Scoring Error at End of Game (help with situation)

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I'm curious about your mechanic. Is there anything else you do to distinguish a 2 from a 3, before and/or after the shot?

What I want to know is: If NO official signaled a 3-pt field goal then why in the world did the Scoreboard Operator add three points to the score?

MTD, Sr.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

What I want to know is: If NO official signaled a 3-pt field goal then why in the world did the Scoreboard Operator add three points to the score?

MTD, Sr.

...because chseagle wasn't in charge.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

What I want to know is: If NO official signaled a 3-pt field goal then why in the world did the Scoreboard Operator add three points to the score?

MTD, Sr.

How many timers do you know start the clock when they think the ball is first touched rather than when you chop in time?

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

How many timers do you know start the clock when they think the ball is first touched rather than when you chop in time?

Far too many timers are guilty of either starting the clock too early or about 1-2 seconds late.

[Scratch85]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

I look at the table and descretely put two fingers near my mid-section.

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

If there's a close play, I always show 2 if a foot is barely on the line.

Me too. If it (the 3) is in my primary, I will discreetly hold two fingers low like the old days.

Originally Posted by Huntin' Ref

Well, I can honestly say I can't remember ever signalling "2" before,

You must have missed the old days.

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

What I want to know is: If NO official signaled a 3-pt field goal then why in the world did the Scoreboard Operator add three points to the score?

MTD, Sr.

This is a trick question . . . right?

Sounds like everything was correct and others have already pointed out the correctable score issue.

And I have no intention of asking about a "corner of Connecticut" or how one goes about getting that pictogram image.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Scratch85

You must have missed the old days.

I was there.

[SCalScoreKeeper]

It probably was a case of operator error where the scoreboard operator thought he put a two up there but it actually recorded three and no one noticed.

Eagle-the only way table height could've been an issue is if it was a shot from the wings closest to the table and everyone was screened out of a look at the signal for whatever reason.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper

Eagle-the only way table height could've been an issue is if it was a shot from the wings closest to the table and everyone was screened out of a look at the signal for whatever reason.

This is what I am meaning that if the table is court level, it can, at times, be hard to see officials' signals due to coaches or players being in the way.

We were running the table last year, in Gym 2, in the stands 2 rows up and there's a slightly different view of the court as you can look over players/coaches.

Now the table is court level opposite from the stands.

Same thing applies in Gym 1 depending on the level of the game being played, for the JH games the table is 2 rows up in the stands (same goes for C-squad only nights). majority of the time however the table is court level.

A possible solution for the OP would have been to pre-game with the table crew about watching the officials closely for the 3-pt. successful mechanic on those plays that are on the arc line.

[bainsey]

And, of course, the very first basket of my game yesterday was a two with a toe on the line. I was the trail and tableside. Two fingers aimed right at the table. I grinned while thinking of this thread.

[Huntin' Ref]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

What I want to know is: If NO official signaled a 3-pt field goal then why in the world did the Scoreboard Operator add three points to the score?

MTD, Sr.

MTD, I have no idea. I just got a copy of the game and watched the play. My partners didn't signal a 3 in any way and one of them "mirrored" a 2 when he saw me (but it was 10+ feet out of his primary). Absolutely no reason for the table to put up a 3, just shows they don't watch us like they should I guess......

[SCalScoreKeeper]

Can you post video of the play in question?

[Huntin' Ref]

Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper

Can you post video of the play in question?

I am not sure if I can, but I will try. It took 4 hours to download it from the link the coach shared with me. They use sportsfilmexchange.com so if you know how to post the video please let me know.