stupid mechanics

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Crew -- I know you said open hand on a violation, however the table stops the clock on a whistle. Consider this, not everyone (partner(s)/table/coaches/players) know exactly what the whistle was for -- maybe. The open hand shows violation and the fist shows foul. If you have 2 or 3 players clustered around the ball in the corner, and you only "blow the whistle", no one knows if the whistle means violation or foul. BTW, I get "dinged" on my ratings if I don't have a visible 10-second count on the freethrow. I am from the south and we count slooooow, so i don't think I will have a violation.