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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 12:49pm
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I whistle before handing the ball for an inbound on the baseline - thats a pro mechanic that has seeped into my HS games.
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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 03:34pm
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I whistle before handing the ball for an inbound on the baseline - thats a pro mechanic that has seeped into my HS games.

Where's the baseline?
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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 03:40pm
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Where's the baseline?
On a baseball field.
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On a baseball field.
Or a polygraph test.
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Or a polygraph test.
Or a crack house
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Or a crack house
Hmmmm. Must be an Army thing.
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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 08:06pm
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Where's the baseline?
You mean the white line from home plate to first base?
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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 08:08pm
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I Believe We're Supposed To Do It, According To The Manual ???
After a timeout, how many of us sound the whistle before a free throw? Nobody here in Connecticut.
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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 08:56pm
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I'm in the school of whistling all endline throw-ins in the frontcourt as well as after timeouts, intermissions, and usual delays.

As far as whistling after timeouts when resuming with free throws, I've never seen it done nor have been told to do so.
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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 10:33pm
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After a timeout, how many of us sound the whistle before a free throw? Nobody here in Connecticut.
I have only seen one official do this in my career and I asked him why?

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I have only seen one official do this in my career and I asked him why?

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Because it's in the manual.
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Old Fri Dec 11, 2009, 12:27am
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Because it's in the manual.
One the many reasons we do not use that dumb thing anymore.

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Old Thu Dec 10, 2009, 10:27pm
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I blow my whistle whenever I feel there is some kind of delay or to let everybody know that its time to play on...time management.
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