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Originally Posted by bainsey
Did the officials report the fouls, too, back then?
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Yes. The raised hand was supposed to assist the scorekeeper with confirmation of who committed the foul.
Furthermore, as an indication of how things changed since then, there was a lot more "Yep, I did it" kinda attitude common with players back then. Hardly ever did we have to tell a player to raise his/her hand. When the birddog nailed them, they most normally fessed up, the hand was raised and lowered, the foul was reported, and life went on.
Usually followed soon by a jump ball.
