Dead ball technical

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bucky

Another classic example of "I-got-a-foul-so-I-will-hold-my-fist-in-the-air-for-a-long-time-lest-I-forget."

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

More like "this-could-get-ugly-quickly-so-I'm-concentrating-on-players-and-possible-retaliation-so-putting-my-arm-down-is-about-17th-on-my-prioritiy-list-at-the-moment."

I will sometimes hold my signal up longer during such situations to remind everyone that there is foul that still needs to be addressed.

(Coach Bill, I sent you a PM)

[BillyMac]

... and I bring it down.

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

More like "this-could-get-ugly-quickly-so-I'm-concentrating-on-players-and-possible-retaliation-so-putting-my-arm-down-is-about-17th-on-my-prioritiy-list-at-the-moment."

Originally Posted by Raymond

I will sometimes hold my signal up longer during such situations to remind everyone that there is foul that still needs to be addressed.

And sometimes I just have more on my mind than remembering to bring down my arm; checking for a double whistle, identifying fouler, identifying foulee, preventing a possible altercation, checking for a possible injury, checking with my partner to see if the shot went in, etc.