Ref Threatens Other Ref

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by LDUB

I was trying to poke fun at the fact he remembers to stand on the west side of the gym instead of just looking to see what side the table was on. I wonder if he has problems if the court runs east-west instead of north-south

I believe that there are suggested guidelines for installing a baseball field, in terms of compass directions, sunlight, and shadows. That's why lefthanders are called southpaws. I didn't know that there were similar guidelines for a basketball court. I guess it's tough shooting free throws with the sun in your eyes, or filling the lane on the fast break when you're moving from sunlight into shadows.

I had two very minor problems this year with getting adjusted to new court setups. On one court, after twenty-six years of the home team sitting to the right of the table, they switched to the left side of the table. On another court, they switched the table from one side of the court to the other. Both changes took me a few minutes to get used to.