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Originally posted by bpf
Fact: The slot did not have a whistle on the play.
So if that is indeed his primary why does the lead have a whistle in his secondary when the slot doesn't? So if, as you say, he had a better look, why shouldn't we trust him to take that play??
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I think I answered this question already. It's possible that the C was officiating the blocked shot, which was clean. So he had no whistle. And that the L was officiating the body contact, which knocked the shooter to the floor, so he did have a whistle. I've been in this exact situation, personally. (Well, not exact. It wasn't Kentucky/Duke. . .)
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Just because williams goes down though doesn't mean it was the defenders fault.
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Very true. We try to teach this to newer guys. Not all contact is a foul. If the defender is within his vertical plane, even if he's off the floor, then the contact is the shooter's responsibility. Excellent point. But. . .
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Wiliams jumped into two guys leading with his shoulder and created all the contact.
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Nuh-uh. The shooter jumped toward the basket, out of his vertical plane. That's true. But the second defender came from in front of the basket and jumped into the shooter's path. There's no way that he was within his vertical plane. If you jump into the path of the airborne shooter, and there's contact, and he falls to the floor, there's no way you can say that the defense is being unfairly penalized.
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Nobody should get the benefit of the doubt on any level and to imply that it happens on the NBA level is absurd.
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Oh man, woooooooooo-hoooooooo!! Oh, that's a good one. Thanks for adding some levity to the thread. I mean, "to imply that it happens in the NBA. . ." bwahahahahaha!! I can't even finish the sentence without laughing.
It's absurd!! AAAAAAAAaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaahahahahahaha !!! Oh man. Lemme print this one out. . .
What? You mean you were serious? You mean. . . naw, c'mon! Jordan never got a phantom call on a posterific drive? Malone doesn't take 22.8 seconds to shoot a free throw? Iverson's crossover was legit all along? The rookie sub who comes in with 4 minutes left in a blow out doesn't always get a foul called on him within the next 2 possessions? Officials don't give the foul to the "other" guy instead of giving the star player his 4th in the first half?
I coulda sworn all those things happened at one time or another. I guess I was wrong on that too. Darn. I'll
never move up. I just don't know how to call a game
Chuck