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Old Thu Mar 08, 2012, 12:28am
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Must be something in the water...or the Men's D-I meetings

I'm a Big East guy so I don't like any of 'em

Over the past few years I've come to the conclusion D-I men's coaches must have told their conference supervisors they don't want travel calls on the perimeter when offensive players aren't under heavy pressure (i.e., facing a double team). That's the only way I can explain it.

It drives me nuts because H.S. kids see this and then look at you like you've lost your mind when you call them for doing it. My travel moments of the season:

*A1 catches ball at the FT line with his back to the basket. He turns to face the basket by jumping...and complains when I call him for a travel
*A1 on three straight possessions catches the ball on the perimeter and then moves both feet without dribbling to get a better passing angle...then complains when the whistle blows
*A1 catches ball in rhythm to shoot a jumper on back-to-back possessions but takes four steps to set himself...and almost gets a T when I tell him that's not legal

But again, we're our own worst enemies. In the last example the coach approached me at halftime and said he knew the calls were correct but I was one of the few officials who called the kid for doing it. Normally I wouldn't believe a coach but given what we've all seen I had no reason not to.
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