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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Oz Referee
Oh and by the way - call the travel - that way niether team is happy - but neither is overly upset 
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If you want to see a more fun reaction of a team, call more charges. I love to hear them BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
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Lets face it - the charge is the best/most fun call to make in basketball. Especially when the offensive player scores, and you then wave off the basket.
I can clearly remember a game I did about 10 years ago - Under 18 men's representative game (sort of Junior High equivalent).
A4 got called for a charge while shooting a lay-up, at the time his team was up by 1 and there was less than a minute to play. It was a clear cut call (IMHO), and it was also his 5th foul. He followed up by refusing to leave the court, and spiked the ball at my feet - resulting in a technical (on the bench). The assistant coach (A4's father) ran onto the court hurling abuse at me - resulting in a 2nd bench technical - and the coach being thrown out. The assistant coach became the head coach - and immediately got his 2nd T and got tossed as well.
Team B got 6 free throws and the ball back - made 5 of the six and then hit a wide open three pointer. Ended up winning the game by 5 (Team A scored once before the buzzer).
After the game, Coach A approached me - and thanked me for tossing A4 and his father (assistant) apparently he had had probs with this guy all year - but since he was the father of the star player had problems dealing with him. He was sorry that they lost, but hoped that it taught A4 a lesson.