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Old Wed Mar 05, 2003, 08:09am
dblref dblref is offline
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Originally posted by RecRef

Went to a regional semifinal to watch a friend ref. Sitting high up in the stands I noticed something strange about the court.

On both ends of the court, the 3-point ark does not intersect the top of the key properly. If you were to continue the ark itself it would run along the inside of the top of the key. Even more than that, the arks were offset a little. It looked like if you measured them, the bench sides would have a slightly greater area. After the game I went to the other side’s stands and sat in the same general area in them as I did during the game. Bench side still looked larger so it was not an optical elusion. On the court you really can’t tell this unless you know what you are looking for.
How were the games/officiating? I wanted to go but moneyman talked me into doing a couple of MS boys games in Woodbridge. Both games were really good for that level of play -- both won by visitors, 2 points in 1st and 1 point in the 2nd. Worked with a first year applicant (never met him before) and he did a good job.
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