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Originally Posted by BillyMac
If it was a single signal, I could agree with you, but it's three different signals, closed fist, open hand, or thumbs up. These three "stop clock" signals also tell everyone; partners, players, coaches, fans, table, police officer in the corner, ladies in the concession stand; what type of call is about to be made, a foul, a violation, or a held ball.
Coaches, and fans, need this extra split second to decide whether, or not, to get ready to lay into us for a missed call against them.
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Lol, yea suppose so but the ensuing mechanic does all that and a whistle tells all of those same people that a call is about to be made. Not sure why telling them the
type that is coming matters.
Ex. A1 travels = whistle, travel mechanic
Ex. B2 fouls = whistle, foul mechanic (hold, push, etc.) (I also believe that doing the foul mechanic at the table is redundant/unecessary. Do at either spot or table, not both.)
Ex3. A1/B2 have held ball = whistle, held ball mechanic
OK, I am done with this topic. I did not mean to derail the thread. Everyone makes good points. I will continue to shove an arm in the air.
