Questions From Scrimmage

truerookie

CDurham wrote
1) 2) If the official catches the ball in play, should he drop it, or if he holds onto it for a few seconds blow it dead and go with POI? Saw this also. The Trail official had a match up in the corner toward the baseline while the ball is being passed at the top of the key. It was a pretty competitive matchup between 2 big post players who were both toward the baseline corner in the Trails area. He (I guess glances) out of the corner of his eye and sees the ball coming in his direction. By the time he notices it he reacts and catches it while standing inbounds. I dont blame him when it was passed pretty hard right at face level and he didn't see it coming in time. He holds onto it for about a second, then drops it and the defensive player grabs it and goes the length of the court. Before she lays it up the official realizes what he had done and blows the action dead and goes with POI for the team who was in control at the time of his catching.

To answer this questions, I actually lived this once . The offensive player thought I was a teammates and passed me the ball my instinct cause me to catch it. I just dropped it and play continued.

CDurham

truerookie wrote
CDurham wrote
1) 2) If the official catches the ball in play, should he drop it, or if he holds onto it for a few seconds blow it dead and go with POI? Saw this also. The Trail official had a match up in the corner toward the baseline while the ball is being passed at the top of the key. It was a pretty competitive matchup between 2 big post players who were both toward the baseline corner in the Trails area. He (I guess glances) out of the corner of his eye and sees the ball coming in his direction. By the time he notices it he reacts and catches it while standing inbounds. I dont blame him when it was passed pretty hard right at face level and he didn't see it coming in time. He holds onto it for about a second, then drops it and the defensive player grabs it and goes the length of the court. Before she lays it up the official realizes what he had done and blows the action dead and goes with POI for the team who was in control at the time of his catching.

I would imagine it wouldnt be hard to catch it especially if you are unaware and happen to turn while it is 2 inches from your face.

To answer this questions, I actually lived this once . The offensive player thought I was a teammates and passed me the ball my instinct cause me to catch it. I just dropped it and play continued.

Scrapper1

CDurham wrote
To answer this questions, I actually lived this once . The offensive player thought I was a teammates and passed me the ball my instinct cause me to catch it. I just dropped it and play continued.

Since the officials are the third "team" on the court, your catch constituted team control, and dropping the ball was the start of your dribble.

Adam

Scrapper1 wrote
Since the officials are the third "team" on the court, your catch constituted team control, and dropping the ball was the start of your dribble.

Yep, best next move is an outlet pass to the shot clock operator.

Jurassic Referee

Snaqwells wrote
Yep, best next move is an outlet pass to the shot clock operator.

Naw, hit Cheasgle in mid-stride and watch him do a 360 slam with a degree of difficulty of 5.9.

He's doing everything else for us.

grunewar

Jurassic Referee wrote
Naw, hit Cheasgle in mid-stride and watch him do a 360 slam with a degree of difficulty of 5.9.

On his bad wheels?

chseagle

Jurassic Referee wrote
Naw, hit Cheasgle in mid-stride and watch him do a 360 slam with a degree of difficulty of 5.9.

He's doing everything else for us.

Thanks for helping with the medical bills, if that did happen.

When I'm doing the shot clock I'm watching the ball at all times, when timer I watch both the ball & nearest floor official. If not at the table I'm either standing beyond the endline against the wall near a gym entrance or sitting in the stands.

Jurassic, I see you're back to being a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

BillyMac

chseagle wrote
Jurassic, I see you're back to being a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Wrong period. Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in the Cretaceous Period. Allosaurus was a ferocious Jurassic dinosaur.

(Although I'm a chemist by profession, my academic background is in geology)

chseagle

I could of said Spinosaurus (sp?) LMAO

BillyMac wrote
Wrong period. Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in the Cretaceous Period. Allosaurus was a ferocious Jurassic dinosaur.

(Although I'm a chemist by profession, my academic background is in geology)

Jurassic Referee

BillyMac wrote
Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in the Cretaceous Period.

Fwiw I've been called a cretin also.

mbyron

Jurassic Referee wrote
Fwiw I've been called a cretin also.

Judging by the post above yours, you might have written "I of been called a cretin also." 😉

Back In The Saddle

chseagle wrote
Jurassic, I see you're back to being a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

We've always assumed Jurassic was a Rex, but has anybody ever confirmed that? There's an outside chance that Jurassic is really a Tyrannosaurus Regina. Which may actually explain a few things. 😉

mbyron

Back In The Saddle wrote
We've always assumed Jurassic was a Rex, but has anybody ever confirmed that? There's an outside chance that Jurassic is really a Tyrannosaurus Regina. Which may actually explain a few things. 😉

Oh boy, are you in for it! Pass the popcorn!

Jurassic Referee

mbyron wrote
Oh boy, are you in for it! Pass the popcorn!

No need. It's a legitimate point. Maybe I'll just emulate my Regina side and scratch BITS' eyes out when I see him.

Or maybe I'll emulate my Rex side and rip his head off and then crap down the hole in his neck.

Sigh! Decisions, decisions....

Back In The Saddle

Jurassic Referee wrote
No need. It's a legitimate point. Maybe I'll just emulate my Regina side and scratch BITS' eyes out when I see him.

Or maybe I'll emulate my Rex side and rip his head off and then crap down the hole in his neck.

Sigh! Decisions, decisions....

Hopefully the inner conflict will keep you too torn to decide. 😀

Jurassic Referee

Back In The Saddle wrote
Hopefully the inner conflict will keep you too torn to decide. 😃

Oh, you'll know when I decide. 😮

Adam

Back In The Saddle wrote
Hopefully the inner conflict will keep you too torn to decide. 😃

Jurassic Referee wrote
Oh, you'll know when I decide. :eek:

Don't worry, BITS, Hackensack is a long way away from the little pink house.

Back In The Saddle

Snaqwells wrote
Don't worry, BITS, Hackensack is a long way away from the little pink house.

Yeah, s/he's also really old too. Everything says I don't really have anything to fear. And yet I do. 😮