The Bizarro Stage

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Where the players turn themselves in for infractions.

Anybody remember when players used to raise their hand when called for a foul?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Anybody remember when players used to raise their hand when called for a foul?

I remember doing it as a player. I believe they took it out in the mid 90's.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I remember doing it as a player. I believe they took it out in the mid 90's.

Actually, my senior year in HS, it became voluntary to raise your hand. That was the 1974-75 season.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Actually, my senior year in HS, it became voluntary to raise your hand. That was the 1974-75 season.

Interesting. I was under the impression when I played that it was mandatory.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Interesting. I was under the impression when I played that it was mandatory.

My first year officiating was 1987. No such animal then, although we did have to work into the Cadillac (crossing the court during a live ball), we had a lack of action rule that seems bizarre just thinking about it, we had to (as the trail) signal a good field goal with a two point signal, and of course, the trail administered every single free throw. All counts were a flick of the wrist, too.

I worked my first 3-person game in 1993. The center was always opposite. Rumor () has it some backwards state I used to live in still does it this way.

I played from 1983 to 87 and we didn't raise our hands.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Interesting. I was under the impression when I played that it was mandatory.

It was if you are older than me.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Anybody remember when players used to raise their hand when called for a foul?

Happened to me just last weekend as a matter of fact in a B11/12 game. Hard. clean foul underneath. The young man helped the kid he hacked off the floor and put up his arm and said, "that one was mine." Polite kid. I just smiled to myself. Later in the game when I was talking to the table about it, the scorekeeper said - "yep, he's mine." Hadn't seen it in many yrs. Kinda cool - I liked it.