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Originally Posted by deecee
Sometimes officials may not have the fortitude to make such a call, who knows. Or maybe they weren't aware that a player may have been warned. Such infractions can be called by any official (usually the new T or C can make this).
There is an esteemed admin on this board who was part of such a situation and a 5 second call  . |
A delay of game situation is very different than a 5-second call where only one official is doing the counting. I have no issues with the C calling this when the C had the shooter who then went to rebound the ball and then took the ball away from the opponent and gave it to the official. It is possible that the L or new T did not see such action directly.
About a year or two ago, I called a T on a player that knocked the ball out of the hand of a thrower, after that player scored a basket and came around the thrower and hit the player and the ball. I ended up calling a T on the player from the C. If I did not do so, there would have likely been a clear turnover and my partner got screened and I saw the contact directly. It was not normally a call a C would make, but it was a saver of the situation. Sometimes these plays are no different than the ones we have directly on the court. It is about angles and positioning of what took place.
Peace