Just when I thought I got it right.....

[Rita C]

Three person. We are in transistion. I am new trail. I'm probably about the free throw line when A1 passes the ball forward. A2 jumps from frontcourt, catches the ball and lands straddling the line.

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Later in the lockerroom, my partner who was at C gives me the "evil" eye. "You know that was my call as C, right?"

Patient whistle, patient whistle.

Rita

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Three person. We are in transistion. I am new trail. I'm probably about the free throw line when A1 passes the ball forward. A2 jumps from frontcourt, catches the ball and lands straddling the line.

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Later in the lockerroom, my partner who was at C gives me the "evil" eye. "You know that was my call as C, right?"

Patient whistle, patient whistle.

Rita

It would've been "nice" had the C made this call, but in transition the C is there to help since the T is so far back. What if the C had been a bit quicker and been halfway to the other foul line? If there wasn't a press I probably wouldn't have been straddling the division line as the C.

Someone's gotta get it. You did. The C can pound sand and I wonder how he reacts when someone DOES poach a call, for real. Don't beat yourself up over it.

[bigdogrunnin]

I'm with Rich on this one. Tell "C" to get a life. That call can be made by the T or the C, just as long as someone gets it. Sounds to me like you did what needed to be done. Good job.

[Scrapper1]

Did the C have a whistle on the play? As he/she said, it is the C's call. If the C had a whistle, you should have been aware of it and yielded the call. If the C didn't have a whistle, then you bailed out the crew.

Either way, the correct call was made, so I hope the "evil eye" is just a bit of dramatic emphasis. This is about refining the crew dynamics and coverages, not about making or blowing a call.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Did the C have a whistle on the play? As he/she said, it is the C's call. If the C had a whistle, you should have been aware of it and yielded the call. If the C didn't have a whistle, then you bailed out the crew.

Either way, the correct call was made, so I hope the "evil eye" is just a bit of dramatic emphasis. This is about refining the crew dynamics and coverages, not about making or blowing a call.

He was having fun with me while making a point.

Rita

[chartrusepengui]

Just tell him that they were sucking wind so bad you ddin't think they could blow the whistle so you decided to help them out

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Rita C

He was having fun with me while making a point.

Rita

C did have a point: the call looks better when made by the official standing on the line.

That said, for garden variety cases it hardly matters who calls it.