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The phrase "no call."
I have been reading a number of threads tonight and appalled at the number of times the phrase "no call" has been used. I remember Peter Webb telling me a number of years ago that there is no such thing as a "no call." Officials have to make hundreds of "yes, thats legal/no, thats not legal" decisions every game. Either the play is legal or the play is not legal. I agree with Peter.
Just my humble opinion and observation. MTD, Sr.
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Like contact between driving A1 and B2, where no advantage is gained on either side. Or, A1 posts up on B2, A1 spins into B2 who flops to try and draw an PCF, but the official correctly ignores the flop. It doesn't warrant a call (foul), thus it's a "no-call." I see nothing wrong with the phrase. It's just a saying. |
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A1 drives and there's contact by B1 that could be called a foul. But because it would negate A1's advantage, the foul is not called.
That's a good no call to me. No problem with the term.
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With all due respect gentlemen, you are all making my point. If you decide not to put air in the whistle, you are telling everyone that nothing illega has happened. One of the first things I learned as as basketball official is that you have nothing (meaning the play was legal) until you have something (meaning the play was illegal) and that you have something you put air in the whiistle.
MTD, Sr. P.S. Good night all. Have a good one tomorrow everybody, this old geezer needs to get his beauty sleep (about 3 or 4 centuries worth of beauty sleep).
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If as you say it's either a call or isn't, what better describes that happening? It's either YES there is a CALL with a whistle or NO there is not a CALL and there is no whistle. |
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It's a useful phrase that has significant shared meaning for discussing situations with other officials. I'll continue using it even if it's "incorrect" on some level.
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I was going to say "no comment," but then I realized that if you say "no comment," you've actually made a comment, so the point of saying "no comment" in the first place is lost by adding a comment even though you didn't really comment on anything in the first place.
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using or not using the phrase "no call" is paramount to using or not using the hands spread signal to indicate not closely guarded.
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Or as Mark says 'I have nothing' |
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