Air Ball Free Throw ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mike Goodwin

I can't sing to save my soul, but there was a time I could do Phil Rizzuto's part.

OK, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here
Two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth
There's the windup, and there it is, a line shot up the middle
Look at him go. This boy can really fly!
He's rounding first and really turning it on now
He's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for Second
The ball is bobbled out in center, and here comes the throw
And what a throw! He's gonna slide in head first
Here he comes, he's out! No, wait, safe - safe at second base
This kid really makes things happen out there
Batter steps up to the plate, here's the pitch-he's going
And what a jump he's got. He's trying for third, here's the throw
It's in the dirt-safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base!
He's taking a pretty big lead out there
Almost daring him to try and pick him off
The pitcher glances over, winds up, and it's bunted
Bunted down the third base line, the suicide squeeze is on!
Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close, here's the throw, here's the play at the plate
Holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!

[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?

[Raymond]

Some of us don't like checking in on a thread only to find a bunch of off-topic responses. Billy often laments the down tick in discussions on this site. I'll often not look in on a thread if Billy is the last to post because it will most likely be him responding to himself and/or an off-topic response.

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[LRZ]

Stick around a while longer, Mike, and you'll understand.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

How is this relevant to anything?

Originally Posted by Raymond

Some of us don't like checking in on a thread only to find a bunch of off-topic responses.

Originally Posted by LRZ

Stick around a while longer, Mike, and you'll understand.

ilyazhito, LRZ, and Raymond are right.

I regretted it soon after (before ilyazhito, LRZ, and Raymond's posts) I posted it (the "quote" was much longer than I anticipated, and I only noticed its "true" length later).

Got caught up in a personal "conversation" with Mike Goodwin (the grasshopper will soon learn not to encourage me).

I've got to remember that the Forum isn't my local gin joint.

Sorry.

[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.