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Old Thu Jan 30, 2003, 01:44am
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Originally posted by just another ref
.... is that you say "No shot" immediately so nobody can accuse you of seeing it go in and then waving it off.
I've never had anyone accuse me of that. Is it a problem where you live?

I've heard officials say this. Problem is that get into the habit so badly, that they say it even when no shot is taken. Doesn't sound very good. And seriously, I've never had anyone accuse me of waving a basket off, just because it went in.
People will automatically yell, "Aw, man......." if not something a lot worse, when you wave off a shot that rips the net. Doesn't matter if the shot is a full second after the buzzer, if the shooter took 3 steps first, or if the shooter is standing with both feet out of bounds. I find that these people are easier to reason with if they get the bad news first, rather than following what they thought was good news. True I do sometimes yell "No shot!" and then look to find the player holding the ball on his hip, not even having comtemplated a shot, but I figure if this is the worst I screw up, I can live with it.
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