NCAA Emphasis on palming/carrying

[bearclause]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Insult? Moi? Never!

Let me take a wild guess though, bearclause....

You're an Auburn fan and one of your players got called for multi palming violations in your last game.

Am I close? Be honest now.

And, kidding aside, officials don't screw up multi palming violations at that level. They all know the difference between a high dribble and a carry. If they don't, they sureashell don't last long. You can take that to the bank.

No. Cal fan. Great Alaska Shootout final against Loyola Marymount. Jerome Randle got called several times. Once it looked like he picked up his dribble. Another time (8:08 left) it looks like he's dribbling high and above the shoulder. I don't dispute that he did get a legit carry (some were closer than others) called a couple of times and may have been trying to test the refs.

Regardless of whether or not the refs might have judged an actual carry, I just wanted to know if a high-dribble (above the shoulder) is by definition considered carrying under the new emphasis. I'm having a discussion with people who are convinced that how high the dribble is may be enough (by itself) to call a carry.

It also seems that many refs are just adjusting to the new emphasis at the beginning of the season. I'm pretty sure that some crews are calling it tighter than others.