What did the crew miss?
A veteran official recently told me about a sitch that happened in his game.
A1 attempted a shot...A2 jumped and secured the ball, with one hand, as the ball was bouncing off the glass. (Not in the cylinder) As a result, A2 scored the FG.
Coach B was screaming that A2 had touched the rim with his off-hand.
No one in the 3-person crew saw this "touching."
Following the next dead-ball....curious, the official asked the player if he indeed "grabbed or touched" the rim. The player hung his head a little and said..."Yea, but just a little."
I asked the official what he did then...he said nothing.
I then asked him what he would have had if the crew had noticed the "touching".
He said, "basket interference."
I asked him if he might have had a technical foul.
Watta ya got?
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Dan Ivey
Tri-City Sports Officials Asso. (TCSOA)
Member since 1989
Richland, WA
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