What happened with the inadvertent whistle?

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

In the Bulls/Hawks game last night, it appeared that there was an inadvertent whistle late in the game. The whistle came immediately after the Bulls released a try, which was unsuccessful. This resulted in a jump ball in the center circle.

Immediately after the whistle, the official went to the scorer's table and jabbed his finger angrily on the table, making me think there was a clock issue. So maybe "inadvertent" isn't technically correct.

I was watching with no sound, because my wife was sleeping, so I have no idea what the reason for that whistle was. Anybody have any insight?

Haven't read the story tref posted but I saw Salvatore chicken wing and evidently blow his whistle. I think he anticipated the foul and then there wasn't one.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I think he anticipated the foul and then there wasn't one.

Oh, there was a foul on the play..and a very obvious one too. He just screwed up the call big time.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Oh, there was a foul on the play..and a very obvious one too. He just screwed up the call big time.

He admitted as much:

Originally Posted by Bennett Salvatore

"An inadvertent whistle is when a referee blows a whistle and didn't mean to," Salvatore said. "That's exactly what happened. I blew my whistle and didn't mean to. I didn't think it was a foul."

Bennett changed his opinion after watching a replay.

"It was a foul and I should have called it," he said. "I made a mistake."

[tref]

Any clips out there? He said after seeing the replay it was a foul, but I'd like to what happened that made him second guess himself.

[APG]

Originally Posted by tref

Any clips out there? He said after seeing the replay it was a foul, but I'd like to what happened that made him second guess himself.

Go to the 2:38 mark

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Oh, there was a foul on the play..and a very obvious one too. He just screwed up the call big time.

Either way, he anticipated it, chicken winged it and then, for whatever reason, didn't call it.

[JRutledge]

I think he simply anticipated a call and then did not feel there was much to call at the moment. Nothing you can do about it now.

Peace

[tref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I think he simply anticipated a call and then did not feel there was much to call at the moment. Nothing you can do about it now.

Peace

True, but it is a very good teaching play!
1-2 steps to the right would've gotten him a better look on the play at slot. Thanks APG!
PA = move to improve! He looked stuck in the mud & cost us a 3-1 lead :-) j/k

[JugglingReferee]

If you watch the video, Salvatore did not move to improve. In fact, he did the opposite, he moved slightly to the left and ended up being straight-lined. That's why he screwed it up. Had he moved to the right a bit (instead of the left), he'd make that call every day because he'd've seen the separation disappear between the players due to the defensive player.