CE Scenario

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Unfortunately we have to take the point off the scoreboard and Team B retains the ball. It's a horrible situation. That's why I track team fouls on the scoreboard every time a team commits a foul.

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Agree with the ruling, but I don't think it is that bad of a situation. It just puts some of the responsibility also on team A to make sure they're not taking FTs they don't deserve. They typically know how many fouls they have too, just like the other team did. If they sit back and allow it to occur when they know otherwise, they're doing so at the risk of losing the FTs and the ball....you can't have your cake and eat it too.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Agree with the ruling, but I don't think it is that bad of a situation. It just puts some of the responsibility also on team A to make sure they're not taking FTs they don't deserve. They typically know how many fouls they have too, just like the other team did. If they sit back and allow it to occur when they know otherwise, they're doing so at the risk of losing the FTs and the ball....you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Have always hated that line of reasoning to mitigate the crew's (table/officials) responsibility and guilt in the situation. Why should coaches be more aware than officials? Opens the door (or it's already open and been entered) for opponents (especially home teams) to allow the free throws to be shot then wait until they are in possession to issue the challenge.

Must just be the military in me...don't pass the buck.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Have always hated that line of reasoning to mitigate the crew's (table/officials) responsibility and guilt in the situation. Why should coaches be more aware than officials? Opens the door (or it's already open and been entered) for opponents (especially home teams) to allow the free throws to be shot then wait until they are in possession to issue the challenge.

Must just be the military in me...don't pass the buck.

It is not about buck passing, it is about balance of fairness when the situation happens.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Have always hated that line of reasoning to mitigate the crew's (table/officials) responsibility and guilt in the situation. Why should coaches be more aware than officials? Opens the door (or it's already open and been entered) for opponents (especially home teams) to allow the free throws to be shot then wait until they are in possession to issue the challenge.

Must just be the military in me...don't pass the buck.

I disagree because we can ask the table all kinds of things and be given totally wrong information. So I do not put much responsibility on the officials if we are asking or clarifying what we are to do after a foul related to the foul count. Even last night I had a table mix up the fouls on the board and we had to ask for clarification and it was corrected. But if we did not notice (or me specifically) we might have done something incorrectly in the future.

Peace