Missing Whistle

DRJ1960

in C...dead ball OOB so I head to the other end. Partner goes to put ball in play and I reach for my whistle and it's not there...:eek:

Found it later on the baseline where I was... glad I had the spare in my pocket keeping track of the arrow

bob jenkins

DRJ1960 wrote
in C...dead ball OOB so I head to the other end. Partner goes to put ball in play and I reach for my whistle and it's not there...:eek:

Found it later on the baseline where I was... glad I had the spare in my pocket keeping track of the arrow

I'm confused. I assume it was in your mouth while you were at C, so how did you find it "at the baseline where (you were)?"

mbyron

bob jenkins wrote
I'm confused. I assume it was in your mouth while you were at C, so how did you find it "at the baseline where (you were)?"

You sure know how to ruin a compelling anecdote! 😀

bob jenkins

mbyron wrote
You sure know how to ruin a compelling anecdote! 😃

Let me try agian ....

How in the world did you ever keep track of the arrow for the rest of the game without that whistle in your pocket? My breath is bated.😃

mbyron

bob jenkins wrote
Let me try agian ....

How in the world did you ever keep track of the arrow for the rest of the game without that whistle in your pocket? My breath is bated.😃

MUCH better! It's like one of those online novel thingies.

JRutledge

bob jenkins wrote
Let me try agian ....

How in the world did you ever keep track of the arrow for the rest of the game without that whistle in your pocket? My breath is bated.😃

Maybe he had a switch or button on this whistle? 😀

Peace

BktBallRef

Or perhaps there was one of those ingenuis lighted arrow displays at the table.

DRJ1960

Still had the "empty" lanyard.... saw the whistle where it ended up about a qtr later....my assumption is that whoever spotted it just kicked it off the court

derwil

I usually wear an arrow on a necklace around my neck that points to the correct bench....kinda like Flav-o-Flav's clocks.

http://allhiphop.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/flavorflav.jpg?w=620

Only problem is if I rotate at lead....it messes up the direction.......maybe if I put the arrow in my pocket and the arrow had a whistle on it with a button or flip thingie........then I could keep track fo sho.

YEAAAAAA BOYYYYY!!

JRutledge

derwil wrote
I usually wear an arrow on a necklace around my neck that points to the correct bench....kinda like Flav-o-Flav's clocks.

http://allhiphop.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/flavorflav.jpg?w=620

Only problem is if I rotate at lead....it messes up the direction.......maybe if I put the arrow in my pocket and the arrow had a whistle on it with a button or flip thingie........then I could keep track fo sho.

YEAAAAAA BOYYYYY!!

That sounds about as logical as using a whistle in the pocket. 😉

Peace

BillyMac

JRutledge wrote
That sounds about as logical as using a whistle in the pocket.

tw1ns

At first i thought you were one of 'those' officials who doesn't wear a lanyard and puts his whistle in his pocket every time he makes a call. Doesn't make sense to me why they do it, but witnessed it the other day. To each his own, i guess.

tjones1

tw1ns wrote
At first i thought you were one of 'those' officials who doesn't wear a lanyard and puts his whistle in his pocket every time he makes a call. Doesn't make sense to me why they do it, but witnessed it the other day. To each his own, i guess.

There are several reasons; however, most of them do it to help slow down.

Lcubed48

tw1ns wrote
At first i thought you were one of 'those' officials who doesn't wear a lanyard and puts his whistle in his pocket every time he makes a call. Doesn't make sense to me why they do it, but witnessed it the other day. To each his own, i guess.

I saw 2 different officials do it successfully in Illinois while visiting over the Thanksgiving holiday.

APG

Lcubed48 wrote
I saw 2 different officials do it successfully in Illinois while visiting over the Thanksgiving holiday.

It's not that difficult. Officials do it in the NBA and NBA D-League all the time and their mechanics and signaling are just as smooth as those with a lanyard.

tw1ns

I never said it was difficult. There is no reason to do it. There is a handy little loop on your shirt for your lanyard to clip to. Lot less work than reaching in your pocket. Same guy made the game about him, rather than about officiating and going unnoticed. not a fan.

APG

tw1ns wrote
I never said it was difficult. There is no reason to do it. There is a handy little loop on your shirt for your lanyard to clip to. Lot less work than reaching in your pocket. Same guy made the game about him, rather than about officiating and going unnoticed. not a fan.

One, you don't have to put the whistle in your pocket...most people I've seen go sans lanyard don't. Second, I have no idea how you think someone not using a little strand of rope is making the "game about him." Seems like an over the top statement. Basically, what you're saying is the men and women in the NBA/D-League, probably some of the most professional people you'd ever meet, are making the game about them and not officiating.

tw1ns

And i guess you were there to see how he officiated. Over the top. Just like someone to take my words and make it about someone else. That is why I love this forum!

Adam

tw1ns wrote
And i guess you were there to see how he officiated. Over the top. Just like someone to take my words and make it about someone else. That is why I love this forum!

You're the one who insinuated the only reason to do it is to make the game about you, and you accuse APG of being over the top?

APG

tw1ns wrote
And i guess you were there to see how he officiated. Over the top. Just like someone to take my words and make it about someone else. That is why I love this forum!

You made it seem as if your opinion was that all those that went sans lanyard were making the game about themselves. If that wasn't what you meant, then I apologize.