Shoulda....Coulda....Woulda....

[TXMATTHEW05]

JURASSIC:

I would have, but he turned to the table to report it the instant he blew the whistle. The thing is - this league I'm in really doesn't make it a requirement you know the mechanics and such. It's actually quite annoying, having a partner that doesn't know position, doesn't dress appropriately, doesn't know the hand signals, etc. - so he probably didn't even give the double whistle a second thought. Even though I was lead, I probably had the best angle of it, since he was shoved more so towards the goal, so that my partner couldn't actually see the physical push, just the result.

MARK:

I made a mistake - BLACK was running the press, yes, because they just scored and white was inbouding the ball. However, White #5 was the one who shoved like he did. Sorry about that.

The intentional foul wasn't intended to stop the clock - I believe it was just a kid that was pissed off. White #? was inbouding the ball, and then White #5 did this God awful shove into Black 23, nearly knocking him down. That's why the official keeping the score said we probably could have gotten away with calling a flagrant personal.

In retrospect, I should have blown my whistle again, summoned my partner over, and discussed it. I've spent years reading the rule book, and I am one of only 3 in this league that dresses professionally and is highly knowledgable (sp?) of the rules. In the end, I probably could have gotten it deemed intentional, but I just didn't step in, and that I know regret.