Caught One in the Brain Bucket......

[grunewar]

Yesterday, B12 Rec game. Small court. Benches close to sidelines. A setting up what is a pretty good (really), patient, half-court, set offense and going through their dribbles and passes. B settles into a 2-1-2 zone. I'm T in two-man. Ball passing around perimeter, I'm busy counting closely guarded, stopping, starting, etc.

Ball passes from A1 at top of key to A2 on my wing.....B1 suddenly steps out and quickly pokes the pass away...which was apparently traveling at a good rate of speed and now flies about 10 feet and hits me square in the forehead.....

I shook it off. B1 however was miffed that I "got in the way" of his steal, which, IMO would have gone out of bounds if I wasn't there anyhow. A got the ball back and went about its business (no, they didn't score).

I know a previous recent post we talked of refs falling down or tripping. Anyone else been "in the wrong place" on the court lately?

Editorial comment - I was going to ask if anyone else had been "nailed" lately, but quickly realized what comments would have been posted......not that this verbiage is any better!