[Adam]

Originally Posted by Old School

Glad you bought this up. Another thing to consider. 1. There are some better than thou officials out here who go by the thinking that only the R calls back a bad toss. I'm not in total disagreement on this because nobody knows better that the toss is off than the person that tossed it. However, my problem is by the time the R gets the whistle back in his mouth and ready to blow, the ball is already half way down the court, and more often than not, the R will just let it go. Which is why I blast it right away to stop the play.

2. To the second point. If you toss the ball too high, and both jumpers miss it. I will blow it and dare you to say something to me about it in the locker room. 3. If I'm a clincian, I going to take a point off for throwing the ball too high, although I will admit. 4. I would take more points off for a toss too short and you got players that can jump.

5. Actually, I think you need to give this some thought. When evaluating who may go to the playoff's and who's going to be the lead official. I bet there might be discussions on who tosses good and who doesn't, and this person will be selected the R. What I'm saying is if you got a strong 3-person crew and the decision is being made, who's going to be the lead official in this crew, everything else being equal of course. I would not doubt that the decision to be the R might come down to the person who tosses it the best.

6. Just a thought....

This is fun. I have numbered your points above in the order I will address them.

1. No one here ever said this. In fact, it's generally the U's job to do this; but the R can certainly do it.

2. If you blow it dead because I tossed it "too high," I will say something to you about it in the dressing room. I will also say something to the assignor after the game.

3. I'm not sure what a "clincian" is, but it's obvious you're not a clinician. There's no rule that allows you to call this back, and a clinician wouldn't advocate doing so.

4. I have no idea if they "can jump" or not, so throw it high regardless. Don't blow it dead unless there's a violation or the toss doesn't go straight up.

5. You have no idea how the process goes for playoff evaluation, you've made that much obvious.

6. You should have kept it a thought rather than broadcasting it. "Better to keep quiet and letter others think you're an idiot than to open your mouth and prove them right."