How patient is too patient?

[iref4him]

Originally Posted by armymanjones

But he did travel so what should have been done?

Call the travel. Every little bump and touch is not a foul. If we called every little bump and touch, not much of a game. One thing I know is that the players and "good" coaches know.

I had a game where B1 stoled the ball at midcourt from A1. There was a bumb, I sucked on my whistle. B1 gathered himself and A1 just stood there after the bump. B1 had an uncontested layup for 2 points. Team B's coach looked at me and said "You let the bump go so that we could have the lay up, right?" I said "Yes". He said "Good job, to many officials call it without watching the whole play develop."

[armymanjones]

Originally Posted by iref4him

Call the travel. Every little bump and touch is not a foul. If we called every little bump and touch, not much of a game. One thing I know is that the players and "good" coaches know.

I had a game where B1 stoled the ball at midcourt from A1. There was a bumb, I sucked on my whistle. B1 gathered himself and A1 just stood there after the bump. B1 had an uncontested layup for 2 points. Team B's coach looked at me and said "You let the bump go so that we could have the lay up, right?" I said "Yes". He said "Good job, to many officials call it without watching the whole play develop."

I agree with your situation but when the OP didn't call the travel because of not calling the bump it was not the right thing to do. I would not have called the bump but the travel I would call.

Originally Posted by iref4him

I had a game where B1 stoled the ball at midcourt from A1. There was a bumb, I sucked on my whistle.

Rainmaker...where are you?? I thought you were designated Mrs. Annoying Grammar Girl for today?

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by PYRef

Rainmaker...where are you?? I thought you were designated Mrs. Annoying Grammar Girl for today?

No, I said I'm NOT Ms. Annoying Grammar Gal. I just chime in and get annoying occasionally when I'm in a bad mood or something strikes me funny. Sorry to disappoint you. And by the way, I'm way too big and too old to be a "girl." If I'm acting immature enough that you don't feel comfortable calling me a woman, then "gal" is fine.

A thousand pardons Ma'am.
I shall now flagellate myself with a wet noodle!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by PYRef

I shall now xxxxxxlate myself with a wet noodle!

Dude, can we say that in a public forum. FCC?

Dude, it's all good. (Did I really say dude?)

American Heritage Dictionary
flag·el·late (flāj'ə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. flag·el·lat·ed, flag·el·lat·ing, flag·el·lates

1. To whip or flog; scourge.
2. To punish or impel as if by whipping.