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i worked a game tonite with a guy i have never met before in my life and for the life of me cant remember his name. any way we had a play(i'm trail he is lead) right in the gray area between us. it was a drive to the basket and a1 picked up his dribble, one step, and then b2 wraps him to prevent the layup. im in trail, whistle and voice that it is a shooting foul and at the same time he whistles and voices on the floor. no big deal, i come to him and say that he had picked up the ball and started his motion. he replies the foul was on the floor and thats what we are going with. i was stunned and wanted to punch him right in the face when he said that. i backed off and let him take the play. after the game i bring the play up because maybe he had a foul before the player picked up the ball. i explained what i saw and asked if he saw something else. he said that is exactly what happened but the reason it is not a shooting foul is because his arms were not like this(and puts his arms and hands in a set shot). i said ok, but he had already started his habitual motion to start a layup. nows the kicker--- he says your trying to embarass me, ive been reffing for 6 yrs(rec ball)and that will never be shooting foul! i got the urge to punch him in the face again and walked away. it was unbeleivable to talk to someone so closed minded, and so unwilling to hear a fellow official out. maybe i just didnt have any credibility with him and he thought i was a shlow shlum official doing rec ball.
disclaimer-i do not look down on rec ball, i think it is a great place to harness/practice skills needed for the regular season and will always do rec ball when possible.
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tony
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