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Originally Posted by Old School
Which is exactly my point. Most officials as can be determined by reading this thread alone, initially comes out with a block. Most everyone had to view it a 2nd time to come away with PC. The officials on the floor didn't have that luxary. Only a few of us said PC right off the bat. Now, realistically speaking, combine that with the fact you are in transition, how can you honesty say for sure what this call is? If you are unsure, which is my point that nobody wants to acknowledge or attempt to answer, but if you are unsure. What is your call?
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That was not your point 4 pages ago. 4 pages ago, you were talking about keeping the players safe by calling block regardless of the actual play. On this play, if I'm unsure, I'm calling a charge. My philosophy is that if the defender is that close as to make it a question, he/she deserves the credit. That is the right call. If I'm watching the defender (which by the way, is the way to do it) and it's so close I can't tell, then it's a charge every time.
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Originally Posted by Old School
Now, to my 2nd point. We all know what the right call is. The problem is, the majority of the time this happens in a game it's going to be ruled a block. Not every time but the majority of the time. Like it or not, as JR said, that be the way it is. Now, if you disagree with that, my opinion is like what JRut stated, lunacy. If you agree with that assessment that by-in-large most of the time this will be called a block. Then we can draw some meaningful conclusions from it. Like, it might not be in the best interest for the defender to do, being that most of the time it’s going to be ruled a block. You don’t coach your players to do things that most likely will go against you, imo. It’s just like the dribbler trying to dribble between 3 people, more than likely he’s going to get the ball stolen and not the foul call for the contact when he tried to go between them.
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Just because the majority of the time this will be called a block DOES NOT MAKE IT THE RIGHT CALL. Sheez, OS, whose side are you on anyway? The Coach? But then, I'm not sure what coach would want you. Most coaches that I know that acutally do coach real high school ball, DO coach their kids to set up for the charge. Of course they don't coach their kids to dribble between the defenders, since it's just plain stupid. Setting up to take the charge is just great play, and coaches DO WANTR THEIR KIDS TO DO IT.
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Originally Posted by Old School
A wise man once said; play smart, referee smart, referee smart, referee career longer and more enjoyable.
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That wise man has lousy English.