If only the fans would understand
 

And then I woke up.

Some basketball rules coaches, players and fans should know — Bangor Daily News

I'm Already Wearing Briefs ...
 

"Some Basketball Rules Coaches, Players And Fans Should Know"

"The Most Misunderstood Basketball Rules"

Anybody can sue anybody for anything. Does the Bangor Daily News have deep pockets?

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You'd be interested to know that some of the situations that are published in our referee's weekly newsletter from our state administrator are copied verbatim from your "Most Misunderstood Basketball Rules" document. :)

I laughed the first time I noticed this.

Billy --

That joke failed to be funny well before the first time you posted it, and it hasn't improved in the approximately 100 times you've tried it here.

Back before the gap, the author was one of the instructors in my officiating class.

Then I must still be dreaming...
 

I explained a rule to a call and the fan said, huh, that does makes sense. I bout fainted right there!

He left out the most highly misconstrued one of all: "Over the back, ref, he's over the back!"

Agreed

Kids Say the Darndest Things ...
 

Airborne shooter releases the shot, returns to the floor, and is pushed by a defensive player. Ball doesn't go in. My partner, the lead, calls the foul, and states, "No shot". We're not in the bonus. As my partner goes to the reporting area, I become the new lead and I'm getting ready to administer the throwin. Fouled player is now the throwin player. He politely asks me, "Why don't I get any free throws. I was in the act of shooting?". I tell him that he was fouled after he returned to the floor, that he was no longer an airborne shooter, and that he was just a rebounder who got illegally pushed. Kid says, "You're right. I was just a rebounder. Thanks".

Most Misunderstood Rules
 

As the "original" author of this title, I feel compelled to say that the #1 commonly misunderstood rule is definitely the 3 seconds in the key rule, followed closely by the restrictions on a designated thrower-in (not travelling), and then either sliding/momentum after a loose ball (not necessarily travelling). All associations/groups should spend a reasonable amount of time teaching the nuances of these types of rules/situations.
My MMR Sheet was deliberately short so as to fit on one page one side.
BTW Billy Mac has done a great job of expanding on what I created.
Barry Alman
SDCA Sports
San Diego, CA

"Over the back" and "reaching"

almost forgot this one
 

"Hey ref, that's a moving screen!"

"Something" is not illegal.

"How's that a charge?! He was moving/wasn't set!"

I've gotten to know this author over the last few years, and have worked several games with him. We've talked about "over the back," and he feels the same way we do. (I guess he just forgot or there was a space issue with the article.)

One time, Bob Cimbollek told me a coach was complaining about a player being over the back, and Bob looked right at the coach and said, "SO!?"

Bunch of idiots in Maine, evidently.

I wish people would understand the new running clock rule here & not scream at the timers to stop the clock. *shakes head*

General public don't know how to look up information
 

Concerning the fact the this is the 1st year for WIAA to have the running clock for basketball, it does not surprise me that fans are yelling for the clock to stop once the running clock does go into effect during a game.

The only reason why I know about the running clock is because I make an effort to learn the rules, & decided I'd check the WIAA Handbook to see about if there's any state-specific rules changes. This same method was how I knew about the addition of the 35 sec. shot clock for boys last year.

The general game watching populace doesn't even want to make an effort to find out what the rules are, just want to complain about what they see by their understanding.

Ayuh, some day we all hope to be as smart as "y'all."

Do you two not talk to each other outside of this forum?

The pronoun you're groping for is "all y'all." ;)

I'm not a southerner, but I am multilingual. :)

Nope. No groping. I got the right one.

I always like to "educate" fans when I am attending games that I have no affiliation with either coaching or officiating.
Some of the more frequent lessons on the "Syllabus"
Fans - "That's a reach!!"
Me - " Good thing reaching isn't a foul"

Fans - "Three Seconds"
Me - "On your player or theirs?"

Fans - " How can you call that"
Me - "They just put their lips together and blow"

Always fun, and usually creates a lot of leg room and space around me!

To Have and Have Not ...
 

Lauren Bacall would be proud.

Can I not explain the reasoning behind my wife's posts?

I was clarifying information for others so they knew what was going on.

Both my wife & I do what we can to keep up to date on the new rules/regs so that we don't have to ask as many questions as the regular fans do.

As a former Maine resident
 

Tourist: There sure are a lot of strange people here in Maine.

Mainer: Ayuh. But most of 'em are gone by Labor Day.

Yessuh! Gap, I'd tip my Moxie bottle to you (if I could stand drinking the stuff).

It's not that bad when you're drinking it, it's the after taste that kills you!

Anyways, spent my first night up in the stands tonight to actually watch a game in a while. Didn't have to do an evaluation or anything either! Since my mind wasn't occupied I really had a chance to hear the fans for the first time in a long while, and it almost seems like they've gotten worse to me. I had to fight the urge to correct them on everything. It was tough at some points but I managed to bite my tongue :D

Does A Garmin Work In Maine ???
 

Tourist: How do you get to East Millinocket?
Mainer: You can't get there from here.

C'mon Ref/Blue........that's got to be something (with a pleading look in their eye). :rolleyes:

One of my favorites.

Joel

Now now, the Schenck High School Wolverines of East Millinocket are the defending Class D State Champions. They're definitely on the map!

Still, I had a trip last week to a town so small (population 911, no joke), the difference between the three-point line and the side line was literally three inches.

Do games that are played in undersized gyms count as conference games? Or was this MS or a HS scrimmage?

Fixed it for ya.

My brother-in-law played for Schenck. And many years ago at the Bangor Auditorium, I saw him play. He is 2 years younger than me. He had red hair and with the green in the uniforms, he really stood out.

Lee Academy had no division line when I played. They just couldn't host playoff games. Of course back then, only 8 teams in our class made the tournament in Eastern Maine and all teams went to Bangor.

I say this nearly every time somebody complains that "He wasn't set" after a charging call.