2 hr JV game and then things got worse

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Not one I worked, but one in my area.

"Maybe the two-hour JV game was a sign of things to come.
And Tuesday night’s varsity girls basketball game between host Westland John Glenn and Livonia Franklin proved to be a long, drawn-out affair as well.

In a game that featured a total of 84 turnovers and 45 fouls called, it was Franklin that emerged the winner with a 57-43 triumph."
Patriot girls cagers win slugfest, 57-43 | hometownlife.com | the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies

I might have needed a new whistle after that.

[Anchor]

Waiting for my V contests the other night I watched the first half of the JV boys game (our region of NC has the teams playing 4 contests an evening in a given gym, starting at 4: JVG, JVB, VG, VB). Three man crew, called 42 fouls in the first half. Unbelievable. Between fouls and violations (of which there were many) I never remember the clock running for more than a 15 second stretch. Must have called about the same in the 2nd because we were over an hour late starting the V contests.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Anchor

Waiting for my V contests the other night I watched the first half of the JV boys game (our region of NC has the teams playing 4 contests an evening in a given gym, starting at 4: JVG, JVB, VG, VB). Three man crew, called 42 fouls in the first half. Unbelievable. Between fouls and violations (of which there were many) I never remember the clock running for more than a 15 second stretch. Must have called about the same in the 2nd because we were over an hour late starting the V contests.

Curious, were they legitimate fouls, or were they a little liberal on the whole "advantage" thing?

[Anchor]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Curious, were they legitimate fouls, or were they a little liberal on the whole "advantage" thing?

Most were legitimate fouls. There were some in the mid-court area I thought they could have held their whistle on. Also, both teams weren't shooting well. When the ball doesn't go in it is hard to determine that some contact you may normally ignore didn't create an unfair advantage. From the stands it is hard to get a feel from the attitude, frustrations on the floor. Whether the teams could have played through a little more contact is mere speculation. That being said, the game had absolutely no flow. Games with no flow create more fouls, in my not so humble estimation.

But it still took a daggone long time to play. Got out of the gym at quarter to 11.

[icallfouls]

Originally Posted by Anchor

Most were legitimate fouls.

What Do you mean that 22 of 42 were legit? If so, the other 20 must have been suspect. Or did you mean more like 38 of them were legit?

How many fouled out in the 1st half?

[Anchor]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

What Do you mean that 22 of 42 were legit? If so, the other 20 must have been suspect. Or did you mean more like 38 of them were legit?

How many fouled out in the 1st half?

Frankly, I wasn't that involved in the game. More likely I was thinking "at this rate I'll see sunrise when I'm headed for the parking lot."