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I call that revisionist history, but it's their story, so let them tell it! I think if you look close, you will see a player making the TO sign on the sideline, so I doubt he was saying no TO! Also, saying don't call timeout is always taking the risk that the word don't is not heard in the heat of battle, which leaves you with a very different instruction.
Bottom line is that of all the things you want players doing, near the bottom of my list is tracking TOs used over the course of a game. Coaching staff needs to do that. In any close game, I make it a point to let them know as the game gets near the end that we have all of our time outs, or 1 TO. Michigan did use it's last TO previously, and Fisher failed to emphasize during the TO that it was their last. Webber's TO was the result of an error, not the actual error. |
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The Arrow
The arrow is the most ludicrous rule:
During the 2003 NCAA Tournament, games were decided unfairly by a team having the alternating possession arrow. One team would have the arrow late in the game when a crucial jump ball was called, and the team with the arrow won each game. One NCAA Tournament Final (1994 Womens - Richmond) was decided by the arrow, as a team received the inbound and took the winning shot on the arrow with less than three seconds remaining. Good defense is not rewarded. Should a defensive player cause a jump ball, it is his prerogative to gain control of the ball for his team on the ensuing jump ball. On a tap-off between a short and tall guy, if the shorter person has a better vertical leap and can time it precisely, he steals the tap. Furthermore, if a teams are lined up properly outside the circle, the team with the shorter player can simply take positions on the face-off to favour his team, and if the taller guy puts poor "english" on the jump, the shorter guy's team can take the ball. Furthermore, the taller player is easier to commit the old bugaboo of taking the tap before the ball crosses the peak. Having a game determined by luck goes against what sport means, when skill and fundamentals determine the winner. Many coaches and analysts (Dick Vitale most notably) have said the jump ball is the fairest way to decide a held ball. If the officials use the ice hockey 20-second faceoff rule on a basketball jump ball, it would be very quick to resume play -- get the two players in the circle, signal substitutions, and throw it up in under 20 seconds. Responsibility is also lost. Also, one common procedure in college is for a player to take the ball and call the time out just to avoid a violation by arrow. This can't happen in FIBA. That's also a concern. The NBA is right. Don't settle a dispute by luck. Take a tap.
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I like the APA rule and I like the JB too.
Hmmm... how about this: All held ball sitch's are AP until the final two minutes of the game. Two minutes and under, go with the JB. And, allow any on court player to take the jump. Mike |
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And this time, the posession arrow will count!!
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Ginobili Burned by Arrow
Argentina has already been the first major FIBA victim of the arrow. A Manu Ginobili three-point attempt was lodged between the rim and backboard when they were down three with under a minute remaining.
Arrowball! Venezuela got the ball on the arrow and won the game solely on the arrow.
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Consider this when you think about the AP
This is NOT meant to be a personal attack toward anyone. In fact, I even catch myself falling into this mindset on occasion.
I am discouraged when I hear players, coaches, and fans make comments to the effect of.. "We could have won that game if the official did not call (insert violation/foul here) with X seconds left." Additionally, I am appalled when I hear an "off-court" official make a judgmental jeer about another official's call, especially when it is related to the impact of a "final moments" call. Why? Simply, it demonstrates ignorance on behalf of the person making the observation. It means that they are not taking into account the impact of a multitude plays throughout of the whole game. Yes, plays that occur during the final seconds of the game are important, but so is the missed lay-up on the opening tip-off, missed FTs in the 2nd qtr, travelling, double-dribbles, etc... These should also be viewed as having just as much impact to the outcome of the game. (I know I will get arguements on this... ) Bottom line: Focusing on the final plays of the game and claiming they won or lost the game solely, is wrong. Therefore, the AP is just a tiny part of the game. Interestingly enough, it is one of the more consistent elements of the game.
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Yeah - that makes sense.
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By the way, I guess you must be assuming they win the jump, hit the three, tie the game, play great defense preventing a score, and win in overtime, therefore they got shafted? That's a lot of ifs, especially considering Ginobli missed the tying three in the first place, hence the AP situation. Why not conclude that Ginobli failed to hit the big shot? And if Ginobli's miss had careened OOB, would Argentina have been hosed by an unfair OOB rule that penalizes you for having a ball take an unluck bounce off the rim in the last minute of a game? |
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