Slapping the backboard

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by j51969

So did he change his call or leave it as is....???

Yes, he gave a T

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

How did the discussion in locker room go afterward? What'd your trail have to say about the play?

We talked about the play at halftime, but it was pretty simple: he would have kicked a rule if he didn't change it. He was someone flustered all night. Now, this official is on my crew (we are divided into crews for our meetings) and he looked pretty good at the scrimmages when I observed him. But last night he wasn't clicking. He had a block/charge where the ball went in. He started a motion to count the basket and then went with a charge. It was ugly.

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

So what did you do? Inadvertent?

This is my philosophy and it has worked often. If something happens and I'm not sure of what we are about to do I will ask. I think it is worth delaying things for a few seconds to prevent the crew from kicking a call.

I had a college game earlier this year where a foul was called near the division line and I was the Lead. The foul was on the offense and we were going down court to shoot. I went to the calling official and asked him if there was team control at the time of the foul - I think he called the foul during a deflected pass (I wasn't looking directly at the play). As soon as I asked the question, the light went on and we took the ball out of bounds.

[just another ref]

I had the same play a couple of years ago. We had a lengthy discussion on the subject here.

Communication to get call straight

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Yes, he gave a T

And no bucket, right?

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by tjones1

And no bucket, right?

The ball did not go in, but if it had it would still count.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by tomegun

The ball did not go in, but if it had it would still count.

Right... but he was talked out of "basket interference".

[BillyMac]

Slapping the backboard is neither basket interference nor is it goaltending and points cannot be awarded. A player who strikes a backboard, during a tap, or a try, so forcefully that it cannot be ignored because it is an attempt to draw attention to the player, or a means of venting frustration, may be assessed a technical foul. When a player simply attempts to block a shot and accidentally slaps the backboard it is neither a violation nor is it a technical foul.