NBA signal question

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by jritchie

was watching clevelands game last night and seen the ref's signal to each other moving their hands over their heads back an forth??? just wondering what that signal was for??? both times i seen them do it, it was under a minute, so i thought it may be letting everyone know that there is under a minute on the clock!

What ways to you guys let everyone know when there is under a minute? some hold up 1 finger till everyone notices, don't like that one very well..

You're exactly right jritchie. It is to inform the crew that there is under one minute left in the game. I like this as well as the one finger in the air, but whatever works to keep you and your crew on the same page. There are a couple of other signals that you might have seen them use as well. They put two fingers up when under two minutes in the 4th qtr. and they use the illegal use of hands signal below their waist while the ball is alive to indicate to the other members of the crew that the other team is most likely looking to take a foul and to make sure you take it quick, but then again that is the good thing about the nba guys, is if they want to take a foul, then when they go to take a foul on someone they will say the word "foul" as they touch the player and you can just blow it without it getting ugly.