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Originally Posted by JRutledge
My first thought was to go with an inadvertent whistle and give the ball back to the home team because the shooter had possession when my partner made the call. As I was talking to my partner I happened to look towards the table (I was table side on this play) and noticed that the home team had the arrow. Then I suggested that we just go with a jump ball because ultimately I feel this was an easy way out and the play fit a jump ball under NF rules because technically the shooter was prevented from releasing the ball. Well my two partners agreed with my suggestion and I turned around and gave the jump ball signal toward the table.
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First, I think that you did the right thing in attempting to get the play right. Your partner needed some help after making a call on a play that he couldn't truly see (I believe that he should have not had a whistle in that case.) and you gave him a way out. However, I do have some aspects of how this was handled that I question.
What I underlined is probably the correct call by the rules. Why didn't you stick with that? As is often said, your first thought is usually right.
I don't like what I put in red. Would you have wanted to go with a held ball if the arrow favored the other team? Which team has the arrow shouldn't be a factor in your decision. You should have just stuck with trying to get the play right, not take an easy way out.
I would have let my partner who made the original call turn around and signal the held ball. It was his call to change.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I even made sure that I let our assignor know (who was a Big Ten Official much earlier in his career and we all work college basketball for) I was the person that insisted on the Jump Ball option even though I did not make a signal.
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I'm a bit confused now. I thought that you said in your first post that you did give the signal. Or do you mean that you didn't give that signal on the play, but only after the conversation with your partners?