Vid Request: Wyoming vs UNLV - blarge?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Shane O

Is the mere pointing of direction enough to make a play a "blarge"?

I was in a situation the other night where I was the L in transition with the play coming at me. The T and I had a simultaneous whistle with both putting up a fist. I had pointed in other direction but not making a preliminary player control foul signal and he gave a block signal.

We quickly got together and he thought it was his call to make as he had the player with the ball going to the basket coming out of his area. I let him make the call. We went with block instead of the double foul.

Was my pointing in a direction enough to warrant a double foul in this situation?

The signaling is what creates the "blarge." If you do not signal, not "blarge" by rule (as "blarge" is not used in the rulebook either, just covering the bases right now )

If you do not signal at all, then there is no rules issue.

Peace