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<html>I attended my first NBA game last night since becoming a basketball official and I noticed something that I thought was odd. During the <b><i>first</i></b> half, the teams were going <b><i>towards</i></b> their own basket, and vice versa in the second half. I know that in High School and below (college...?), you go towards your own basket in the <b><i>second</i></b> half. Anyone know why this is???</P>It was funny last night, but I spent more time watching the officials than the players. Very different mechanics</html>
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from the NBA rules
"The visiting team has the choice of baskets for the first half. The basket selected by the visiting team when it first enters onto the court shall be its basket for the first half." |
There are no mechanics from NBA officials.
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WOW!!!
<html>Whoops! I meant to say toward their own <font size = +2><b><i>bench!!!</i></b></font>
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I love these replies! Here's a sitch: I'm at the highest level camp here in Ontario, and one clinician is talking about <I>game management</I> and was sidetracked a little by telling a story about a team that was very talented, having 8 (of 10) players that were very good. He had mentioned that all 8 could play as a starter. After he was done, everyone had understood his point (doesn't matter right now what his point was) and another clinician followed him, who is VERY funny. I mean, VERY funny. (He once, as a joke, polled the audience over one of my calls. Maybe you hadta be there - but this guy is VERY funny.) Anyways, he opened with, "You have some serious game management issues if you're letting a team play with 8 starters. We all broke up laughing. [Edited by JugglingReferee on Jan 23rd, 2001 at 02:16 PM] |
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Both coaches laughed (probably since it was still very early in the game) and Gary Lavender (LO coach) yelled at "Johns" about trying to get an unfair advantage by playing an extra girl. "Johns" stood up, looked at Gary, put his hand on his hip and said in a very effeminate tone, "We LIKE playing with six." The whole gym cracked up. |
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Jogging to the FRA, I reply to the coach, "coach, you get two for that one, but if you just want one, let me know." The ball didn't go in, but everyone thought that it was gunna drop. He laughed. ..Mike |
Jugglin' , sounds like a story from Barrie? possibly Brigg??
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Yes, it was Brigg. I had made a loose ball call that was correct, although a little late on the whistle. Brigg, having the microphone, asked people what they thought. (And this was before Regis was host.) Tyler, I tell ya, that guy is so freakin' funny! ..Mike |
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You may not like the way the game is played at that level but there's a lot to be said for the officiating. |
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NBA officials have mechanics, it's just that staunch NF guys dont like them. NBA mechanics are for speed and efficiency. Many of the mechanics we use today originated in the NBA. Even in 2 person crews. I learned stong side mechanics in the 2 person game 3or 4 years before it was even mentioned. I learned "refereeing the defense" before it was popular among NF. Over the past few years I have learned more about how to referee man-to-man, weakside and perimeter rebounds, and basic floor coverage from the pros and more quickly than I would have from HS refs. Besides NBA mechanics and rules are fun, there is a lot we can learn from the NBA
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NBA Officials are some of the best. While their mechanics don't match what our fed. and CCA manuals perscribe they are consitant right across the league. They count the way they are told to count, they call block/charge the way they are suppose to. However, they do get a little excited, like the one who started a punch out signal( like a called 3rd strike in the MLB) when he signaled a basket was too count.
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