Was it really that bad?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

There was delay called earlier and unlike HS basketball they have a delay for not giving the ball to the officials. Now that being said, if a delay had been called before, then it is expected you know this as a player and act accordingly. Not the same rule in the NF, but you can give a T for that action and it is not apart of the delay.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

That said, the college rule is worded differently than the high school rule, and I'm not a college official.

Agree.

In high school basketball we can't give any official warning for not giving the ball to the officials, the NFHS expects us to go directly to a technical foul, which many of us (at least me) are reluctant to do.

I college, not giving the ball to the officials is grouped in with the other delay situations, and in the absence of any previous delays, it can be warned.