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[BillyMac]

First game for me today with the new rules.

I was surprised that I didn't have any problems with the new "four magic spots" rule, other than the twenty eight foot line not being marked.

It was tough for me to get a "feel" for the fifth team foul approaching, it seemed to happen so fast, luckily we had a scoreboard showing team fouls, a rarity in a middle school games. A big problem for me, that I have to stop doing as soon as possible, is that when I realized that it was the bonus, I reported "Double bonus, two shots", instead of just "Bonus, two shots". I was mixing up the old and the new.

[Raymond]

I'm expecting our officials to be able to track 5 team fouls every quarter, display or not.

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[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I yelled "Double bonus, two shots", instead of just "Bonus, two shots".

You shouldn't have been yelling that in the first place -- there was no definition for "double bonus" in the old rule book.

And, since a team is lining up for FTs on a non-shooting (sic) foul, it's obviously the bonus.

Just say "two" (or, if you're especially verbose, "two shots" ).

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I'm expecting our officials to be able to track 5 team fouls every quarter, display or not.

It just creeped up so damn fast.

Seven has become built in into my DNA over forty-plus years.

Especially in the "five to none" first quarter.

Seems we blinked and it was suddenly the bonus for one team.

Certainly the fastest bonus in my career.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

You shouldn't have been yelling that in the first place, there was no definition for "double bonus" in the old rule book.

Agree.

I was referring to reporting to the table.

"Double bonus" had become colloquial in these parts.

Nevermore.