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Tweet or no tweet?
While watching a varsity game after the JV one I worked, something occurred to me that I never do, because I didn't think it was necessary.
During the varsity game: first of two free throws, shooter misses everything. Tweet. It suddenly dawned on me that the only time, as the trail, I blow the whistle on such no-rim-touched violations is on the last free throw of the set. I suppose I just didn't see the point to do it otherwise. Sure, it's a violation, but missing everything on the first free throw (or second of three) results the same as simply missing the shot (double violations notwithstanding). For everyone, free-throw shooter misses everything, but he has at least one more coming. Tweet or no tweet? |
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Probably no, but never thought about it unless the ball is going to be live. Maybe the official forgot the situation.
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We don't do it here. Sound sound? (Disclaimer: Not all officials on this forum belong to state or local associations that follow the Officials' Manual, so don't be surprised if a differing opinion surfaces forthwith.)
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With the Majority Here
I don't either.
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If an official sounded the whistle, but didn't say anything, he'd look like a tool.
If an official sounded the whistle, and said, "violation - ball didn't hit the rim", people would think "Thanks Captain Obvious" - and people would think the official is a tool. So conclusion: don't sound the whistle.
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No Tweet, Tweet Tweet, Tweet Tweet ...
I'm not singing "like the birdies sing" here either. Nor am I going to "warble like nightingales". So I guess that I won't be giving my "throat a treat".
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I would not blow a whistle in this situation, just announce the violation unless it was obvious to all. |
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No. One of those already responded in reply #4 and said he wouldn't tweet.
Maybe he's a developer of online officials association management solutions?
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This is another instance of that IMO.
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