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Originally posted by ace
NBA mechanics are NOTHING like college and HS mechanics,
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Um, nothing? College officials use the "flex" rotation, just like the NBA. College officials send the calling official table-side for all free throws, just like the NBA. NCAAW officials report with the "walk and talk" mechanic, just like the NBA; and also use the fist punch to indicate an "offensive" foul. Many of the signals are the same between the two sets of mechanics. There are obviously a lot of differences, but it's a stretch to say that they're "nothing" alike.
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getting the best angle to see a play is VERY IMPORTANT
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And it's not important in HS and college?
The fact is, Juulie, the NBA wants rotations much more quickly than the NCAA calls for them. The NCAA says you rotate when the ball settles below the FT line extended. The NBA says you rotate almost as soon as the ball crosses the middle of the court. They want two officials on the ball-side if at all possible.
So in your situation, the Lead recognized that he needed a rotation. Additionally, once he makes that rotation, he was going to be responsible for the 3-point shot from the corner. That's part of the Lead's primary in NBA coverage. So he needed to rotate
and get very wide to officiate a deep 3-point shot as quickly as possible. So maybe he felt that he couldn't get there unless he ran.
In general, I think you make a valid observation. Running across the lane is usually not approved. However, it's not "verboten". As we always say, you do what you need to do in order to call the play. In this play, maybe the official just felt that's what he had to do to get the position he needed.
As for cupping the hands, I've seen it but never done it. I'm short enough that when I blow the whistle, I'm right around the level of the players on the floor anyway
Seriously, I get into the pigpile in a pretty big hurry, so I don't feel it's necessary to "direct" the whistle at the pile. I'm already there.
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FYI: The rules for Shaq are the same for everyone else.
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While the written rules are no different when Shaq's on the court, I think a lot of NBA officials will tell you that it's very difficult to apply them in a consistent manner when he's playing. Advantage/disadvantage becomes very difficult. Shaq's so big that he can (and does) absorb a LOT of contact without being disadvantaged. So do you let him get beat up just b/c he's not disadvantaged? Or do you call a couple of "ticky-tack" fouls to try and keep guys from being draped all over him for the whole game? Do you call an offensive foul when he backs down his defender, even tho the contact is relatively light? He's so big, he can just move them, without really pushing very hard. So is that a foul? The rules are there, but it's very hard to apply them fairly to both sides.