Tech or no call?

[twocentsworth]

IMO, the action described in the OP is NOT egregious enough to warrant a T. The majority of decisions we make in a game are judgement calls....this would not "trip my trigger" and call a T.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

IMO, the action described in the OP is NOT egregious enough to warrant a T. The majority of decisions we make in a game are judgement calls....this would not "trip my trigger" and call a T.

But it might warrant a comment to the player / captain / coach to the effect of "knock it off -- don't let this get to be unsporting"

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

But it might warrant a comment to the player / captain / coach to the effect of "knock it off -- don't let this get to be unsporting"

Well of course! I assume the officials in this forum would have enough skill and experience to manage the game thusly....if not, then every response from forum veterans would read like 1,225 pages of Tolstoy's "War and Peace".

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

Well of course! I assume the officials in this forum would have enough skill and experience to manage the game thusly.....

I certainly wouldn't make that assumption. One first time poster from yesterday worked his first games ever on Saturday,

[egj13]

Had a similiar situation here at a cross-town game. H team center drop steps and throws it down (failry impressively I might add) and as he is running down the court mimics ripping his shirt open like superman. Ref whacks him immediately and of course H coach goes nuts.

My son asked me later why he got whacked and I explained that had the officials not handled the situation then it leaves it open for the V team to handle it in their own way.

In the OP I think a T would not be a horrible idea although I could see letting it go as well. I think it would have depended on how "hot" the game was prior to that point.

[JRutledge]

A very quick, "Put your arm down" would do the trick. I would not do anything if that was the first time and that kid had not been a problem.

Peace

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

IMO, the action described in the OP is NOT egregious enough to warrant a T. The majority of decisions we make in a game are judgement calls....this would not "trip my trigger" and call a T.

True in a vacuum... however since this information comes from a fanboy and not someone on the court or otherwise involved, we don't know if there had been any previous actions like this or warnings from officials. It's certainly not an automatic T, so absent anything else I agree with you and wouldn't call it. But I also wouldn't assume that if there WAS a T here, the official was wrong to call it.

[RSturgell]

I wouldn't call a T necessarily. I do agree a quick "Put your arm down" should suffice.