Basket Interference

[Adam]

Originally Posted by deecee

I am T with a drive that started by A1 from the top of the key by the smallest player on the court (GV). A1 drives to the basket on my side and beats B1. A1 has a layup and B2 establishes position about 1 foot wide of the low block. A1 jumps to her left to avoid the contact and makes the layup (this is all on the right side of the court BTW). Minimal contact of A1's right foot and B2 right thigh. This should have been a no-call or block AT WORST. I came out and sold the charge like I was being chased by rabid dogs.

Oh and team A had been down by 20 in the 3rd had clawed back to 8 with about 4 minutes to go and this would have made it 6. Oh and B came down and got an easy layup after this. Oh and yeah this call blew chunks.

How in the hell is a block better than the PC call in this?

I agree a no-call seems best, but a block looks to me the worst possible call here.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

How in the hell is a block better than the PC call in this?

I agree a no-call seems best, but a block looks to me the worst possible call here.

No, block would have been the second worst. the fact that the offensive player was the tinyest in the court and the player taking the charge was twice her size and the contact was tantamount to a shoelace hitting someone and knocking them out, I would have felt better with a block (but nevertheless upset at myself).

This was honestly the worst no-call made call and it was ME -- blech!!!!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by deecee

No, block would have been the second worst. the fact that the offensive player was the tinyest in the court and the player taking the charge was twice her size and the contact was tantamount to a shoelace hitting someone and knocking them out, I would have felt better with a block (but nevertheless upset at myself).

This was honestly the worst no-call made call and it was ME -- blech!!!!

So you would have felt worse about punishing a small point guard than for punishing a stationary defender; just because of the size difference?

That's stupid.

[deecee]

in this instance with how the game had been going and everything -- picking the lesser of 2 evils with 2 horrible calls -- I will go with the one that raises the fewest eyebrows.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by deecee

in this instance with how the game had been going and everything -- picking the lesser of 2 evils with 2 horrible calls -- I will go with the one that raises the fewest eyebrows.

Go with the call that raises the fewest eyebrows. Not gonna find a lot of support for that philosophy here.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by deecee

in this instance with how the game had been going and everything -- picking the lesser of 2 evils with 2 horrible calls -- I will go with the one that raises the fewest eyebrows.

You know, we get accused of punishing a kid for being big when we no-call this sometimes. That's an incorrect accusation.

In this case, you're actually going to do it. Don't punish the defender for not getting knocked on his a$$. At the risk of repeating myself....

That's stupid.

That's a chicken sh!t way to officiate, IMHO.

[deecee]

snaq both calls are horribly equal -- or equally horrible -- when all else is equal then go with the call that will have the least collateral damage.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by deecee

snaq both calls are horribly equal -- or equally horrible -- when all else is equal then go with the call that will have the least collateral damage.

A block, a charge, or a no call. How can any two of these be "equally horrible?"
And what do you mean by collateral damage?