Whistle in or out during free throws?

[Raymond]

My problem with "on the floor" enthusiasts is when they come in with a late whistle. "On the floor" whistles need to be early and sharp so that it's clear when the foul occurred.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

My problem with "on the floor" enthusiasts is when they come in with a late whistle. "On the floor" whistles need to be early and sharp so that it's clear when the foul occurred.

Or better yet, let the play develop a bit and make sure the foul is in the act of shooting.

[zm1283]

Just wave off the shot with the "no shot" signal and verbalize "no shot". That always gets the point across for me. YMMV.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Or better yet, let the play develop a bit and make sure the foul is in the act of shooting.

Or let the play develop a bit and decide maybe there wasn't enough there to call a foul in the first place.

Quick whistles never seem to have the desired results.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Or let the play develop a bit and decide maybe there wasn't enough there to call a foul in the first place.

Quick whistles never seem to have the desired results.

If I'm something "on the floor" (knee to the a$$ of post player; two hands on the dribbler; etc) I'm going get it early. I'm not going to wait to see what happens later then come in with a whistle and say it happened before the shooting motion.

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Quick whistles never seem to have the desired results.

Never? I hit my whistle pretty quick when I see a player shove another player. I'm not going to wait for a fight to break out. I hit my whistle pretty quick when I have an intentional foul on a layup. I'm not going to sit there and watch the whole play go through. I'm hitting my whistle as fast as I can. Dunno about you.

There are a lot of situations where a quick whistle is very much appropriate.