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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 08:22am
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Question Block/Charge?

So I was looking around on youtube and I found an interesting clip.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=D_bqm8bbFK8

What do you have on the call? My intial reaction was to say block, (since I had originally thought the defender got legal guarding position in the path of the ballhandler after he was airbone) but after looking at it a couple of times, it looked like the ballhandler was given space to land. Since he's a ballhandler, time and distance do not apply to the play and therefore player control.

What are y'alls thoughts?
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 08:27am
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I got a block.
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 08:42am
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So I was looking around on youtube and I found an interesting clip.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=D_bqm8bbFK8

What do you have on the call? My intial reaction was to say block, (since I had originally thought the defender got legal guarding position in the path of the ballhandler after he was airbone) but after looking at it a couple of times, it looked like the ballhandler was given space to land. Since he's a ballhandler, time and distance do not apply to the play and therefore player control.

What are y'alls thoughts?
Both feet were on the floor, the defender was facing the offensive player, the offensive player landed, he had the ball, time and distance aren't needed, ...
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 09:22am
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Tough one. I hate these. In real time, I think I would have gone with the block as it appears the defender arrived late. I would have felt good about getting it right... In slowing it down and reviewing, it looks like defender had LGP and following the rule, should have been player control. Self-doubt can be the kiss of death in this line of work.
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 09:38am
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Tough one. I hate these. In real time, I think I would have gone with the block as it appears the defender arrived late. I would have felt good about getting it right... In slowing it down and reviewing, it looks like defender had LGP and following the rule, should have been player control. Self-doubt can be the kiss of death in this line of work.
I'm right there with you. At normal speed I was thinking "This one is easy. why is there a question?" Seeing again in slow motion..."Well, not so much."

Related question...Would it have been better if the calling official had quickly taken a few long strides toward the play? When everyone got around to looking at him he would have appeared to be "right on it".
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 09:41am
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Easy call.

Charge.

But's let's break this down...why did the L on the other side of the court take this call?

And am I the only one who can see the wheels spinning as he's walking to the table? Someone should have given him a coin to toss before reporting the foul.
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 10:12am
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Easy call.

Charge.

But's let's break this down...why did the L on the other side of the court take this call?

And am I the only one who can see the wheels spinning as he's walking to the table? Someone should have given him a coin to toss before reporting the foul.
The reason the new L took the call is because in a 2-person system, he had the best angle. The new Trail has no chance of getting that call right from where's he must come from.

No doubt he was thinking about what he was going to call, and I think he reason correctly. Not being right on top of the play, they had to have something on this play. Calling it on the defense was the safe call to make.

Now, you go and call offense, next thing you know, you got guys running up underneath each other the rest of the game. I'm not trying to find the needle in the haystack. We're going to keep it simple. Also, the defender should have gone for the steal of the ball instead of trying to draw the tough call from the official. Odds or not in the players favor to get the correct call here, but the way the offensive player turned and stepped, chances where better of stealing the ball here.
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 10:19am
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why did the L on the other side of the court take this call?
The out of shape T wasn't going to get a look at the play.

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And am I the only one who can see the wheels spinning as he's walking to the table? Someone should have given him a coin to toss before reporting the foul.
I agree!, but I think he handled it well. It didn't look much like he didn't know what to call.

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Easy call. Charge.
I agree as well. But I don't question anyone who has a block. In real-time, it could look like a block, and I think many would call that. Just as long as they're consistent during the game.
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 10:24am
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Now, you go and call offense, next thing you know, you got guys running up underneath each other the rest of the game.
Whatinthehell are you talking about? There was no contact until after the player with the ball landed. There was nobody running up underneath anybody on this play. As usual, you don't understand the basic principles needed to make the correct call.

Obvious charge.

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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 11:07am
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Now, you go and call offense, next thing you know, you got guys running up underneath each other the rest of the game. I'm not trying to find the needle in the haystack. We're going to keep it simple.
Let me understand your thinking here. You're going to base a call on how you THINK players will respond the rest of the game? Wouldn't it be safer to APPLY A RULE here? or at least try to reason through it based upon a rule or your interpretation of how the play relates to a rule? Isn't that kinda what officials do?

Are you really an official?
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 11:27am
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Let me understand your thinking here. You're going to base a call on how you THINK players will respond the rest of the game? Wouldn't it be safer to APPLY A RULE here? or at least try to reason through it based upon a rule or your interpretation of how the play relates to a rule?
You're trying to understand OS's thinking? Why would you want to?
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 11:30am
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Let me understand your thinking here. You're going to base a call on how you THINK players will respond the rest of the game? Wouldn't it be safer to APPLY A RULE here? or at least try to reason through it based upon a rule or your interpretation of how the play relates to a rule? Isn't that kinda what officials do?

Are you really an official?
Amazing, isn't it? I can see any official maybe missing a bang-bang call like this in real time. What I can't see is anybody trying to justify whatever call they made by using the nonsense that OS comes up with.
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 11:34am
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The reason the new L took the call is because in a 2-person system, he had the best angle.
Bullsh1t.

The T had the better angle. The L was ahead of the play and across the floor, not even with it and across the floor.
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Old Thu Jun 07, 2007, 11:54am
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Bullsh1t.

The T had the better angle. The L was ahead of the play and across the floor, not even with it and across the floor.
I theroy you are correct. However, given how long it took the T to entire the picture while the L was reporting it is probably safe to assume he was out of position to make the call. He SHOULD have had a better angle...but likely didn't. Given how fast you heard the whistle, the L didn't give his partner a chance to make the call...so he can't argue that "someone had to get it." Both officials messed up.
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