AT&T to the rescue!!!

[rockyroad]

I think I would have hit the whistle, run over to him and said "Hey, that ball got knocked out of his hands by the defender, so his second dribble was legal. You couldn't see that from where you were at, so I've got this one for you." Then simply turned to the table/coaches and signalled it was A's ball - if coach wants an explanation, I'd give him the same thing I told my partner...

No long discussion with him/her. No argument about the rule...just step in, state what you've got and put the ball in play. If they want to rehash it after the game, great - I'll let them know exactly what I thought of that call and them making it from where they were at. This is one of those times where protecting the game is more important than worrying about hurting my partners feelings.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

I think I would have hit the whistle, run over to him and said "Hey, that ball got knocked out of his hands by the defender, so his second dribble was legal. You couldn't see that from where you were at, so I've got this one for you." Then simply turned to the table/coaches and signalled it was A's ball - if coach wants an explanation, I'd give him the same thing I told my partner...

No long discussion with him/her. No argument about the rule...just step in, state what you've got and put the ball in play. If they want to rehash it after the game, great - I'll let them know exactly what I thought of that call and them making it from where they were at. This is one of those times where protecting the game is more important than worrying about hurting my partners feelings.

Now that's an interesting take. I have never considered that angle. I think the ability to pull that tactic off would depend on the partner. Not sure that it would have worked well on this one. Plus, I was a bit stunned at the call, it sort of froze me for a few seconds. It threw me for such a loop that I didn't fell I was "in the game" or 2-3 more trips up and down the court.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Now that's an interesting take. I have never considered that angle. I think the ability to pull that tactic off would depend on the partner. Not sure that it would have worked well on this one. Plus, I was a bit stunned at the call, it sort of froze me for a few seconds. It threw me for such a loop that I didn't fell I was "in the game" or 2-3 more trips up and down the court.

Camron, I"m dying to know who it was. And I"m on leave of absence this year, so I'll never tell anyone else. Won't even SEE anyone else. Couldn't you e-mail me and let me know?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Camron, I"m dying to know who it was. And I"m on leave of absence this year, so I'll never tell anyone else. Won't even SEE anyone else. Couldn't you e-mail me and let me know?

Nope. Some things are OK to share, when you know they're OK with it...funny stuff. Knowing that people from this area do read this, I purposefully left out the day, date, teams, etc. so that it would not be possible to figure it out from what I wrote. The guy calls a really good game and did call a really good game that game (except for that one call).

I did, however, find out that he asked the commissioner (also our state rules interpreter) about it later and was told what the rule should have been. That point only came up when the commissioner asked how my game went and I asked if he'd seen my situation I posted here and he realized it was the same situation.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Nope. Some things are OK to share, when you know they're OK with it...funny stuff. Knowing that people from this area do read this, I purposefully left out the day, date, teams, etc. so that it would not be possible to figure it out from what I wrote. The guy calls a really good game and did call a really good game that game (except for that one call).

I did, however, find out that he asked the commissioner (also our state rules interpreter) about it later and was told what the rule should have been. That point only came up when the commissioner asked how my game went and I asked if he'd seen my situation I posted here and he realized it was the same situation.

Doggone it, Camron, why do you have to be so ethical. And Howard's still reading, huh?

Hi, Howard...

[Back In The Saddle]

Alright people, move along. Nothing more to see here. :P