It was a night for the bizarre...

williebfree · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 17, 2003, 08:11am

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Originally posted by dhodges007

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Originally posted by williebfree

FastFwd--- Middle of 4th qtr. Same coach decides to pull all his players on the 1st of a 2-shot FT. My partner looks at me as if, "what do we do?"

What happened in your game when you gave the coach a DOG warning?

The coach cooperated and sent his players to their FT spots and then responded, "We have seen it three times this year. It is not a violation."

A TO was called shortly after this incident. After I give the TO info to the table, the asst. coach (JV coach) calmly approached me with a quizzical look. I knew he was thinking about the FT space issue. He politely reaffirmed that they had not seen anything done when it occurred in other games this season.

Interesting timing
Lo and behold, our state association bulletin came out yesterday (I just read it this morning). This exact scenario was in the clarifications section. Obviously this situation is occurring on a larger basis throughout the state.

Ruling:
It is a violation and a T can be assessed for delay of game. The way it is stated, it is clear that there is not a requirement for a DOG warning to be given.