wrong way

Adam · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 13, 2003, 01:24pm

Talking to the V coach of a freshman boys game the other night, I was told of a previous game situation he'd encountered. Players played wrong direction for 3 minutes of 4th quarter before it was discovered. During the three minutes, Team V scored one basket, and H none. Dead ball, officials discover error. Decide to take V's points away and award them to H, since the basket scored went into H's hoop.
I almost swallowed my whistle.

mick · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 13, 2003, 02:06pm

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Originally posted by Snaqwells
Talking to the V coach of a freshman boys game the other night, I was told of a previous game situation he'd encountered. Players played wrong direction for 3 minutes of 4th quarter before it was discovered. During the three minutes, Team V scored one basket, and H none. Dead ball, officials discover error. Decide to take V's points away and award them to H, since the basket scored went into H's hoop.
I almost swallowed my whistle.

Snaqwells,
Oh, well.
Yes, it is the officials' responsibility.
No, we do not expect a freshmen coach to know the rule.
But, for the grace of God....

By almost swallowing your whistle, you demonstrated how much smarter you are than those other officials.
mick

BktBallRef · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 13, 2003, 02:20pm

But hopefully you weren't too critical in front of the coach.

Adam · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 13, 2003, 02:30pm

No, I wasn't critical at all. I just told him that was interesting. He didn't ask me the rule, and I didn't volunteer it for him. I specifically avoided making the other official look bad.

mick · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 13, 2003, 03:08pm

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Originally posted by Snaqwells
No, I wasn't critical at all. I just told him that was interesting. He didn't ask me the rule, and I didn't volunteer it for him. I specifically avoided making the other official look bad.

Good job!!!
mick

rob.wilson · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Dec 15, 2003, 03:56pm

I believe that is a correctable error and no points should be taken away, just the ball put in the right direction. I would have swollled my whistle too!

Jurassic Referee · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Dec 15, 2003, 04:19pm

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Originally posted by rob.wilson
I believe that is a correctable error and no points should be taken away, just the ball put in the right direction.

It is not one of the 5 correctible errors listed in the book under R2-10-1. If it was a correctible error, there would be restraints involved as to how long you had to correct it- R2-10-2. It is an official's mistake, and R4-5-4 tells you how to handle it.