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Old Wed Jan 19, 2011, 10:05am
bainsey bainsey is offline
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Originally Posted by blindzebra View Post
Any official that uses the term "REACHING" on a basketball court keeps a myth alive.
+1

On an throw-in, I simply tell a defensive player, "watch the line."

By the way, do you guys use hand whistles, no lanyards? It sounds like a lot of the suggested verbage happens during a live ball. I do a lot more preventative officiating in soccer than in basketball, where my mouth is typically occupied by my whistle.
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