Partner told me this today

[Tio]

perfect example where common sense could have helped.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Tio

perfect example where common sense could have helped.

Common sense has nothing to do with it. Simply properly understanding and enforcing the rule as written would have handled the matter perfectly.

[amusedofficial]

Who declared the inadvertent whistle?

[ABC Coach]

Send that new ref here to Africa with us...he'll fit right in with our refs!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Who declared the inadvertent whistle?

Obviously, it was the experienced guy. BTW - I asked him how the rest of the game went and he said it wasn't bad. Apparently the other guy thought every foul he called was a "hand check", however, since he used that mechanic pretty much every time regardless of what the foul was really for.

Ironically, I watched a young kid do that same thing in a park district league game in which one of my granddaughters was playing a few months ago. It wasn't the same guy, but maybe they got the same training or something.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Why common sense? Rules knowledge would have been sufficient.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Common sense has nothing to do with it. Simply properly understanding and enforcing the rule as written would have handled the matter perfectly.

Consider a person who is very familiar with sports in general but doesn't know anything about basketball. Knowing what each team is trying to do at that point, would they think such a call made sense or not. I think they would and they'd agree that it didn't make any sense. Thus, common sense is adequate to get the right result in this case....explicit knowledge of the rule shouldn't have even been necessary.

[Welpe]

One thing that can muddy the waters for the uninformed regarding the 3-seconds call is that the NBA actually does have a violation for defensive 3-seconds. We all know how many like to get their rules from the NBA.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Welpe

One thing that can muddy the waters for the uninformed regarding the 3-seconds call is that the NBE actually does have a violation for defensive 3-seconds. We all know how many like to get their rules from the NBE.

Fixed it for ya'.

[amusedofficial]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Obviously, it was the experienced guy.

I ask only because I am a rather strong believer that the calling official should be the one to reverse his calls if if is pointed out to him to be incorrect -- and that includes everything from rules stupidity to getting an out-of-bounds call wrong. I don't like the tone that is set by one official overruling another. Better to give him the dope a chance to take it back, with a little conference involving head-nodding, even if the substance of the chat is to advise the offender that his love-life will be gravely endangered if he doesn't make it right.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Tio

perfect example where common sense could have helped.

Why common sense? Rules knowledge would have been sufficient.