Ball, Ball, Ball... Tell me it ain't so!

[zebraman]

Originally posted by MN BB Ref
I had a girls JV game last week in which the entire bench yelled "ball ball ball" everytime the opposition had team control in front of their bench. Needless to say it got VERY old after awhile and I was seriously questioning the legality of this. It just doesn't seem sporting.

Anyone ever had this situation before?

Yes, several times. And I've seen it in boys games too (although they generally yell "tight" instead of ball).

As Nate said, it's just a way for the player on ball to let their teammates know that an opponents dribble has ended and that everyone should deny the pass to try to get a 5-second call. There is nothing unsporting about it.

Z