BillyMac would have loved it :D

[Back In The Saddle]

I've printed a copy of your experimental rules and will keep them in my bag. I especially like the penalty for "heads I win, tails you lose" OTOH, I really want to keep the jump ball. I think it's a valuable, interesting, and still relevant (in limited quantities, of course) part of the heritage of basketball.

We did have one tense moment last night though. We got down to about 10 seconds left in one of the quarters/mini-games, and the score was tied. Fortunately I had my autographed and well worn copy of Mark Padgett's Guide To Basketball Officiating in my back pocket. During transition I flipped it open to the chapter on avoiding overtime and selected one of Mark's proven strategies. So with 5.4 seconds remaining, white's best free throw shooter went to the line and kept us out of overtime.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

I really want to keep the jump ball. I think it's a valuable, interesting, and still relevant (in limited quantities, of course) part of the heritage of basketball. I had my autographed and well worn copy of Mark Padgett's Guide To Basketball Officiating in my back pocket.

Heritage of the game? Let's bring back the peach baskets.

You've got a Mark Padgett autograph? I'll bet that it's worth a lot. If you give me ten dollars, and pay for postage and handling, I'll take it off your hands.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

You've got a Mark Padgett autograph? I'll bet that it's worth a lot. If you give me ten dollars, and pay for postage and handling, I'll take it off your hands.

I'll sell you an autographed peach basket for $25. You pay the shipping.

Seriously, I had a Joe DiMaggio autograph from 1951 personally wishing me Happy Birthday. He signed it on a paper cocktail napkin when the Yankees were playing the White Sox in Chicago. I had a cousin who was a hostess at the lounge at the hotel the Yankees stayed at back then and she got it for me. I gave it to my oldest grandson, who is a HS baseball player. I checked and it's worth only about $50 on the open market, but it's priceless to my grandson.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I'll sell you an autographed peach basket for $25. You pay the shipping.

If it's autographed by Dr. Naismith, or Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., who suggested to the good Doctor that he use a peach basket instead of a potato basket, then it's a deal.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

If it's autographed by Dr. Naismith, or Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., who suggested to the good Doctor that he use a peach basket instead of a potato basket, then it's a deal.

Hey - I was the one who suggested to the good doctor to use the peach basket. He wanted to use picnic baskets so every time someone scored, they would be rewarded with a sandwich. Not a bad idea, but it would really slow the game down.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I was the one who suggested to the good doctor to use the peach basket. He wanted to use picnic baskets so every time someone scored, they would be rewarded with a sandwich. Not a bad idea, but it would really slow the game down.

I think that you're confusing Dr. Naismith with Yogi Bear. And, by the way, it's correctly spelled "pic-a-nic baskets".

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I think that you're confusing Dr. Naismith with Yogi Bear. And, by the way, it's correctly spelled "pic-a-nic baskets".

You're right. I made a Boo Boo.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

I especially like the penalty for "heads I win, tails you lose"

I think I stole that from Abbott and Costello. I can't confirm it, but it sounds like something they would say, in this case Abbott would say it to Costello, who would claim it was unfair, so Abbott would respond, "OK, we'll do it your way. Tails I win. Heads you lose". Costello would reply, "OK. That's better". I don't know? Maybe it was two of the Three Stooges?