WRECK League Technical Question

[JetMetFan]

Intramural game last night, player goes up for a shot and thinks he gets hit. No foul was called and he proceeded to go back on defense, spinning his way down the court as he ran, holding his arm up in the air slapping it to show he felt he was fouled. When his team got the ball back, he continued slapping his arm demonstratively and looking at the official who did not make the call the first time. Next dead ball I told him to cut out the theatrics.

I think the warning in the at this time is fair. He was informed these antics would not be acceptable. I would have made sure to let my partner(s) known I had warned him as well.

I have to disagree with the comment in red. As the assignor I mentioned in the previous post would say, if he doesn't get a T now anything this guy does after this point is our fault because we didn't stop him the first time he acted up. If he gets a T for this and for some reason doesn't understand what it was for, then he truly needed to get it.

Let's think of it this way: if an NBA player making thousands to millions of dollars would get a T for this without a thought, why the heck should we let some guy in a rec league game get away with it?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

I have to disagree with the comment in red. As the assignor I mentioned in the previous post would say, if he doesn't get a T now anything this guy does after this point is our fault because we didn't stop him the first time he acted up. If he gets a T for this and for some reason doesn't understand what it was for, then he truly needed to get it.

Let's think of it this way: if an NBA player making thousands to millions of dollars would get a T for this without a thought, why the heck should we let some guy in a rec league game get away with it?

Yep, showing me up to everyone in the gym is an easy T. I'll usually give them a quick demo, but if they continue rather than play basketball, I'm skipping the warning.

[APG]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Let's think of it this way: if an NBA player making thousands to millions of dollars would get a T for this without a thought, why the heck should we let some guy in a rec league game get away with it?

Exactly...for one, depending on how demonstrative a player was, he would get whacked in the NBA for the hand slapping bit...but if he decided to do this after the initial play, and then do so after his team got the ball, he'd still be violating the NBA's respect for the game guidelines and would almost certainly get whacked for continuously arguing about the play.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by APG

Exactly...for one, depending on how demonstrative a player was, he would get whacked in the NBA for the hand slapping bit...but if he decided to do this after the initial play, and then do so after his team got the ball, he'd still be violating the NBA's respect for the game guidelines and would almost certainly get whacked for continuously arguing about the play.

As I continue my rant ...

The other problem with not calling a T for the arm-slapping, pirouette thing is you've now backed yourself into a corner for that game. If someone else does it you really can't T them up, either. Is that really what you want?

[rekent]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

As I continue my rant ...

The other problem with not calling a T for the arm-slapping, pirouette thing is you've now backed yourself into a corner for that game. If someone else does it you really can't T them up, either. Is that really what you want?

I was the farthest official from either of the first two acts and didn't want to pull my partner's credibility out from under them (and I also believed they were experienced enough to shut this guy down). By the third I didn't care where it was...

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by rekent

I was the farthest official from either of the first two acts and didn't want to pull my partner's credibility out from under them (and I also believed they were experienced enough to shut this guy down). By the third I didn't care where it was...

Understood and we've all been there but sometimes we have to save each other - and, effectively, the entire crew - from ourselves with a call no matter where we are. I'd be upset with the other guys because they put all of you in a lousy spot for that game.