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Yes. The raised hand was supposed to assist the scorekeeper with confirmation of who committed the foul.
Furthermore, as an indication of how things changed since then, there was a lot more "Yep, I did it" kinda attitude common with players back then. Hardly ever did we have to tell a player to raise his/her hand. When the birddog nailed them, they most normally fessed up, the hand was raised and lowered, the foul was reported, and life went on. ![]() Usually followed soon by a jump ball. ![]()
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And when it was a rule, and even afterward, the wrong player often raised his hand intentionally to try to take a foul from another player. It still happens occasionally.
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Yep, have had that tried in a couple of my games as well. Attention to detail while reporting is a good thing (official scorer, that is).
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I like it, in certain situations. Two guys giving the open palm "WHO? ME??" What better way to inform one than to point him out.
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What I'm talking about (being ridiculous) is the requirement to thrust the fist straight up in the air (as if startled) and then make an exaggerated palm-down birddog at the fouler's waist. On EVERY foul. |
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Really? Seldom does anyone raise their hand that I've seen around here, let alone the wrong player.
Just the same, would any decent scorekeeper pay attention to a raised arm instead of the reporting official? |
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I'm not talking about confusing the scorekeeper. In a crowd, are you always 100% sure who committed the foul?
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Didn't say it happened often; just that it has happened before. |
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![]() Beliveable, for sure. Still, I question its effectiveness. How many scorekeepers look for the raised hand, as opposed to the official's report? |
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In more modern times, I've had players try to take the fall for their teammates by raising their hand, thinking I'll give the foul to them instead of their star big man.
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