Best finish this year, thus far

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by bainsey

...it was rather clear that at least two were swinging down.

At the risk of revealing my approximate age, can you help me understand what this means? You already said it was a boys' game, so I'm completely perplexed . . .

[rekent]

Originally Posted by Freddy

At the risk of revealing my approximate age, can you help me understand what this means? You already said it was a boys' game, so I'm completely perplexed . . .

My guess is that since it was a JVB game, 2 players "swinging down" is meaning 2 varsity players playing down to the JV team.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by rekent

My guess is that since it was a JVB game, 2 players "swinging down" is meaning 2 varsity players playing down to the JV team.

Oh, OK. I get that.

Just when I, learning all this "texting" stuff with the new phone I just got and all the abbreviations people use (had to Google "lol" and "lmao" to find out what that meant), realize I've gotta catch up on the ol' basketball officiating lingo a little as well.

[rekent]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Oh, OK. I get that.

Just when I, learning all this "texting" stuff with the new phone I just got and all the abbreviations people use (had to Google "lol" and "lmao" to find out what that meant), realize I've gotta catch up on the ol' basketball officiating lingo a little as well.

I'm young and I don't even definitively know what it means. That was just my best shot based on context and it seemed semi-reasonable.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by rekent

My guess is that since it was a JVB game, 2 players "swinging down" is meaning 2 varsity players playing down to the JV team.

Right. "Swinging up/down" is a term we use for a player that appears on both varsity and JV rosters, typically starting JV games and riding the bench with the varsity. I guess that term is more local that I had thought. My apologies to Freddy and others for not being clear.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Just as effective for what? I'm confused by that statement. Sounds like you are saying there really wasn't a foul.

Sorry if I confused here, too. We've had a few discussions here about calling a block in lieu of T-ing the flop. Some here say they do that, while I've gone on the record as being dead set against that.

This time, the defender clearly got to his spot late and caused contact. As soon as the defender made himself airborne, my focus got away from the contact itself, and my thoughts were something to the effect of, "don't insult me with that sell job." Did I call the flop? No, but considering I got the block, and the home team got their free throws in a tie game with a half second left, I'd say the penalty was still facilitated effectively.