Ball Watcher

[mick]

Originally Posted by Hartsy

I should have known it was trouble when one of the first game related questions he asked was if I had ever ejected anyone.

What does this mean ?
I have never ejected anyone from a basketball game.

[FrankHtown]

That's a tough one. One of the first giveaways that your partner is ball watching is when you are trail, and a 3-point attempt goes up from the top of the key, and you notice your partner signalling a 3 point attempt also. Usually at the first chance, I'll try to remind him we don't need both of us watching the shooter, and I need he/she to be watching the rebounding action. Sort of a subtle hint to be off ball.

Of couse, once I had a partner who was Lead, I was trail, and the ball just comes over the division line. Whistle. Partner calls a double dribble from the baseline. Well, I thought maybe I was screened and missed it. At a timeout I asked him what he saw. His answer was I need to be faster on my whistle and catch those violations. I thanked him for his advice, and told him I'd try to do better. My only thought after that was get in, get done, get out.

[Hartsy]

Originally Posted by mick

What does this mean ?
I have never ejected anyone from a basketball game.

I'm not swift enough to tell if this is tic. I don't look at it as an ejection either. My partner apparently "enjoys" calling T's on coaches.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Hartsy

I'm not swift enough to tell if this is tic. I don't look at it as an ejection either. My partner apparently "enjoys" calling T's on coaches.

Sorry, Hartsy.
What's tic ?
Thanks.

[OHBBREF]

New partners ALLWAYS require a PRE-GAME of some sort or another just to get a feel about their philosophy of the game - and how they call it - I bet that a through pre-game you might have gotten an idea this guy was a ball watcher when you brought up "let's be sure we call our primary areas first" and he went "Primary what that?".

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mick

Sorry, Hartsy.
What's tic ?
Thanks.

Tounge-in-cheek.

[mick]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Tounge-in-cheek.

Thanks, Robert.
I don't git out much.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by mick

Thanks, Robert.
I don't git out much.

So many smart-a$$ replies...so little time.
You gotta stop setting yourself up like this Mick!!

[mick]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

So many smart-a$$ replies...so little time.
You gotta stop setting yourself up like this Mick!!

Go for it, rocky !