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Fri Mar 18, 2005, 02:18pm
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Did anyone else see this game? Can't remember the teams (we just watch to watch the officials, anyway, right?!)
Towards the end of the game, 3 pt attempt right in front of the table-side Trail who is straightlined. Ball goes in and he scores it a 3. Center official IMMEDIATELY cracks his whistle and they go to the monitor. Foot was on the line and they get it right. I was amazed that: 1) Center was looking over there as the shooter came off a baseline screen. 2) that he got it right!
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Fri Mar 18, 2005, 02:28pm
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That's what also amazed me. 4 minutes left in the game.
I can see the lead peeking out to help as that's where the shooter came from, but the Center? That's takes some big ones...but that's why he's there, and I'm here!
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Fri Mar 18, 2005, 04:49pm
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If the C didn't, who would have?
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Fri Mar 18, 2005, 05:26pm
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From how I read the description, this would be well within the C's field of vision, but beyond where he should be looking. So it shouldn't be much of a stretch for him to get this if he doesn't have something interesting happening at that moment. Also, as the off-side, outside official, doesn't he have the flight of the ball so the on-side official can watch the shooter back down to the ground? Which means he has to be aware when a shot is going up from the T's area. So if he's aware the shot is going up, and it's within his field of vision, I don't see why it would be unusual for him to have this. Oh, and according to Art McDonald (don't you love talk tapes from D-1 guys) we should be helping our partners with this call when their straightlined. :ramble off:
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Fri Mar 18, 2005, 07:18pm
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I'd agree if the shot came from the top of the key, but if you didn't see it, the shot was taken literally on the other side of the court just a few feet from the T. Further, the shooter only had a smidge of the toe on the line.
Clearly an area beyond the C's primary. It wasn't like he had an entire foot over the line...crack the whistle..."it's a TWO"...and play on. What's notable is that they went to the monitor. I didn't raise this issue as a criticism of the help. I'm raise it because I was amazed that he EVEN SAW IT. I still don't know how he did it. Again...that's why he's working the game, I guess.
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