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Originally Posted by ChuckS
During my perusing the archives, I came across this (from 2012):
Q. Any pointers on improving OOB calls?
A. Sell it.
I bring this up because in the final minute (regulation) of last night’s Duke/Kansas game, the Lead official really tried to sell his OOB call, but it got overturned on video review. With the possibility of a review there, might it have been better NOT to try to sell it? Or better yet, in a case like that, why not just stop the clock, and go right to the review, if you know it’s very close and under 2 minutes? (I realize this might require a rule change) I don't watch enough NCAA to know the answer, I just felt bad for the guy.
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There was one specific angle that shows the Duke player touched the ball last with both his right and left hands.
As for "selling", I'm not a big fan of that phrase, or at least the definition of it by most officials. Most officials define selling as going overboard with signals. I define selling as giving additional information to back up your call (i.e: tip signal; pointing to the leg; verbal statements).
As for this play, the official exhibited his normal level of exuberance.