Couldn't help but think of todays...

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Last second shot: I have nothing on that play. And the Lead was blowing her whistle as soon as the shot was blocked. Based on the timing of her whistle and her angle on the play I don't see how she comes up with that call. Again, with benefit of video replay that she doesn't have.

I must be watching the wrong play.

I paused the play with the Lead's arm just beginning to move up, even with her waist. At that time, the shot has been blocked and the ball has been caught by a defender. The call clearly came afterwards. If she has a foul, when the hell is she supposed to call it?

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

As I look at 1:24 I could possibly see a pushing foul on blue 20 in the lower right corner of screen. Hard to say for sure with that camera angle.

Why? What advantage has been gained? If you're calling something that ticky tacky in a tie game with under 10 seconds left, I sure don't want to be on the floor with you.

I tell ya, some of you guys are really reachin'.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I must be watching the wrong play.

I paused the play with the Lead's arm just beginning to move up, even with her waist. At that time, the shot has been blocked and the ball has been caught by a defender. The call clearly came afterwards. If she has a foul, when the hell is she supposed to call it?

I'm watching a play in which the Lead is looking up at the ball and has 2 bodies between her and the shooter and yet she whistles a "block" before the player makes it back to the ground. If she is reacting to the body contact then she has superhuman reaction plus eyes in her neck. She reacted to the ball being blocked, not the contact to the the shooter.

[jbduke]

I've certainly held my share of minority opinions over the years, but I don't recall a four-page thread in which there's been only one person holding a given opinion on a play.

I normally don't subscribe to the "if it's you against the world..." philosophy, but when forty officials are looking at a play and you're the lone dissenter, then I would say it's probably best to re-examine why you're alone.

[APG]

As I said earlier KMB, people would be along to either confirm my line of thinking or discredit it. When you're the only one calling this a block, you might want to go back, rethink your definition of "towards a player" and LGP. It seems like in your games, it's near impossible for a defender to maintain LGP.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by jbduke

I've certainly held my share of minority opinions over the years, but I don't recall a four-page thread in which there's been only one person holding a given opinion on a play.

I normally don't subscribe to the "if it's you against the world..." philosophy, but when forty officials are looking at a play and you're the lone dissenter, then I would say it's probably best to re-examine why you're alone.

4 pages?

Mine is only 2! I *hate* having to click on Next.

[APG]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

4 pages?

Mine is only 2! I *hate* having to click on Next.

+1

Can't imagine not having 40 replies per page

[Mark Padgett]

Check at about 2:24 and you see one of the losing players shove a winning player as they leave the court. The winning player's father (I assume) kind of gets between them and it's over. Too bad. Cat fights are cool.

[SNIPERBBB]

Beat your hips like those officials do in an OHSAA tournament and you might be getting a phone call from Columbus asking for the name of your choreographer.