On the shot or not

Adam · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:01pm

Had a kid try the "this isn't the NBA" line on me this summer. When I briefly told him the rule, he turned to his teammate as he headed to line up for the FT, "We're in the NBA today, guys."

I stopped him there, told him to knock it off. "I was talking to my teammate."
"No, you were talking to me through your teammate."

Adam · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:17pm

As for the OP, I agree that in this case, silence is best. It's like a coach asking how you can have his player commit an OOB violation when he didn't have possession.

It's a dumb question.

DLH17 · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Jul 26, 2012, 01:46pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Had a kid try the "this isn't the NBA" line on me this summer. When I briefly told him the rule, he turned to his teammate as he headed to line up for the FT, "We're in the NBA today, guys."

I stopped him there, told him to knock it off. "I was talking to my teammate."
"No, you were talking to me through your teammate."

I've used that line before. Works every time.

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