uh oh....BLARGE!!!!

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

at halftime, the trail on that play says, 'i thought we discussed in pregame that if it starts in your area, you have it all the way to the basket?'...

So, if the steal happened in the lead's area, that lead official (as new trail) has it all the way to the basket? Why do you bother to have three officials on the court?

Ciao

[SAJ]

odd 1-on-1 fast break starting in the L area...was there no one else on the court?

[Rich]

This new trail doesn't really understand 3-person mechanics, does he?

In transition, he's probably still in the backcourt. He thinks he's in better position to make a call from there than the official that's in much better position?

Quite frankly, if there's a double whistle in this situation, I'd expect it to be by the C/L. Unless the contact is from behind and the L misses it, I wouldn't expect the T to get involved.

[Adam]

No way I'm making this call from T. At best, I've made it to the division line and will have a half dozen players between me and the call.
At worst (and more likely), I've made it to the division line and there are half a dozen players behind me (not good as the T).
Somewhere in the middle (and most likely), I'm hanging back watching the rest of the players and have barely made it to the FT line extended.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

No way I'm making this call from T. At best, I've made it to the division line and will have a half dozen players between me and the call.
At worst (and more likely), I've made it to the division line and there are half a dozen players behind me (not good as the T).
Somewhere in the middle (and most likely), I'm hanging back watching the rest of the players and have barely made it to the FT line extended.

Plus add into the equation that if the Lead somehow misses the play there is also a Center official who can have a crack at it.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

No way I'm making this call from T. At best, I've made it to the division line and will have a half dozen players between me and the call.
At worst (and more likely), I've made it to the division line and there are half a dozen players behind me (not good as the T).
Somewhere in the middle (and most likely), I'm hanging back watching the rest of the players and have barely made it to the FT line extended.

Snaqs:

Mark, Woody, and I welcome you as our newest member of the "Ye Olde Geezers Club".

MTD, Sr.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Snaqs:

Mark, Woody, and I welcome you as our newest member of the "Ye Olde Geezers Club".

MTD, Sr.

LOL, I see no shame in getting to the division line when there's a quick steal and the player gets fouled in transition at the FT line.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

LOL, I see no shame in getting to the division line when there's a quick steal and the player gets fouled in transition at the FT line.

Matter of fact, I'm guessing in reality we would all be back a few steps further. With 2 officials up there, I'm able to stay back a step or two and watch the stragglers in the backcourt.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Matter of fact, I'm guessing in reality we would all be back a few steps further. With 2 officials up there, I'm able to stay back a step or two and watch the stragglers in the backcourt.

Yeah. That's the ticket. I'm WATCHING stragglers. I'm not one myself.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

LOL, I see no shame in getting to the division line when there's a quick steal and the player gets fouled in transition at the FT line.

Snaqs:

You know you are getting old when, in a two-man game, MTD, Jr, from the old L makes it to the other free throw line extended, at the new T, at the same time you are passing that same free throw line extended as the old T becoming the new L. And he is still keeping all ten players between himself and me. LOL

MTD, Sr.