Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Ignats75
Thats why, whenever there is a timeout before free throws, I always say "## is my shooter."
|
Or take it a step further, " #21 - you're on the line when we get back" or something similar directly to the player.
It's a simple reality in two whistle coverage that if the non-calling official is doing their job right, there's a reasonable chance that they might not know who the shooter is. A simple solution is for the calling official to give their preliminary "white foul, block, 2 shots", then make quick eye contact with their partner (who should be looking at them at this point) and simply point to the shooter. While calling official is moving to position to report foul to the table, the non-calling official can say to players "let's line up, #23 red you're at the line". which can easily be done while still freezing the floor. At this point, if a subsequent time out is then granted, both officials and the shooter know who is supposed to be at the line.