WORST mechanic in Basketball

[rotationslim]

The end of timeout mechanic is horrible. It is as if it is designed to make the ref look like a stooge to the crowd. Look at it from the crowd point of view: You jog across the court, and try to communicate with a coach surrounded by players in a tight scrum, so it's like you are right back at the jr. high dance, standing on the wall, being ignored. Then you stand there being ignored for a while, and the coach breaks when the coach wants to break. Why do they have us insert ourselves into the team moment-- seems very counter to good officiating theory. There are some things in it that make sense if you understand the nuance, but to the fans we just look like idiots.

[JRutledge]

If you say so. Then again I do not care what fans think about anything we do.

Peace

[bob jenkins]

Improvement suggestions?

[Raymond]

I have no problems. I hit my whistle loudly and announce "First horn". Half the time, at least in the games I do, there is an AC who acknowledges me and then informs his boss to start wrapping things up.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Improvement suggestions?

No first horn whistle. They hear the horns, so start issuing DOG warnings when they are too slow after the second horn, then T the rest of the game.

(I don't think this needs to be done, but if the OP wants us out of the process, that's the way to go)

[LRZ]

Raymond, wouldn't the FED remedy for delay following a TO be the drastic ROP, not a DOG warning?

[UNIgiantslayers]

I've never even thought about it. We always pregame that if a coach delays more than once, we'll use the prescribed procedures to make sure it doesn't happen anymore. I got dinged on an eval this year for staying close to the huddle after the first horn to make sure they broke the huddle on time. He said get in, let them know, and get away-- no need to stick around.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by rotationslim

...the coach breaks when the coach wants to break.

Resumption of play?