Press Situation

[Ignats75]

Originally Posted by ma_ref

You're right that it doesn't have bearing on the play, but if this is a varsity contest, you definitely shouldn't be working your own daughter's game, unless your region is short on officials. Way too many potential headaches to deal with, and I'm not talking about the ones at home.

I wasn't. I was in the stands. I thought that was clear in the OP. I would never work one of her Varsity games. I had to hand back two varsity assingments this year because I found out her team was the visitors. Summer ball, now THATs a different story. In fact, she hates when her AAU team ends up on my court. .. The first whistle is ALWAYS on her.

[Camron Rust]

FWIW, I saw more or less the same thing occur in the Miami vs. Kentucky game this last Saturday....

Fullcourt press. Lead comes from way out of the picture to call a foul in the PAINT in the backcourt. The C and the T had the play covered very well and couldn't have been in better positions. In rewatching the play I simply couldn't not find what he called a foul for....certainly nothing so obvious that he had to get from 50'+ away...he should have trusted his partners.

The same official was calling stuff way out of his primary on several occassions. Seemed like he just wanted to appear like he was "better" than the rest by "covering" for them a little too much.

According to the box score, the officials were Joe Lindsay, Mike Nance, and Tony Greene. I have no idea which one it was.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The same official was calling stuff way out of his primary on several occassions. Seemed like he just wanted to appear like he was "better" than the rest by "covering" for them a little too much.

According to the box score, the officials were Joe Lindsay, Mike Nance, and Tony Greene. I have no idea which one it was.

I doubt very seriously it was Tony Greene.

[socalreff]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

FWIW, I saw more or less the same thing occur in the Miami vs. Kentucky game this last Saturday....

Fullcourt press. Lead comes from way out of the picture to call a foul in the PAINT in the backcourt. The C and the T had the play covered very well and couldn't have been in better positions. In rewatching the play I simply couldn't not find what he called a foul for....certainly nothing so obvious that he had to get from 50'+ away...he should have trusted his partners.

The same official was calling stuff way out of his primary on several occassions. Seemed like he just wanted to appear like he was "better" than the rest by "covering" for them a little too much.

According to the box score, the officials were Joe Lindsay, Mike Nance, and Tony Greene. I have no idea which one it was.

Watch any NCAA Mens game on TV and chart how many calls the lead calls out of his primary. Minimum is 5 or 6 per game.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by socalreff

Watch any NCAA Mens game on TV and chart how many calls the lead calls out of his primary. Minimum is 5 or 6 per game.

Fine....but not on something in the backcourt paint unless it is flagrant!!!!

[Bad Zebra]

The way it's described, T has plenty of reason to be pi$$ed. L comes all the way across C's area and makes that call? Better have a pretty darn good reason (if there is one that exists). Second, why isn't C there? If T needed help, that's where the second whistle should have come from. T has a right to be torqued at him/her also.