NBA Mechanics

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Why would anyone want the NBA official's manual if they aren't doing games played under NBA rules?

Because they're working NCAA-W. I would not be surprised if NCAAW officials just adopted the WNBA official's manual within the next 5 years. The people in charge of women's officiating want their game to be the pro game. I don't think there's much doubt about that.

They already use the NBA's coverages, they use 2 hands now for their reporting, they walk-and-talk for their reporting, they sound the whistle before frontcourt endline throw-ins, they count and chop "up high", and I wouldn't be surprised if they adopt the NBA's switches in two years.

And let me just say that there's nothing wrong with any of that (except the court coverages, which make no sense at all). My point is simply that an NCAAW official might make good use of the NBA's officials' manual.