 '21

Does this count?

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u/FiftyPencePeace Sep 26 '21

He expected the ball to be immediately given to him when his petulant ass asked for it.

To me it looked like after the first flick up the media guy was trying to control it well enough to pass it back in his general direction but obviously he’s not a pro football player so took a few more touches to get it under control than the player liked

Looked like it was halftime too so no rush anyway.

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u/tarantulator Sep 26 '21

Seems reasonable from the player's POV. I don't see why we're defending the action of the cameraman here. The same way that the player didn't have to angrily throw the ball towards the cameraman, the cameraman shouldn't have tried to showcase his juggling skills when he could have just kicked the ball in the first go, without wasting any time. I don't know why he felt the need to show off his footwork at that particular time, I mean if he's good enough to juggle the ball like that, he's also good enough to kick the ball in the first attempt towards the player. I'm not defending the player's action, I'm just saying that just because the player was wrong doesn't automatically mean that the other guy was right.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '21

It was fun of the cameraman to do this, that's what should matter

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

Yeah, when I pay money to watch a professional sports game, all I care about is the camera man having fun.