Favorite announcer phrase?

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by Bart Tyson
Thats a loose ball, thats a bad call. I just heard this in the Kent vs Ind. game. Front court status of Ind. Deflection by Kent player and Ind. player touched last in front court then first to touch in back court.

This is the one that pushed me over the edge! I got CBS Sports's number and will be calling them on Monday.

For those who weren't watching the IU/Kent game, here's the play (IU had the ball): A1 is holding the ball in A's frontcourt, in the "corner" by the halfcourt line (right in front of the CBS announcers). B1 comes flying in, and hits the ball out of A1's hands. A1 then starts tapping the ball up in the air, trying to gain control. He clearly takes several steps in the FC, then steps over into the backcourt. Of course, the announcers (being right on top of the play) are screaming about how the ball was tipped by B1. BTW, the official (I believe it was R Scott Thornley) did an excellent job of selling the call - basically stradling the line and vehemently pointing at each half of the court while doing the usual "over-and-back" mechanic.

Speaking of explaining calls to non-ref folks, I was volunteering at a certain first round site, hosted by a certain Jesuit school, with a certain history in basketball, when an NBA-style goaltend play happened (i.e., the ball bounced up off of the rim/backboard and someone swatted it away outside of the cylinder). I could not convince anyone that this was not goaltending.

Of course, I considered pulling out my rulebook, but I realized that I would look like a wise-***-know-it-all, a jerk, or both. (I am hoping to work regular season basketball games there next year!)