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Old Sun Dec 27, 2009, 03:26am
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17. Commonly indicating with two fingers that the goal is for two points, not three
I once worked with a guy who would give the goal counts signal after virtually every goal.
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Old Sun Dec 27, 2009, 08:57am
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I once worked with a guy who would give the goal counts signal after virtually every goal.
I worked with that same guy and what bugged me even more was when he signaled the two it was as if he was celebrating with the player acting like he was part of the accomplishment stopping short of high fiving the player at the same time signaling two over to the table.
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Old Sun Dec 27, 2009, 09:12am
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I once worked with a guy who would give the goal counts signal after virtually every goal.

I think why every new ref to the game thinks this is so important is because if you watch a Hollywood movie about basketball that includes a basketball official they do this constantly. And act like it is their most important responsibility. See Billy Crystal in Forget Paris or Space Jam.
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Old Sun Dec 27, 2009, 09:15am
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Shot-clock violation signal
I actually saw an official signal a shot-clock violation by patting both his head & stomach at the same time
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A Hollywood movie about basketball that includes a basketball official.
Watched a "Numb3rs" episode, on CBS, Friday night, that made me want to puke all over the television. Home team is wearing red. Visitors are wearing light blue. Players on both teams are wearing white undershirts. Official calls a technical foul on the "CalSci" coach, but doesn't award free throws. "CalSci" coach wears a whistle during the game. Producers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on each episode. Why can't they spend a few bucks on a real official to check out the basketball scenes? I should send them my resume.
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Watched a "Numb3rs" episode, on CBS, Friday night, that made me want to puke all over the television. Home team is wearing red. Visitors are wearing light blue. Players on both teams are wearing white undershirts. Official calls a technical foul on the "CalSci" coach, but doesn't award free throws. "CalSci" coach wears a whistle during the game. Producers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on each episode. Why can't they spend a few bucks on a real official to check out the basketball scenes? I should send them my resume.
There's so much to love about Numb3rs as a show; but their basketball scenes are not among them.

There are far more things wrong with it than just what you mention. They bring Jordan Farmar from the Lakers to help stop their losing streak; and nothing is ever mentioned about potential sanctions. The gym itself is far too small for a college gym; hardly any bleachers at all. I'm assuming they were filming in a practice gym at some UC school.

As much as I love the show, they may as well have put David Krumholtz on water skis.
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As much as I love the show, they may as well have put David Krumholtz on water skis.
To jump the shark?
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What is up with the mechanic I see on TV all the time (NCAA Men's games) where the lead official points the other direction after the defensive team gains control of a rebound. Is this a 3rd grade game where we need to remind the players which direction they are going?
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What is up with the mechanic I see on TV all the time (NCAA Men's games) where the lead official points the other direction after the defensive team gains control of a rebound. Is this a 3rd grade game where we need to remind the players which direction they are going?
It's to help the coaches keep track.
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What is up with the mechanic I see on TV all the time (NCAA Men's games) where the lead official points the other direction after the defensive team gains control of a rebound. Is this a 3rd grade game where we need to remind the players which direction they are going?
Maybe it's the beginning of their 10-second count.
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What is up with the mechanic I see on TV all the time (NCAA Men's games) where the lead official points the other direction after the defensive team gains control of a rebound. Is this a 3rd grade game where we need to remind the players which direction they are going?
I see that one usually after there's a fair amount of contact before the defensive team gets the rebound. I think the idea is that it supposed to show that nobody gained any advantage with the contact and just keep on a-playing. Iow it's basically a message being sent to the other team's coach and maybe to some players on the floor who might want to complain about being fouled. Nothing there...let's move on.

That's my take on it anyhow......
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What is up with the mechanic I see on TV all the time (NCAA Men's games) where the lead official points the other direction after the defensive team gains control of a rebound. Is this a 3rd grade game where we need to remind the players which direction they are going?
Or, it's the signal I use in my "junior varsity" Catholic middle school games to remind the players that they aren't allowed to press unless it's the fourth period, and there is a ten point or less differential. I'm not an NCAA official, but I'm sure that they have the same no press rule at that level as well.
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I once worked with a guy who would give the goal counts signal after virtually every goal.
That USED to be the mechanic. When I officiated in the 70s you always signaled the number of points to the table. One of the things I had to UNlearn when I got back into officiating after a number of years off.
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That USED to be the mechanic. When I officiated in the 70s you always signaled the number of points to the table. One of the things I had to UNlearn when I got back into officiating after a number of years off.
I believe, but can't verify, that this was the signal in the early 90's when I got my start working middle school ball in a small college town in Iowa. We also did the whole "cadillac position" thing, too.
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We also did the whole "cadillac position" thing, too.
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