[zebraman]

1) I am a vet and I have never said, "going down." I don't even know what that means. I know what "staying here" means, but I never use that either. When a ball goes out of bounds, I raise my arm to stop the clock and then point the direction while verbalizing the color. Don't assume that every "vet" does things right or even that they are high quality officials. In fact, if they are still doing a lot of jr. high ball, there may be a reason (not that there is anything wrong with working lower levels whatsoever).

2) I would have to see specific plays to say whether or not a delay-of-game should be called. Was the game delayed due to the action? I have seen offensive teams tap the ball towards the endline after a basket when it actually assisted the other team in getting a quicker throw-in. No delay there (although I usually tell them to "leave the ball alone after a made hoop" as we're coming up the floor).