Simultaneous Foul

[rainmaker]

I had a chance to call a simultaneous foul last week, and didn't do it. I wish I had, because I think it would have come out more fair.

I was lead, Green was ahead by about 15 or 20, we were into the fourth quarter somewhere. White fouled on a shot, I called it, and noticed P also whistling. We came together, realized that we had two different fouls, one on White (mine), the other on Green. We'd been watching this particular Green player (44), because she was really over-playing and we wanted to catch her again. But P thought that probably my foul came first. I felt pretty certain they'd been at the same time, because the whistles had been so close together, and I knew how Green 44 was timing her shoves relative to the shot.

But I was remembering the mantra we use around here, "NEVER CALL A SIMULTANEOUS FOUL" and I wasn't sure what the administration was, so I capitulated and we gave Green two shots and skipped the other one. I do know, however, that the arrow would have gone to Green.

Now I wish I'd called it simultaneous. It would have given Green 44 a warning, and taken away the shots for Green, which would have given a little gain out of the whole thing to White. Green would still have gotten the ball, though, off the arrow.

My motto this week is, "Oh, well, live and learn." I've got the words in place, now I just have to DO it!