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Fri Feb 11, 2000, 01:56am
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Watching a high school girls varsity game last night and Team A had the ball then A1 and B1 got to the floor and they tie it up briefly and the offical blows his whistle softly so Team B lets up meanwhile A1 grabs the ball and throws to a wide open A2 who scores. Team B coach ask the official about the whistle and the official says oh it was inadverent. I thought on this type of play they whistled the play dead? Who is right
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Fri Feb 11, 2000, 04:51am
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You are right. Any time the official blows the whistle during live action, the play stops. All officials have blown the whistle and wished they hadn't (saw it happen with 2 seconds to play in a tie game in the NCAA tourney 3 years ago.) In the situation you described, play stops when the whistle is blown, since neither team had control at the time, possession is decided by the arrow, with the throw in coming from the spot nearest where the ball was when play was stopped. The basket by team A does not count.
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Fri Feb 11, 2000, 09:56am
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Agreed. Even if it was inadvertent, if that whistle is loud enough to be heard and to cause players to "let up," then blow it again louder, admit to the "oops," and continue play--either with whoever had the ball, or by going to the arrow. In the situation given, team A got a clear advantage that we don't want to allow because of our anticipation of a held ball, violation, or whatever.
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Fri Feb 11, 2000, 12:50pm
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If the whistle blows, the ball is dead unless it is in the air for a shot. The play that happened in the playoffs was the NC vs NC-Charlette game and I did get a chance to talk to one of the officials who called that game. What happened was he blew the whistle for a foul but be believed the shot was unmakeable so instead of deciding the game at the free throw line, he chose to call an inadvertant whistle and therefore a miracle last second shot at the other end or overtime would decide the game. Of course the miracle shot did not happen so they played O.T.
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Sat Feb 12, 2000, 05:58am
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quote: Whoa! Is that for real?! What happened to "Officials don't decide the game"? I can respect the official who can call an actual inadvertant whistle without ego OR have the cajones to make a tough call. But to make up an inadvertant whistle to cover a call after-the-fact is unbelievable! If a player was mindless enough to foul on a desperation shot, and there was enough contact to merit his whistle, should have stuck to his call. But, then again, I'm not a D1 tourney official, and he is (wink-wink) ! And I thought NBA officials had the monopoly on mysterious calls! Wondering, is he still working the tourney? Would he have given the "uncatchable" football mechanic?
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Sat Feb 12, 2000, 08:22am
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Did they decide the game. No. They put the game in overtime and let the players decide the game. The shot was not a makeable shot. If you were to try that shot in horse, you'd miss it 99 times out of 100. So to put him on the line where he makes 85 of 100 is an injustice in a tied game. Now it was over a year ago that this official told us about the play so I may not have all my facts straight, but this is essentially what happened. It took a conference of all three officials to decide this was the correct corse of action.
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