Should Either Be Flagrant? (Video)

[Camron Rust]

#1. Not flagrant. Not even intentional.

#2. Not flagrant, but I would lean towards intentional due to excessive contact depending on how the game was going. If there was a pattern of such rough fouls, I would have already advised the players to clean it up. If I had done that, I'd have no trouble going intentional on this.

[ODog]

Around here, nobody gives a preliminary signal on shooting fouls, and it's even somewhat frowned upon to throw up the two fingers in situations where we're obviously going to be shooting (like these two scenarios).

Preliminary signals only occur on fouls that will not result in free throws.

Oh, and ...

NO and NO.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ODog

Around here, nobody gives a preliminary signal on shooting fouls, and it's even somewhat frowned upon to throw up the two fingers in situations where we're obviously going to be shooting (like these two scenarios).

Preliminary signals only occur on fouls that will not result in free throws.

Oh, and ...

NO and NO.

I can see the prelim on obvious fouls, but I've seen too many cluster farks caused by failed communication. Even if I don't throw up two fingers, I'm telling my partner who the shooter is.

[Dad]

Originally Posted by ODog

Around here, nobody gives a preliminary signal on shooting fouls, and it's even somewhat frowned upon to throw up the two fingers in situations where we're obviously going to be shooting (like these two scenarios).

Preliminary signals only occur on fouls that will not result in free throws.

Oh, and ...

NO and NO.

Can you explain this?

It shouldn't be obvious to all three officials that you're going to be shooting. Why would communication be frowned upon?