Delay of game?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by lpneck

I have my hands out to ask for the ball and say "Here you go 22." He looks at me and then decides to roll the ball to my partner, who is jogging down the floor to become new L. It was pretty clear to me that the player did this just to be difficult because he was irritated with the call.

How is this not a T?

[Da Official]

No doubt a "T". If the kid wants to show up the official then the "T" is his prize.

Called this in Men's Rec before...haven't experienced this in school ball (yet).

[lpneck]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

How is this not a T?

Because it would have been a less effective method of addressing what occured than what our crew did.

The kid didn't drop the ball and leave it there for me to get. He didn't wing it away. As soon as I asked him for the ball, he immediately gave it up, he just gave it to the other official (who was the one who made the travel call to begin with, was one the same sideline I was, and about 20 feet away.) Do I think he did it on purpose because he had an attitude? Yes, I believe so. So what? We addressed it and had no further problems. You want to "T" every kid who has ever rolled their eyes or shaken their head in irritation after you have made a call against them?

Anyway, my issue has never been about whether or not this was a T. I am quite comfortable with how it was handled. It was about the delay of game that was called that wasn't one of the official types of delay.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by lpneck

Because it would have been a less effective method of addressing what occured than what our crew did.

I disagree. [shrug]

Originally Posted by lpneck

You want to "T" every kid who has ever rolled their eyes or shaken their head in irritation after you have made a call against them?

[sarcasm]Yeah, 'cause this is the same thing as an eyeroll.[/sarcasm]

Originally Posted by lpneck

Anyway, my issue has never been about whether or not this was a T. I am quite comfortable with how it was handled. It was about the delay of game that was called that wasn't one of the official types of delay.

Fair enough.
My point is that the rules don't allow for what your partner did, and doing it that way could lead to problems (thus your issue) later in the game. The rules have a very specific penalty in place for this action, and it's a T. It obviously worked in your game the way it was done; that doesn't mean it's the best method to use; or that it's wouldn't have been better to use the correct method.