Setting ball down

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

3) Players shouting "dead" or "shoot" aren't unsporting acts; it's that simple. Any official with any kind of experience at all knows the difference.

In general, I agree. However, I whacked a bench player this summer for shouting, "3!!.... 2!.... 1!... ." as the opposing team (losing badly) was trying to set up for a last shot play. Bench player did it once, I glared at her, then she did it again! I whacked her. Coach tried to say it was the name of their play, "3-2-1, because that's how the players are set up on the floor" I said, "Okay then the T is for having six players on the floor." He said, "We dont have six players on the floor!" I said, "So how could they set up as 3-2-1?" He was still scratching his head over that one as the players were all leaving the gym. Gotta admit, I thought it was one of the lamest excuses I'd ever heard.