Ugly Timeout Situation - Discussed Before

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I hate it when that happens.

Yeah, me too. What a waste of time. I've never seen a partner who asked for "speaking captains" use that information for anything. Why bother? Heck, I don't even know anybody who notifies the captains that we're about to begin. And we're required to do that.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Yeah, me too. What a waste of time. I've never seen a partner who asked for "speaking captains" use that information for anything. Why bother? Heck, I don't even know anybody who notifies the captains that we're about to begin. And we're required to do that.

I ask, and I have gone to the captains during the game.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I ask, and I have gone to the captains during the game.

I'll go to any of the captains, cocaptains, tricaptains, or quadcaptains, if I need help with something. I'll answer politely asked questions from anybody, even the twelfth kid on the end of the bench.

[Adam]

I can usually pick out the leaders on a team and go to them. Sometimes they're the captains, and sometimes they're not.

Someday, when I advance far enough to remember the numbers of the captains after the meeting is over, I'll think about asking the question.

[BillyMac]

They had two speaking captains, but one couldn't see me, and the other couldn't hear me. Stoopid monkeys.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I ask, and I have gone to the captains during the game.

Me too, and I circle their numbers in both books right after the meeting. That's part of my 10-15 second meeting, BTW.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by mbyron

For girls games, I sometimes remind them: "Nothing above the rim."

Or "Don;t miss any shots!"

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Yeah, me too. What a waste of time. I've never seen a partner who asked for "speaking captains" use that information for anything. Why bother? Heck, I don't even know anybody who notifies the captains that we're about to begin. And we're required to do that.

I do.

I also ask both of my partners at the end of the 1st quarter, "Who are the speaking captains?"

And I have no problem going to the captain and saying, "You need to talk to #23 before he costs your team a couple of FTs and the ball."

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Yeah, me too. What a waste of time. I've never seen a partner who asked for "speaking captains" use that information for anything. Why bother? Heck, I don't even know anybody who notifies the captains that we're about to begin. And we're required to do that.

Come along to my games. I notify the captains we're about to begin. They usually look confused.

One thing I haven't had in quite some time (at least a decade) is a requested defensive matchup. Ready for that one, too.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

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One thing I haven't had in quite some time (at least a decade) is a requested defensive matchup. Ready for that one, too.

Never been asked either, but I usually give a few extra seconds before administering the throw-in or free throw. Sometimes I'll say "you guys ready?"

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

One thing I haven't had in quite some time (at least a decade) is a requested defensive matchup.

That's because the rule somehow disappeared from the rulebook for a few years. I guess that the NFHS was experiencing a paper shortage.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

That's because the rule somehow disappeared from the rulebook for a few years. I guess that the NFHS was experiencing a paper shortage.

And then it magically reappeared. They must've found the extra ream of paper in the crawlspace right next to the Festivus pole.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

And then it magically reappeared. They must've found the extra ream of paper in the crawlspace right next to the Festivus pole.

No. It was a Festivus miracle. Giddyup!