Teaching Lessons?

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by PAOfficial

I agree with the situation with one minute left. I also agree with cleaning up the taunting...but with 2 seconds left? Its very easy to get on an on-line forum and say you would make this call, but I doubt ANYONE on here blows his whistle and calls a "T" for this with 2 seconds left in a game.

I'd call it with 2 seconds left, I'd call it with 0.2 seconds left and, if I were around to see it, I'd call it after the horn (if it was the player's 2nd T or if it was a flagrant act).

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I would and would have no qualms at all about it. I T'd a player for taunting late in a blow-out of a military intra-mural game. After the call the guy came up to me and said "but he's my next door neighbor, I was just joking with him!" I told him it didn't matter, I can't take the chance of a fight breaking out, save the trash talk for after the game.

I've heard this many times in college intramurals, and it's the biggest BS excuse ever. There's no way I can know that before a situation starts, there's no way I can verify that claim once taunting occurs and even if you do know the player, you're still not allowed to taunt him.

[Junker]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

I'd call it with 2 seconds left, I'd call it with 0.2 seconds left and, if I were around to see it, I'd call it after the horn (if it was the player's 2nd T or if it was a flagrant act).

Ditto. Taunting has to be taken care of. If I wouldn't do it in an actual game, I wouldn't post it.

[Junker]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Junker, if you're playing with your whistle, that might explain your jump shot.

I don't know Adam, I had your CMB JV and Freshmen boys last night and had to call eleventeen player control fouls on them because they all dribble with their head down. Maybe you need to move back to the big city and coach. Besides, these days I make much more money off my whistle than my jump shot.

[Adam]

Not exactly a basketball powerhouse, are we?

[tomegun]

I would probably call the technical on instinct alone and not even worry about how much time is left. Zero tolerance on taunting!

[Junker]

Calling what I saw last night "basketball" was using the term loosely. I don't see your varsity this season. You evidently have some athletes around because the football team had an OK season. I just certainly didn't see them last night.