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chseagle Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:24pm

Fan misconduct in NBA
 
Read the following news article on Yahoo! a bit earlier today:

Fans throw foam on court in Lakers’ loss to Cavs
By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer
1 hour, 40 minutes ago

(article deleted)

After reading this article, what could of/should of been done differently, especially with this game being nationally televised, concerning crowd control from a floor official's POV?

zm1283 Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:10pm

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Originally Posted by chseagle (Post 645885)
After reading this article, what could of/should of been done differently, especially with this game being nationally televised, concerning crowd control from a floor official's POV?

1. Nothing since it sounds like they took care of business.

2. Quit saying "floor officials". There aren't any other officials on the court, not even the timer or shot clock operator.

chseagle Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:19pm

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Originally Posted by zm1283 (Post 645887)
1. Nothing since it sounds like they took care of business.

2. Quit saying "floor officials". There aren't any other officials on the court, not even the timer or shot clock operator.

Sorry am so used to hockey with the off-ice officials, it's a habit hard to get rid of.

Like I have mentioned in a previous post, I have been told in the past that those at the table are part of the officiating crew.

BktBallRef Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:25pm

The table crew is part of the officiating crew. But they are not officials.

Also, a suggestion. Don't post copyrighted material. Just provide a link.

TimTaylor Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:13am

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef (Post 645892)
The table crew is part of the officiating crew. But they are not officials.

Also, a suggestion. Don't post copyrighted material. Just provide a link.

Gee BktBall Ref, you're spoiling all the fun....original post has already been reported as suspected violation of federal copyright law and notification sent to both Yahoo(R) and AP (R).......

chseagle Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:34am

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef (Post 645892)
The table crew is part of the officiating crew. But they are not officials.

Also, a suggestion. Don't post copyrighted material. Just provide a link.

I just said part of the officiating crew, not per se officials.

jkumpire Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:46am

Look up the term "Cagers" for BK players
 
Folks,

What happened in LA is no big deal.

Nobody got hurt, no damage was done, and some fans who got mad were going top be made because the Cavs crushed LA.

Passions overflow sometimes, especially when you are dealing with a ton of people in a place who have no clue as to what is going on on the floor. They boo, throw harmless fingers, except in one case (and he got caught), they leave.

Nobody likes having this happen, but in comparison to an Al-Queda guy trying to blow up an airliner over Detroit, this is no big deal.

Forgive, forget, move on.

Bad Zebra Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:08am

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Originally Posted by jkumpire (Post 645907)
Folks,

What happened in LA is no big deal.

Nobody got hurt, no damage was done, and some fans who got mad were going top be made because the Cavs crushed LA.

Passions overflow sometimes, especially when you are dealing with a ton of people in a place who have no clue as to what is going on on the floor. They boo, throw harmless fingers, except in one case (and he got caught), they leave.

Nobody likes having this happen, but in comparison to an Al-Queda guy trying to blow up an airliner over Detroit, this is no big deal.

Forgive, forget, move on.

Totally disagree. Anything being thrown onto a playing court/field by fans is a big deal. If you don't think so, you should try being on the floor as it's happening to get a good perspective on how harmless it is.

BillyMac Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:10am

How's This For Getting A Good Perspective ...
 
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Originally Posted by Bad Zebra (Post 645949)
Anything being thrown onto a playing court/field by fans is a big deal. If you don't think so, you should try being on the floor as it's happening to get a good perspective on how harmless it is.

YouTube - JBU toilet paper game

grunewar Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:26am

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 645951)

So, you're saying THAT's a big deal? Yikes! ;)

Upward ref Sat Dec 26, 2009 04:31pm

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 645951)

one word comes to mind : premeditated !

grunewar Sat Dec 26, 2009 04:36pm

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Originally Posted by Upward ref (Post 646026)
one word comes to mind : premeditated !

Ya think?

Maybe they all thought they were at the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Great Scott! ;)

SethPDX Sun Dec 27, 2009 01:37am

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Originally Posted by chseagle (Post 645885)
After reading this article, what could of/should of been done differently, especially with this game being nationally televised, concerning crowd control from a floor official's POV?

Obviously the officials should have called more fouls on Cleveland and fewer fouls on LA. :cool:

BktBallRef Sun Dec 27, 2009 01:43am

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Originally Posted by chseagle (Post 645904)
I just said part of the officiating crew, not per se officials.

Then who are you differentiating when you use the term "floor officials?"

BktBallRef Sun Dec 27, 2009 01:46am

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkumpire (Post 645907)
Folks,

What happened in LA is no big deal.

Nobody got hurt, no damage was done, and some fans who got mad were going top be made because the Cavs crushed LA.

Passions overflow sometimes, especially when you are dealing with a ton of people in a place who have no clue as to what is going on on the floor. They boo, throw harmless fingers, except in one case (and he got caught), they leave.

Nobody likes having this happen, but in comparison to an Al-Queda guy trying to blow up an airliner over Detroit, this is no big deal.

Forgive, forget, move on.

No, it's not a big deal compared to Al-Queda. But that doesn't mean it can't be discussed and that doesn't mean that it's appropriate.

Fans don't have any business throwing anything onto any playing court or field.


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