Free throw question

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by streetball
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Game management? During a free throw attemp you throw the ball at the disposal of the thrower and as the thrower begin bouncing the ball and getting ready for the shot you realized the offensive team has an extra player in the lane.
Do you blow your whistle and call a violation because the book say so or do you blow ur whistle and tell that player that he cannot occupied the last spot? [/B][/QUOTE]I follow the rules I don't make up my own rules. Does that answer your question?

Game management? That's a joke. You're advocating that an official completely ignore an obvious violation by one team. Got news for you. That means that YOU just screwed the OTHER team. Good luck trying to explain that one to an assignor/evaluator/coach-that-you-just-screwed.

You're not refereeing streetball, Streetball. Just because you don't happen to like or agree with a rule doesn't mean that you get to make up your own rule to replace it. Officiating doesn't work that way.