3 seconds....THREE SECONDS!!!

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I actually like Jurassic's point. The fact that a term exists is not by itself a reason to continue using it. The term 'witch' exists, but I don't think we should start a new round of witch hunts. Same with racial and ethnic slurs.

The term 'game interrupter' is used by some officials to mask the claim that they think a type of call is bad (3 seconds, 5 seconds, whatever). Rather than discuss whether the particular call was in fact good, they use a slur.

Hadn't thought of it like that before. Thanks, Jurassic!

I had a close game a couple seasons ago where I was T and situated in front of the offensive team's coach. A1 tries to get by B1 with a few seconds left and is held by B1 and I blow the whistle for the foul. My partner after the game says did you yell at her to get her hands off? I was no more than 5 ft from the coach and no I did not yell. Why reward poor defense?

This is the same guy who when a player picked up her dribble in the lane and was trapped by 2 defenders and I called 3 seconds because no attempt was made to try a pass or shot. He asked "Did you yell at her to get out of the lane"? As my other partner had his jaw gaping, I asked him how she would get out without a double dribble or travel. Why penalize good defense?