A new one for me.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by Rich

2-person... Lots of long runs, lots of transition basketball -- loved it. All courts should be 94 feet long

Well, you are obviously in good shape and love to run and the challenge of "not getting beat"...

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm usually pretty good with timeouts and I could've easily told anyone the situation during which each of the timeouts were called.

...then you are definetly a better man than me...wow...
each TO? And each situation? easily? Good job!
(I can't even remember the "speaking" captain's numbers...that's one of the reason's I don't even ask, and the fact that any player can speak to me.)

Originally Posted by Rich

In that split second, all I could think of was, "How am I going to explain this to the other coach and sound credible?" It was a *varsity* HS game, after all.

I guess I am a little slow today, Rich...what do you mean by this? The other coach?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

I guess I am a little slow today, Rich...what do you mean by this? The other coach?

suppose he "reset" and pointed out the correct line? How would the "defensive" coach react?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

Well, you are obviously in good shape and love to run and the challenge of "not getting beat"...

I've not always been. Lost quite a bit of weight five years ago and have worked pretty hard to be in better shape. I let a few pounds get back on, but am working to lose those and a few more.

I find it harder to start-stop-start-stop. I'd much rather be in a game where I do more running.

Originally Posted by RookieDude

...then you are definetly a better man than me...wow...
each TO? And each situation? easily? Good job!
(I can't even remember the "speaking" captain's numbers...that's one of the reason's I don't even ask, and the fact that any player can speak to me.)

Not always, but last night the visiting coach burned 2 30s in the first quarter (which I found odd) and then called one during a run by the visiting team early in the third. Then they wasted one on a loose ball scramble where the coach asked for one, which I found curious because they'd have to play the last 10-12 minutes of the game with one timeout left. So I knew they had called four. I'm not always that on top of it.

Originally Posted by RookieDude

I guess I am a little slow today, Rich...what do you mean by this? The other coach?

I could easily explain to the kid's coach that he violated. I'm supported there, by rule. And they had 20 minutes to warm up on the court.

The home coach was yelling (and quite frankly, caused me to look up from the L position -- the T and I both hit our whistles at the same time and came into the lane) for the violation and I really didn't have a good explanation why I was going ignore the violation and reset the shooter. I had a few seconds to evaluate the situation and decided to go with the violation.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by Rich

I had a few seconds to evaluate the situation and decided to go with the violation.

Gottcha...thanks.