What to tell Refs to enforce a "safe" game

[bebanovich]

Originally posted by rainmaker

Great story, beb.

The kid probably did it differently in the game. I've seen this kind of thing where a kid looks flawless in practice, and in warm-ups, but doesn't do it right during a game. It's possible the travel came before the actual move, so that it didn't flow the same as in the demo before the game. Even a very very good player can have a sudden brain fart and the "natural", automatic correct move disappears with the methane. Was there ever a time in that game where he did that move, and it wasn't called? Just curious.

I have only my recollections of it so I don't know exactly what was happening. I do know that this kid seemed like he stepped out of 1957. His dad was an older man who had taught him a solid hook shot with both hands and he was the most polite, clean-cut kid you could imagine, but he ended up with a full-ride football scholarship so I wouldn't like to tangle with him on the field.

His show and go kind of looked like a travel and opposing fans and coaches always reacted. If you broke it down there was no violation in it - I wish I could explain it better but it has been about 15 years since I've seen it. He seemed to get called about 1/2 the time or a little less for travel and I don't really know how to account for it but I don't think inconsistency was it - this kid was like an old black-and-white training video. My memories of that team are those of a rookie coach and parts are getting hazy. I do remember the fake bet pretty well, though . . . classic moment.