What do you think about this mechanic?

rulesmaven · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 11:55am

Is this the approved mechanic for "off the backboard, off the roof, off the air conditioner, off the support wire, at the buzzer, no goal" call?

For the OT-averse among you, how would have gotten out of this one?

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rockyroad · #2 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 12:03pm

Wow. Interesting shot. Correct mechanic. How in the world do you ref a game when both teams are wearing red? Call "red" and "dark red"??? Yikes.

And you gotta love the white shoes that official is wearing!!

Juulie Downs · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 12:18pm

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Originally Posted by rockyroad

Correct mechanic.

I've never officiated a game of H-O-R-S-E before, so I didn't know that was the correct mechanic for "no one will ever get that one, and I want to get home for Wheel of Fortune, so you win". Glad to have an expert around, Rocky!

#4 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 12:19pm

I don't have access to the link (my job restricted the page) just curious what was the mechanic?

Mark Padgett · #5 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 01:28pm

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Originally Posted by rulesmaven

For the OT-averse among you, how would have gotten out of this one?

He was fouled before the buzzer.

rulesmaven · #6 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 04:36pm

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

He was fouled before the buzzer.

Missed that on the first watching.

stratref · #7 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 10:17pm

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

He was fouled before the buzzer.

I was wondering how you were going to avoid OT when they panned to the scoreboard.

BTW I have done some rec league HS teams that had similar colors, normally we go "black" and "white" never had a problem other then I gave the league organizer a difficult time for scheduling such teams together.

Jasper

Forksref · #8 (**permalink**) Thu Apr 09, 2009, 10:44pm

Red wins!

Is that guy a boxing ref?

grunewar · #9 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 10, 2009, 06:38am

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Originally Posted by Ch1town

I don't have access to the link (my job restricted the page)......

Yeah, I got the same problem too!

Darn security geeks. Wonder why they don't want us looking at these pages at work? Hmm....

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