This happened four times in a row...

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by MajorCord

I was told this story, but I'm not 100% sure it is true. AAU game, Team A is thumping Team B by a large margin, 40 or more points. Late in the game, Team A is still pressing full court, lots of pressure, etc. Team B is attempting to inbound the ball, spot throw-in. Team A player (son of coach) is right in the inbounder's face putting pressure. Team B coach calls timeout. In timeout, he instructs his player to throw the ball as hard as he can at Team A player's face if he is still putting pressure on the throw-in. Team B player obliges, twice, supposedly bloodying the kid's nose. Team A coach looks at Team B coach after the second time and says, "I get it" and calls off the press. If you were officiating the game what would have been your response?

It wouldn't have taken twice, but my response would have been to assess a flagrant technical foul to the thrower.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

It wouldn't have taken twice, but my response would have been to assess a flagrant technical foul to the thrower.

And if I knew for sure that the coach instructed the player to do this, I'd toss the coach too.

[tjones1]

What NV and BITS said.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

And if I knew for sure that the coach instructed the player to do this, I'd toss the coach too.

Great point, BITS.

[Scrapper1]

This relates only indirectly to the original post, but it was one of the funnier things I saw this season. I was watching the girls JV game before my game. There is a loose ball on the floor in the lane. A girl from the offensive team drops to her knees and secures the ball. Seeing that she has no one to pass to, she throws the ball off a defender's leg, intending to bounce it out of bounds.

Smart play!

Except that she's not very good at geometry and the ball bounces directly back to her. Convinced that her strategy is a sound one, she is undaunted as she again throws the ball off the same defender's leg. Who would've guessed that the ball would again bounce directly back to her, still kneeling in the lane?!?!

The official reluctantly called 3 seconds.

[Dan_ref]

Oh Scrappy you just crack me up.