Air Ball Free Throw ...

[ilyazhito]

How is this relevant to anything? I thought the topic was air balls on a free throw and blowing the whistle. I do it on all air ball free throws for the sake of consistency, for the same reason why, as a back judge in a football game, I don't blow my whistle on a scoring kick until it passes through (or wide of) the uprights. In football, not blowing the whistle until it is allowed by rule saves me from inadvertent whistles, and in basketball, blowing the whistle on errant free throws that do not hit the ring, whether in flight or on a bounce off the backboard, allows the officials and players to smoothly progress to the next play, whether a following free throw or a throw-in for B (the non-shooting team) at a designated spot.

[Mike Goodwin]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

How is this relevant to anything?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

How is this relevant to anything?

Here's the road to disaster.

Post title "What's It Gonna Be Boy?" (lyric from Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Meat Loaf, 1977) was to encourage Nevadaref to followup with a citation regarding his assertation (politely disputed by Mike Goodwin) that there is a NFHS mechanic manual guideline to whistle prior to administering free throws upon resuming play following a time-out. Certainly on topic.

That's when things started going sideways.

Mike Goodwin replied with "Let me sleep on it", another lyric from the same song.

Mike Goodwin later referred to lyrics from the same song spoken by former New York Yankees shortstop, New York Yankees broadcaster, and Baseball Hall of Famer, Phil "Holy Cow" Rizzuto.

And then I took over the controls from Mike Goodwin, spiraled the plane out of the sky, and crash landed in an explosive ball of flames.

Please don't make me post the Paradise By The Dashboard Light music video.

That would only get me in more trouble.